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Katsuhiro Harada
Harada in 2023
Born	(1970-06-10)June 10, 1970 (age 55) Osaka,Japan
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupations	Director producer
Years active	1994–present
Employer	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Notable work	Tekken series
Title	General Manager

Katsuhiro Harada (原田 勝弘,Harada Katsuhiro; born June 10, 1970) is a Japanese game director and producer forBandai Namco Entertainment. He is best known for his work with thefighting game seriesTekken.

Harada was born inOsaka, Japan, and grew up within theNara Prefecture region.^[1] He later moved toTokyo, Japan. During his childhood, video games were viewed with a great deal of suspicion in Japan. His parents would not buy him a home console, and as a result often sneaked into arcade centres, where he would occasionally be discovered and dragged out. He worked hard and ended up securing a place atWaseda University. He has studiedjudo,karate and a little bit oftaekwondo in the past.^[2] He attended Waseda University along withDead or Alive creatorTomonobu Itagaki^[3] and holds a degree inpsychology. During his university studies, he took a few Chinese language courses, albeit finding it very difficult.^[4] After graduating from university, he joined Namco to become a promoter. His parents were initially unhappy with his pursuit in a career with the video game industry, but have since accepted him in his work.^{[citation needed]}

During his first year working in the Namco arcade, Harada surpassed the sales record two months in a row, and subsequently received an award of commendation from the president of Namco. Thanks to the award, Harada now had a platform to approach the management and request that they move him into game development. Towards the end of the first year at Namco, they gave him a position on the firstTekken title.^[5]

He voicedForest Law inTekken 3 andTekken Tag Tournament,Marshall Law fromTekken untilTekken 5: Dark Resurrection,Yoshimitsu fromTekken untilTekken Tag Tournament andKunimitsu inTekken. He is known within the fanbase for his sense of humor, such as his comical rivalry with formerStreet Fighter producer (producer from 2008-2020),Yoshinori Ono, jokes around the characterLeo Kliesen inTekken 6 because of their ambiguous gender, and for attending EVO 2017 in a shirt that read "Don't Ask Me for Shit". Harada is also a member of Project Soul (the team behind theSoulcalibur franchise) and makes an appearance inSoulcalibur V as a bonus character.^{[citation needed]}

By 2019, Harada had been promoted to lead the fighting game esports division of Bandai Namco, as well as to being a general manager at the company overall.^[6][7]

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