birthdate: '1954-01-06'
birthplace: Japan
discography:
- catalog: BY30-5171
  date: '1987-08-05'
  link: album/3915
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Special Thanks
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: 'Sound Adventure Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsk ni Kiyu'
    ja: サウンド アドベンチャー 北海道連鎖殺人 オホーツクに消ゆ
    ja-latn: 'Sound Adventure Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsk ni Kiyu'
  type: game
- catalog: APCG-4010
  date: '1991-03-05'
  link: album/2634
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Very Special Thanks
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: Itadaki Street Sound Map
    ja: いただきストリート サウンド・マップ
    ja-latn: Itadaki Street Sound Map
  type: game
- catalog: ECD-001
  date: '1991-07-19'
  link: album/84
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: CD theater Dragon Quest I
    ja: CD シアター ドラゴンクエスト I
    ja-latn: CD theater Dragon Quest I
  type: game
- catalog: ECD-002
  date: '1991-12-13'
  link: album/85
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: CD theater Dragon Quest II
    ja: CD シアター ドラゴンクエスト II
    ja-latn: CD theater Dragon Quest II
  type: game
- catalog: ECD-005
  date: '1993-12-10'
  link: album/787
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: CD THEATER Dragon Quest IV VOLUME 1.
    ja: CDシアター ドラゴンクエストIV VOLUME 1.
    ja-latn: CD THEATER Dragon Quest IV VOLUME 1.
  type: game
- catalog: WJ-0005
  date: '1994'
  link: album/138672
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Cast
  titles:
    en: DRAGON BALL Jump Original CD
    ja: ドラゴンボール ジャンプオリジナルCD
    ja-latn: DRAGON BALL Jump Original CD
  type: bonus
- catalog: ECD-006
  date: '1994-01-28'
  link: album/791
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: CD THEATER Dragon Quest IV VOLUME 2.
    ja: CDシアター ドラゴンクエストIV VOLUME 2.
    ja-latn: CD THEATER Dragon Quest IV VOLUME 2.
  type: game
- catalog: ECD-007
  date: '1994-03-11'
  link: album/792
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: CD THEATER Dragon Quest IV VOLUME 3.
    ja: CDシアター ドラゴンクエストIV VOLUME 3.
    ja-latn: CD THEATER Dragon Quest IV VOLUME 3.
  type: game
- catalog: ECD-008
  date: '1994-07-29'
  link: album/795
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: 'CD THEATER Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon'
    ja: CD THEATER トルネコの大冒険 不思議のダンジョン
    ja-latn: 'CD THEATER Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon'
  type: game
- catalog: ECD-009
  date: '1994-10-19'
  link: album/788
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Concept
  titles:
    en: CD THEATER Dragon Quest V VOLUME 1.
    ja: CDシアター ドラゴンクエストV VOLUME 1.
    ja-latn: CD THEATER Dragon Quest V VOLUME 1.
  type: game
- catalog: STF-0001~2
  date: '2002-01-21'
  link: album/4093
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Special Thanks
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: 'Sound Adventure Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsk ni Kiyu'
    ja: サウンド アドベンチャー 北海道連鎖殺人 オホーツクに消ゆ
    ja-latn: 'Sound Adventure Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsk ni Kiyu'
  type: game
- catalog: KICC-6365~6
  date: '2018-01-24'
  link: album/72980
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest XI Sugisarishitoki wo Motomete
    ja: 交響組曲 ドラゴンクエストXI 過ぎ去りし時を求めて
    ja-latn: Koukyou Kumikyoku Dragon Quest XI Sugisarishitoki wo Motomete
  type: game
- catalog: SRCL-13009
  date: '2024-11-20'
  link: album/144583
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: ACROSS THE WORLD / Shoko Nakagawa
    ja: ACROSS THE WORLD / 中川翔子
    ja-latn: ACROSS THE WORLD / Shoko Nakagawa
  type: game
featured_on: []
info:
  Birthdate: Jan 6, 1954
  Birthplace: Japan
  Credited works: 13 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 7 concept
  - 5 special thanks
  - 4 liner notes
  - 4 very special thanks
  - 1 cast
  - 1 lyricist
link: artist/39686
meta:
  added_date: 2021-02-21T09:25
  edited_date: 2021-02-21T09:25
  fetched_date: 2026-01-07T22:41
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 927
name: Yuji Horii
name_real: 堀井 雄二
name_trans: ほりい ゆうじ
notes: Creator of the Dragon Quest series.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/68/39686/39686-1613928378.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/68/39686/39686-1613928378.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/39686?perpage=99999
websites:
  Reference: []
