Motomu Toriyama
Motomu Toriyama (鳥山 求, Toriyama Motomu) is a Japanese game director and scenario writer who has been working for Square Enix since 1994. He initially worked on cutscenes in Bahamut Lagoon and Final Fantasy VII. Toriyama started directing with Final Fantasy X-2 and continued doing so with large-scale projects such as Final Fantasy XIII. Since 2003, he has been directing his own team of scenario writers at the company. Toriyama sees his strength in developing story-driven games with emphasis on characters.
