Tōru Hagihara

is a video game director, producer and programmer. He began his career as programmer of the Konami titles Skate or Die: Bad 'N Rad, and most prominently, Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, both released on the Nintendo Game Boy handheld console in 1991. He also worked on other popular Konami titles from the era, such as Operation C, for the same console, and Top Gun: The Second Mission for NES.
Hagihara has worked for Sony Interactive Entertainment, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Digital Eclipse.
He is perhaps most known for being the director (and programmer) of the 1993 NEC PC Engine game, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, which for many years remained a Japanese exclusive title. He also directed and programmed for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, for the Sony PlayStation console in 1997. In addition, he contributed in the marketing department of Castlevania Chronicles in 2001, a remaster of the classic Sharp X68000 title Akumajō Dracula; and more recently, as supervisor of the compilation package Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits in 2007.
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==Castlevania production roles==
*Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Programmer
*Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Director, Programmer
*Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Producer, Director, Programmer
*Castlevania Chronicles - Marketing
==External links==
*IMDb
*MobyGames
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