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Masahiro Sakurai

Masahiro Sakurai

ActorProducerWriter Aug 3 (age 55) Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan 1993–2022 (29 year career)
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Biography

Masahiro Sakurai is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012. Formerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, he founded Sora Ltd. in 2005, a company he still leads. He is also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine, and has done voice acting work in some of his games.

Known For

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Film

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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Kirby of the Stars Special Episode: Take it Down! The Carapace Monster Ebizo
Film

Kirby of the Stars Special Episode: Take it Down! The Carapace Monster Ebizo

Characters
Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video
Film

Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video

Characters
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
Film

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games

Masahiro Sakurai
Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
Film

Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert

Himself
Fire Emblem Festival Love & Courage 25th Anniversary Concert
Film

Fire Emblem Festival Love & Courage 25th Anniversary Concert

Self
Kid Icarus
Film

Kid Icarus

Executive Producer
Kirby: Fright to the Finish!
Film

Kirby: Fright to the Finish!

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Filmography