Kazunori Yamauchi

Kazunori Yamauchi

58 (1967-08-05)
Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Kazunori Yamauchi, nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and professional racing driver. He is CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the Gran Turismo video game series.

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Gran Turismo 2023 (7.75)

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
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Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Divide 2014 (5.2)

This film is about drive. It’s about the passion and creative drive of Kazunori Yamauchi, the architect behind Gran Turismo’s birth and breath-taking fifteen-year evolution.
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Video Games: The New Masters of the World 2016 (6.7)

In thirty years, the video game has conquered an increasingly wide audience. Drawing on the recent work of economists, sociologists, experts and interviewing major players in this field, this investigation unravels the overwhelming domination of this new mass media.