Takashi Iizuka

Japanese video game designer
Person human Q3514194
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Takashi Iizuka

Summary

Takashi Iizuka is a human[1]. Born in Tokyo[2], he… he was born on March 16, 1970[3]. He worked as a director[4], video game developer[5], video game producer[6], designer[7], and video game director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Takashi Iizuka's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Born in Saitama[10], Takashi Iizuka…
  • Takashi Iizuka was born on March 16, 1970[3].
  • Takashi Iizuka was born on 1970[11].
  • Takashi Iizuka held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Takashi Iizuka's professions included director[4].
  • Takashi Iizuka worked as a video game developer[5].
  • Takashi Iizuka's professions included video game producer[6].
  • Takashi Iizuka worked as a designer[7].
  • Takashi Iizuka worked as a video game director[8].
  • Takashi Iizuka's field of work was video game[13].
  • Among Takashi Iizuka's employers was Q122741[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Takashi Iizuka is Shadow the Hedgehog[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Takashi Iizuka is Sonic the Hedgehog[16].
  • Takashi Iizuka was a member of Sonic Team[17].
  • Takashi Iizuka is recorded as male[18].
  • Takashi Iizuka's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Takashi Iizuka's Commons category is recorded as Takashi Iizuka (game designer)[20].
  • Takashi Iizuka's family name is recorded as Iizuka[21].
  • Takashi Iizuka's given name is recorded as Takashi[22].
  • Takashi Iizuka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • Takashi Iizuka's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '飯塚 隆'}[24].
  • Takashi Iizuka's name in kana is recorded as いいづか たかし[25].
  • Takashi Iizuka's different from is recorded as Takayuki Iizuka[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: JP[28]

  • Began / founded: 1970-03-16[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf750a5f-81e4-45a2-b922-87d400a69475[30]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tokyo[2], a de facto national capital[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1868[33] and Saitama[10], a city designated by government ordinance[34], in Japan[35], founded in 2001[36]. Recorded date of birth include March 16, 1970[3] and 1970[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include director[4], video game developer[5], video game producer[6], designer[7], and video game director[8]. Takashi Iizuka's field of work was video game[13]. He was employed by Q122741[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Shadow the Hedgehog[15], an anthropomorphic hedgehog[37] and Sonic the Hedgehog[16], a video game series[38], founded in 1991[39].

Why It Matters

Takashi Iizuka ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Takashi Iizuka born?

Takashi Iizuka was born in Tokyo[2].

What did Takashi Iizuka do for work?

Takashi Iizuka worked as director[4], video game developer[5], video game producer[6], designer[7], and video game director[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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