Jiro Ishii
Jiro Ishii (イシイジロウ, Ishii Jirō) is a Japanese video game developer and television and anime producer. He is best known for directing the live-action visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble, producing the adventure video game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and creating the original concept for the anime short Under the Dog which was funded on Kickstarter.
Jiro Ishii | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Director |
| Notable work | 428: Shibuya Scramble |
Biography
Jiro Ishii started his career working on early PC games at Data West. He got a job at Chunsoft in 2000. In 2008, he directed 428: Shibuya Scramble, a live-action visual novel which earned a perfect score from Famitsu magazine, only the ninth game ever to do so. He moved to Level-5 to write and direct Time Travelers in 2012. Finally, he left to go freelance in 2015.[1]
Works
Video games
| Release | Title | System | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Imitation City | PC-88 | Creator |
| 1993 | Night Slashers | Arcade | |
| 1996 | Air Walkers | Arcade | Character Designer |
| 1997 | Little Lovers | PC | |
| 1998 | Little Lovers 2nd. Yui | PC | |
| 1999 | Little Lovers: She So Game | PlayStation | |
| 2002 | Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren Gaiden: Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan | Dreamcast | Game balance |
| 2002 | Kamaitachi no Yoru | Game Boy Advance | Director (GBA port) |
| 2004 | 3年B組金八先生 伝説の教壇に立て! | PlayStation 2 | Director |
| 2006 | Banshee's Last Cry: Niwango version | mobile phone, web | Producer |
| 2007 | Imabikisō | PlayStation 3 | Producer |
| 2008 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | Nintendo Wii | Director, writer |
| 2009 | Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | Nintendo DS | Producer |
| 2010 | TRICK × LOGIC | PlayStation Portable | Producer |
| 2012 | Time Travelers | Nintendo 3DS | Director, writer |
| 2013 | Devil Station | mobile phone | Director, world concept |
| 2015 | Monster Strike | Nintendo 3DS | Story project structure |
| 2019 | Sakura Wars | PlayStation 4 | Story structure |
| 2022 | CrimeSight | PC (Steam) | World view setting and supervision |
| 2022 | Zombie of the Dot | iOS, Android | Story planning, drafting and supervising |
Anime
| Release | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canaan | Producer |
| 2012 | Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life | Episode 7 screenwriter |
| 2015 | Monster Strike | Story, project composition |
| 2016 | BBK/BRNK | Series composition, screenplay |
| 2016 | Under the Dog | Original concept |
References
- "Time Travelers Director And 999 Producer Jiro Ishii Goes Freelance - Siliconera". 1 January 2015.
- "女流棋士の春 The Arrival of Spring for A Shogi Girl" – via Amazon.
External links
- Profile on Qreators
- Jiro Ishii at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jiro Ishii at IMDb
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