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Tetsuya Nomura(I)

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Tetsuya Nomura at an event for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
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Tetsuya Nomura was born on 8 October 1970 in Kochi, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Kingdom Hearts III (2019) and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2022).
BornOctober 8, 1970
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BornOctober 8, 1970
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
    7.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2005
    Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
    Kingdom Hearts III
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Animation Department
    • 2019
    Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2022)
    Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
    6.7
    Video Game
    • Animation Department
    • 2022
    Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
    Final Fantasy VII Remake
    8.9
    Video Game
    • Animation Department
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Kingdom Hearts IV
      • character designer
      • Pre-production
      • Video Game
    • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)
      Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
      9.0
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023)
      Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
      6.2
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2023
    • Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2022)
      Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
      6.7
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • NEO: Subarashiki kono sekai (2021)
      NEO: Subarashiki kono sekai
      7.8
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2021
    • Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode Intermission (2021)
      Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode Intermission
      7.8
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2021
    • Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020)
      Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
      6.8
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
      Final Fantasy VII Remake
      8.9
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
      Kingdom Hearts III
      8.2
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2019
    • Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country (2018)
      Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country
      8.3
      Video Game
      • main character designer: Square Enix
      • 2018
    • Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (2018)
      Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
      6.6
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2018
    • Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis (2017)
      Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis
      8.0
      Video Game
      • main character design
      • main character designer
      • 2017
    • Zenobureido 2 (2017)
      Zenobureido 2
      8.3
      Video Game
      • character designer: Torna
      • 2017
    • Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (2017)
      Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix
      9.1
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2017
    • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017)
      Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
      8.4
      Video Game
      • animator
      • 2017
    • Final Fantasy XV (2016)
      Final Fantasy XV
      7.9
      Video Game
      • main character designer
      • 2016

    Writer

    • Kingdom Hearts IV
      • story
      • Pre-production
      • Video Game
    • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)
      Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
      9.0
      Video Game
      • concept
      • story
      • 2024
    • Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2022)
      Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
      6.7
      Video Game
      • concept
      • 2022
    • Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020)
      Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
      6.8
      Video Game
      • story
      • 2020
    • Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
      Final Fantasy VII Remake
      8.9
      Video Game
      • concept
      • original story
      • 2020
    • Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind (2020)
      Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Kingdom Hearts: Yozora (2019)
      Kingdom Hearts: Yozora
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
      Kingdom Hearts III
      8.2
      Video Game
      • concept
      • story
      • 2019
    • Final Fantasy XV (2016)
      Final Fantasy XV
      7.9
      Video Game
      • original concept
      • 2016
    • Kingudamu hâtsu Kî (2013)
      Kingudamu hâtsu Kî
      6.7
      Video Game
      • concept
      • story
      • 2013
    • Death Battle (2010)
      Death Battle
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cloud Strife created by
      • 2012
    • Kingdom Hearts: Another Guardian of Light (2012)
      Kingdom Hearts: Another Guardian of Light
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Kingudamu hâtsu 3D: Dorîmu doroppu disutansu (2012)
      Kingudamu hâtsu 3D: Dorîmu doroppu disutansu
      7.9
      Video Game
      • story
      • 2012
    • Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix (2011)
      Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix
      7.8
      Video Game
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010)
      Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
      8.7
      Video Game
      • story
      • 2010
    • Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (2009)
      Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
      7.8
      Video Game
      • story
      • 2009

    Director

    • Kingdom Hearts IV
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • Video Game
    • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)
      Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
      9.0
      Video Game
      • creative director
      • 2024
    • Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023)
      Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier (2021)
      Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier
      6.8
      Video Game
      • creative director
      • 2021
    • Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode Intermission (2021)
      Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode Intermission
      7.8
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020)
      Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
      6.8
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
      Final Fantasy VII Remake
      8.9
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind (2020)
      Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Kingdom Hearts: Yozora (2019)
      Kingdom Hearts: Yozora
      Video
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
      Kingdom Hearts III
      8.2
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (2017)
      Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix
      9.1
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017)
      Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
      8.4
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014)
      Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
      9.1
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Kingudamu hâtsu Kî (2013)
      Kingudamu hâtsu Kî
      6.7
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (2013)
      Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
      9.0
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Kingudamu hâtsu 3D: Dorîmu doroppu disutansu (2012)
      Kingudamu hâtsu 3D: Dorîmu doroppu disutansu
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2012

    Videos9

    Kingdom Hearts III (VG)
    Trailer 2:46
    Kingdom Hearts III (VG)
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Trailer 3:34
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Trailer 3:34
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Trailer 2:13
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Trailer 3:22
    Final Fantasy XV (VG)
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (VG)
    Trailer 3:20
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (VG)
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (VG)
    Trailer 3:50
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (VG)

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Tetzuya Nomura
    • Born
      • October 8, 1970
      • Kochi, Japan
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews

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    • Trivia
      Gains international fame as the genius behind the characters of Final Fantasy VIII, who are credited as being "the most well developed and realistic characters ever to grace a video game, past or present."

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