{{Short description|Japanese video game designer and composer}} {{Infobox person | name = Taro Kudo<br/>工藤 太郎 | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Video game designer, Video game music Composer and Sound Designer | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = | partner = | children = | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Taro Kudo'''|工藤 太郎|Kudō Tarō}} is a Japanese video game designer and video game music composer. He is best known for his work on the ''Mario'' role-playing games. He began his career working for Konami and Square in the 1990s, then joined fellow ex-Square designers at Love-de-Lic in 1996, where he designed ''UFO: A Day in the Life''. Kudo worked as company director for Vanpool prior to its disestablishment.<ref name=interview1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hi3m-tkuc/int13.html |title="Interview with Taro Kudo Part 1" |access-date=2008-02-25 |archive-date=2012-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192443/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hi3m-tkuc/int13.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=interview2>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hi3m-tkuc/int14.html |title="Interview with Taro Kudo Part 2" |access-date=2008-02-25 |archive-date=2012-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192505/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hi3m-tkuc/int14.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Works== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Game ! Role(s) |- |1991 |''Super Castlevania IV'' |Music |- | 1992 |''Axelay'' |Music |- | 1993 |''Akumajō Dracula (X68000)'' |Music |- |1996 |''Super Mario RPG'' |Event designer |- | 1997 |''Moon: Remix RPG Adventure'' | Game designer, music |- |1999 |''UFO: A Day in the Life'' |Game designer<ref>{{cite web | author=Bruno de Figueiredo | title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Love De Lic | url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic2.htm | work=Hardcore Gaming 101 | accessdate=2010-02-04 | archive-date=2010-01-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105140409/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic2.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2001 |''Endonesia'' |Game designer |- | 2003 |''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' |Mini-games |- | 2006 |''Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland'' |Director |- |2008 |''Let's Pilates'' |Director |- | 2009 |''Irozuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip'' |Game designer |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |''Dillon's Rolling Western'' | Voice of Dillon |- |''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' | Director, scenario |- | 2013 |''Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger'' | Voice of Dillon |- |2014 |''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' | Voice of Dillon |- | 2015 |''Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash'' |Producer |- | 2016 |''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' | Director, scenario |- |rowspan="2" |2018 |''Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers'' | Voice of Dillon |- |''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | Voice of Dillon |- |2020 |''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' | Event director, scenario |- |2023 |''Super Mario RPG'' | Event director, writing |- |2024 |''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' | Text editing, event supervisor |- |2025 |''Metroid Prime 4: Beyond'' |Japanese Script Writer |}
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==External links== *[http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/165/taro-kudou/ Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix *[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,485813/ Developer Profile] at MobyGames
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