Originally written by Topdrunkee. Revised by DDRJeffP.
Suda 51 
Left: Suda Goichi Right: Shinji Mikami
Suda Goichi is also known as Suda51.
Suda51 is a play on words for Suda Goichi Go=5,ichi=1.
In english we would pronounce his name as Suda Five One.
Suda51 has been in the gaming buisness for quite some time all the way
back to the
16-bit era.
Suda mostly works as the director & scenario writer.
PS2 Killer 7 (Grasshopper/Capcom) director/scenario
PS2 Michigan (Grasshopper/Spike) director/scenario (known as Michigan: Report From Hell in Europe)
PS2
Flower,Sun,& Rain (Grasshopper/Victor) director/scenario
PSONE The Silver Case (Grasshopper/ASCII). 1999.10.07 director/scenario
PSONE Moonlight Syndrome (Human) director/scenario
PSONE Twilight Syndrome: Investigation (Human)
director/scenario
PSONE Twilight Syndrome: Search (Human) director
Super Famicom Fire ProWrestling Special (humanity) director/scenario
Super Famicom Fire ProWrestling 3 Final Bout (Human) director
Shining Soul 2 is not included as Suda did
not really play a majour role
in the production of SS2.
I have no idea where the rumour that Suda51 never appears in public
without a luchadore mask originated from.
He only appeared in a lucahadore mask to promote Killer 7.
note: Lucha libre mask originally came from Japan. (Ultimo Dragon & Tiger Mask) Similar to how Brazillian jiu-jitsu is a derivitive of Japanese jiu-jitsu.
Before Suda51 entered the world of
games he was employed as an undertaker.
The money was good. He earned 50,000 yen just to retrieve the corpses from a hospital morgue.
Suda couldn't really handle the job,as the fumes & odors of the dead caused him to vomit many times.
Such
an act is considered unprofessional,and is highly frowned upon.
Suda51 saw a help wanted ad for the videogame company known as Human.
The game in development was "Fire ProWrestling Special."
Suda51,who has a wealthy amount of
knowledge as well as being a fan of puroresu (Japanese pro wrestling) since childhood,
he had great confidence in himself that he would be accepted for the job.
A month passed since Suda applied for the job,and he never got a reply back.
Suda51
figured that he might as well get married & settle down as an undertaker.
One day Suda51 was contacted by Human relaying him the message that his application has been accepted.
The change in heart was mainly due to the fact that they were lacking in
employees that held extensive knowledge of puroresu.
Although Suda51's first game was about Japanese pro wrestling you can still see signs of Suda51's trademark writing style.
The story mode of Firepro Wrestling had one of the most shocking endings
of all time.
Largely due to the fact that it was so unexpected.
Let's just say that the ending wasn't a very happy one.
Suda 51's favorite star talent of 2003 is Bob Sapp. "Bob the beast Sapp" .
List of Sources: Suda51 article Suda51 data
Grasshopper games
Michigan
Flower Sun & Rain
The Silver Case
Directors
that share a similar writing style to Suda51
