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Shigesato Itoi

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Shigesato Itoi was born on 10 November 1948 in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for My Neighbor Totoro (1988), EarthBound (1994) and Mother 1 + 2 (2003). He has been married to Kanako Higuchi since 1993.
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Cheryl Chase, Dakota Fanning, Noriko Hidaka, Lisa Michelson, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Frank Welker, and Elle Fanning in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro
8.1
  • Tatsuo Kusakabe(voice)
  • 1988
EarthBound (1994)
EarthBound
8.9
Video Game
  • Sampling Voice(voice, as Shigesato OK? Itoi)
  • 1994
Mother 1 + 2 (2003)
Mother 1 + 2
8.3
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2003
EarthBound Beginnings (1989)
EarthBound Beginnings
7.2
Video Game
  • Additional Crew
  • 1989

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  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    • original game supervisor: Hobonochi Co. Ltd, APE inc.
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014)
    Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
    • senior supervisor: APE Inc.
    • Video Game
    • 2014
  • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
    Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
    • senior supervisor: APE inc.
    • Video Game
    • 2014
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
    Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    • senior supervisor: APE inc.
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Super Smash Bros. (1999)
    Super Smash Bros.
    • EarthBound producer
    • advisor
    • original game staff ...
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • EarthBound Beginnings (1989)
    EarthBound Beginnings
    • game designer
    • presented by
    • Video Game
    • 1989

Actor

  • Non in Amachan (2013)
    Amachan
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Rinko Kikuchi and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Norwegian Wood (2010)
    Norwegian Wood
    • University Professor
    • 2010
  • Tsuki ni shizumu
    • Doctor
    • Short
    • 2002
  • EarthBound (1994)
    EarthBound
    • Sampling Voice (voice, as Shigesato OK? Itoi)
    • Video Game
    • 1994
  • My Soul Is Slashed (1991)
    My Soul Is Slashed
    • Inohara
    • 1991
  • Cheryl Chase, Dakota Fanning, Noriko Hidaka, Lisa Michelson, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Frank Welker, and Elle Fanning in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    My Neighbor Totoro
    • Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
    • 1988
  • Guys Who Never Learn
    • 1987
  • Scrap: A Love Story
    • Detective
    • 1984

Writer

  • Mother 3 (2006)
    Mother 3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • Video Game
    • 2006
  • Mother 1 + 2 (2003)
    Mother 1 + 2
    • written by
    • Video Game
    • 2003
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
    Super Smash Bros. Melee
    • producer: EarthBound
    • Video Game
    • 2001
  • Super Smash Bros. (1999)
    Super Smash Bros.
    • story concept: EarthBound
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • EarthBound (1994)
    EarthBound
    • written by
    • Video Game
    • 1994
  • EarthBound Beginnings (1989)
    EarthBound Beginnings
    • written by (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 1989

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  • Alternative name
    • Shigesato OK? Itoi
  • Born
    • November 10, 1948
    • Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
  • Spouse
    • Kanako Higuchi1993 - present

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    Is the man behind the creation of Nintendo's RPG video game series, "Mother" (AKA Earthbound).

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