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Hidetaka Suehiro

Hidetaka Suehiro, Japanese video game director and writer

Born
April 14, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1973

About Hidetaka Suehiro

Hidetaka Suehiro, known as SWERY or Swery65, is a Japanese video game director and writer. He was one of the founding members of the game development studio Access Games which is based in Osaka. His roles in the company included director, designer, and writer. His best-known work include the games Spy Fiction, Deadly Premonition, and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die. He then left Access Games in 2016 and he founded his own studio named White Owls Inc. A new video game studio was later founded by Suehiro on 1 November 2016 as White Owls Inc. He first got his monk license in high school, but only became a certified Buddhist monk in 2016 within Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. The first game he directed was the PlayStation 2 game Spy Fiction released in 2003.

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Hidetaka Suehiro timeline

  1. The first game he directed was the PlayStation 2 game Spy Fiction released in 2003.
  2. A new video game studio was later founded by Suehiro on 1 November 2016 as White Owls Inc.
  3. He then left Access Games in 2016 and he founded his own studio named White Owls Inc.
  4. He first got his monk license in high school, but only became a certified Buddhist monk in 2016 within Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism.

The world when Hidetaka Suehiro was born

Hidetaka Suehiro was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hidetaka Suehiro's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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