Tadashi Sugiyama date of birth:
April 15, 1959
How old is Tadashi Sugiyama?
67
Where was Tadashi Sugiyama born?
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Tadashi Sugiyama body shape:
Average
What color are Tadashi Sugiyama's eyes?
Black
What color is Tadashi Sugiyama's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What is Tadashi Sugiyama's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Tadashi Sugiyama nationality?
Japanese
What is Tadashi Sugiyama's occupation?
EAD Manager, ProducerGame Designer, EAD Manager, ProducerGame Designer
Short Biography
Tadashi Sugiyama (杉山 直, Sugiyama Tadashi, born April 15, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer. Sugiyama joined Nintendo in 1983, and served as one of the original young design staff for Nintendo's creative department. Sugiyama contributed graphic design to several games and worked with several talented Nintendo staff like Shigeru Miyamoto, Kenji Miki, Yoichi Yamada, and Satoru Iwata. Sugiyama originally worked as a graphic designer and character artist on several early Famicom titles. One of his early famous creations were the character designs of Popo and Nana from Ice Climber. Sugiyama went on to co-direct (with Yoichi Yamada) the blockbuster sequel, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Sugiyama was one of the central designers working on Shigeru Miyamoto's GBA-GCN Connectivity experiments, most of which never saw release.