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Yoko Taro

b. 1970

Video game director, writer and designer

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About Yoko Taro

Born 1970. Yoko Taro is a Japanese video game developer, video game writer, video game designer, screenwriter, video game director and comics writer.

Works

Video games Year Title Role 1996 Alpine Racer 2 Background designer 1998 Time Crisis II 2000 Chase the Express Planner 2001 Phase Paradox Game designer, visual design 2003 Drakengard Director, scenario writer 2005 Drakengard 2 Director, scenario writer 2011 Monster × Dragon Scenario supervisor 2012 Demons' Score Support planner 2013 Drakengard 3 Creative director, scenario writer 2017 Nier: Automata Director, scenario writer SINoALICE Creative director 2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse scenario writer 2021 Nier Reincarnation Creative director, scenario writerNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars 2022 Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden 2023404 GAME RE:SET Final Fantasy XVISpecial Thanks

Books and manga

Stage plays

Music videos

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Important facts

Born

6 June 1970, Nagoya

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Video game developer, video game writer, video game designer, screenwriter, video game director, comics writer

Nationality

Japan

Education

Kobe Design University

Employers

Cavia, Namco

Also known as

YOKO Taro

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Yoko Taro's

Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde

Nicole Marthe Le Douarin

b. 1930

Biologist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yoko Taro?

video game director, writer and designer

When was Yoko Taro born?

Yoko Taro was born on 6 June 1970 in Nagoya.

What is Yoko Taro's occupation?

Yoko Taro is a video game developer, video game writer, video game designer, screenwriter, video game director and comics writer.

What nationality is Yoko Taro?

Yoko Taro is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yoko Taro

· Wikidata: Q11542446

· DBpedia: Yoko Taro

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