Shigeharu Umezaki


Shigeharu Umezaki is a Japanese video game producer. He worked previously as a programmer and producer for Konami and was also CEO of the now-defunct Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe branch. His works include the Nintendo Entertainment System versions of Contra and Life Force, the Legend of the Mystical Ninja series, Rakugakids, and some games in the Castlevania series. He currently leads Good-Feel Co., Ltd., which is a Japanese video game developer that developed Wario Land: Shake It!, a game that was released for the Wii in 2008.

Works

Nintendo Entertainment System

Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū - ProgrammerLife Force - Director/ProgrammerContra - Director/ProgrammerBlades of Steel - Director/ProgrammerGradius II - Director/ProgrammerSuper C - Director/ProgrammerMoai-kun - Director

Super NES

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Director/ProgrammerTiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! - ProgrammerGanbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu - Producer/PlannerGokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～ - ProducerGanbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame - Producer/ProgrammerJikkyō Oshaberi Parodius - ProducerGanbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake - Producer

Nintendo 64

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - ProducerSusume! Taisen Puzzle Dama: Tōkon! Marutama Machi - ProducerRakugakids - ProducerCastlevania - Executive ProducerGoemon: Mononoke Sugoroku - Executive ProducerCastlevania: Legacy of Darkness - Executive Producer

Game Boy Color

Ganbare Goemon: Mononoke Douchuu Tobidase Nabe-Bugyou! - Executive ProducerTokimeki Memorial Pocket: Culture Hen - Executive Producer

PlayStation

Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius: Forever With Me - ProducerGanbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten - Executive Producer

PlayStation 2

Goemon: Bouken Jidai Katsugeki - Executive ProducerCastlevania: Curse of Darkness - Executive Producer

Game Boy Advance

Konami Krazy Racers - Executive ProducerInternational Superstar Soccer Advance - Chief Producer

Nintendo DS

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Executive Producer

Wii

Wario Land: Shake It! - Senior ProducerKirby's Epic Yarn - Senior Producer

Wii U

Yoshi's Woolly World - Senior Producer