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Shigesato Itoi

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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 EarthBound Beginnings (1988). He has been married to Kanako Higuchi since 1993.
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    • Known for

    My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    My Neighbor Totoro
    8.1
    • Tatsuo Kusakabe(voice)
    • 1988
    EarthBound (1994)
    EarthBound
    8.9
    Video Game
    • Sampling Voice(as Shigesato OK? Itoi)
    • 1994
    EarthBound Beginnings (1988)
    EarthBound Beginnings
    7.0
    Video Game
    • Additional Crew
    • 1988
    Mother 1 + 2 (2003)
    Mother 1 + 2
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Naming Screen Voice(archive sound, as Shigesato OK? Itoi)
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
      Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
      8.8
      Video Game
      • original game supervisor: Hobonochi Co. Ltd, APE inc.
      • 2018
    • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014)
      Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
      8.3
      Video Game
      • senior supervisor: APE Inc.
      • 2014
    • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
      Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
      7.8
      Video Game
      • senior supervisor: APE inc.
      • 2014
    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
      Super Smash Bros. Brawl
      8.6
      Video Game
      • senior supervisor: APE inc.
      • 2008
    • Super Smash Bros. (1999)
      Super Smash Bros.
      8.4
      Video Game
      • advisor
      • EarthBound producer
      • original game staff ...
      • 1999
    • EarthBound Beginnings (1988)
      EarthBound Beginnings
      7.0
      Video Game
      • game designer
      • presented by
      • 1988

    Actor

    • Non in Amachan (2013)
      Amachan
      8.2
      TV Series
      • 2013
    • Rinko Kikuchi and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Norwegian Wood (2010)
      Norwegian Wood
      6.3
      • University Professor
      • 2010
    • Tsuki ni shizumu
      6.1
      Short
      • Doctor
      • 2002
    • EarthBound (1994)
      EarthBound
      8.9
      Video Game
      • Sampling Voice (as Shigesato OK? Itoi)
      • 1994
    • My Soul Is Slashed (1991)
      My Soul Is Slashed
      6.3
      • Inohara
      • 1991
    • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
      My Neighbor Totoro
      8.1
      • Tatsuo Kusakabe (voice)
      • 1988
    • Guys Who Never Learn (1987)
      Guys Who Never Learn
      7.0
      • 1987
    • Scrap: A Love Story (1984)
      Scrap: A Love Story
      • Detective
      • 1984

    Writer

    • Deltatraveler (2021)
      Deltatraveler
      Video Game
      • based on: Earthbound / Mother 2
      • 2021
    • Mother 3 (2006)
      Mother 3
      9.0
      Video Game
      • story
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Mother 1 + 2 (2003)
      Mother 1 + 2
      8.2
      Video Game
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
      Super Smash Bros. Melee
      9.0
      Video Game
      • producer: EarthBound
      • 2001
    • Super Smash Bros. (1999)
      Super Smash Bros.
      8.4
      Video Game
      • story concept: EarthBound
      • 1999
    • EarthBound (1994)
      EarthBound
      8.9
      Video Game
      • written by
      • 1994
    • EarthBound Beginnings (1988)
      EarthBound Beginnings
      7.0
      Video Game
      • written by (uncredited)
      • 1988

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    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
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    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
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    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
    Clip 1:41
    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
    Clip 1:25
    My Neighbor Totoro: BD
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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

    Did you know

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

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