Yoko Taro

video game director, writer and designer
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Yoko Taro

Summary

Yoko Taro is a human[1]. He was born in Nagoya[2]. He was born on June 6, 1970[3]. He worked as a video game developer[4], video game writer[5], video game designer[6], screenwriter[7], and video game director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,365 views/month, #6,453 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yoko Taro was born in Nagoya[2].
  • Yoko Taro was born on June 6, 1970[3].
  • Yoko Taro held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Yoko Taro worked as a video game developer[4].
  • Yoko Taro worked as a video game writer[5].
  • Yoko Taro's professions included video game designer[6].
  • Yoko Taro worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Yoko Taro's professions included video game director[8].
  • Among Yoko Taro's employers was Cavia[11].
  • Yoko Taro was employed by Namco[12].
  • Yoko Taro's education included a stint at Kobe Design University[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoko Taro is Drakengard[14].
  • Yoko Taro is recorded as male[15].
  • Yoko Taro's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Yoko Taro's Commons category is recorded as Yoko Taro[17].
  • Yoko Taro's family name is recorded as Yokoo[18].
  • Yoko Taro's given name is recorded as Tarō[19].
  • Yoko Taro's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Yoko Taro's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '横尾太郎'}[21].
  • Yoko Taro's name in kana is recorded as よこお たろう[22].
  • Yoko Taro's start of work period is recorded as 1994[23].
  • Yoko Taro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+232174'}[24].
  • Yoko Taro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+201326'}[25].
  • Yoko Taro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+290064'}[26].
  • Yoko Taro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+320560'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1970-06-06[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: df4abdd2-8fc5-408d-8c03-79c875f86eb8[31]

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Origins and Family

Yoko Taro's place of birth was Nagoya[2]. He was born on June 6, 1970[3].

Education

Yoko Taro's education included a stint at Kobe Design University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include video game developer[4], video game writer[5], video game designer[6], screenwriter[7], and video game director[8]. Employers include Cavia[11], a video game developer[32], in Japan[33], founded in 2000[34], headquartered in Roppongi[35] and Namco[12], a video game developer[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1955[38], headquartered in Ota[39].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Yoko Taro is Drakengard[14].

Why It Matters

Yoko Taro ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,365 views/month, #6,453 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Yoko Taro born?

Yoko Taro's place of birth was Nagoya[2].

What did Yoko Taro do for work?

Yoko Taro worked as video game developer[4], video game writer[5], video game designer[6], screenwriter[7], and video game director[8].

Where did Yoko Taro go to school?

Yoko Taro was educated at Kobe Design University[13].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] . BD Gest'. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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