birthdate: '1948-11-10'
birthplace: Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
discography:
- catalog: AH-118-AX
  date: 1981-09
  link: album/91310
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Omae wa Tora ni Nare!! Pro Wrestler "Tiger Mask" Theme Song
    ja: おまえは虎になれ!! プロレスラー"タイガーマスク"テーマ曲
    ja-latn: Omae wa Tora ni Nare!! Pro Wrestler "Tiger Mask" Theme Song
  type: works
- catalog: 7K-46
  date: '1981-11-21'
  link: album/96218
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Eemen kara GoGoGo / The Bonchi
    ja: エーメンからGoGoGo / ザ・ぼんち
    ja-latn: Eemen kara GoGoGo / The Bonchi
  type: anime
- catalog: 28K-36
  date: 1981-12
  link: album/96211
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Chouhen Animation Manzai Taikouki Original Soundtrack
    ja: 長篇アニメーション マンザイ太閤記 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Chouhen Animation Manzai Taikouki Original Soundtrack
  type: anime
- catalog: 6G-0045
  date: 1984-05
  link: album/128102
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Sand 1!2!3! / Namakemono
    ja: サンド1!2!3! / ナマケモノ
    ja-latn: Sand 1!2!3! / Namakemono
  type: live
- catalog: C18G-0361
  date: '1984-11-05'
  link: album/128106
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Hirake! Ponkikki Oppai ga Ippai ~ Kenka no Ato wa
    ja: ひらけ!ポンキッキ おっぱいがいっぱい～ケンカのあとは
    ja-latn: Hirake! Ponkikki Oppai ga Ippai ~ Kenka no Ato wa
  type: live
- catalog: N32C-702
  date: '1988-12-21'
  link: album/24797
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Titles
  titles:
    en: illusion / JOE HISAISHI
    ja: illusion / 久石 譲
    ja-latn: illusion / JOE HISAISHI
  type: works
- catalog: 24ATC-174~5
  date: '1989-02-25'
  link: album/25268
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: Tonari no Totoro Drama Compilation
    ja: となりのトトロ ドラマ編
    ja-latn: Tonari no Totoro Drama Compilation
  type: anime
- catalog: APCG-4035
  date: '1993-04-21'
  link: album/2454
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Special Thanks
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: String Quartet "Monopoly
    ja: 弦楽四重奏曲「モノポリー」
    ja-latn: String Quartet "Monopoly
  type: game
- catalog: compactron-23
  date: '1993-11-13'
  link: album/16653
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: The Lost Suzuki Tapes
    ja: The Lost Suzuki Tapes
    ja-latn: The Lost Suzuki Tapes
  type: game
- catalog: SRCL-3024
  date: '1994-11-02'
  link: album/800
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Executive Producer
  titles:
    en: 'MOTHER 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu'
    ja: マザー2 ギーグの逆襲
    ja-latn: 'MOTHER 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu'
  type: game
- catalog: ESCB-2139
  date: '2000-06-21'
  link: album/118867
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: TWILIGHT ~the "LIVE" best of Akiko Yano~
    ja: TWILIGHT ~the "LIVE" best of Akiko Yano~
    ja-latn: TWILIGHT ~the "LIVE" best of Akiko Yano~
  type: anime
- catalog: TKCA-72453
  date: '2002-10-23'
  link: album/24972
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Narrator
  titles:
    en: Orchestra Stories Tonari no Totoro
    ja: オーケストラストーリーズ となりのトトロ
    ja-latn: Orchestra Stories Tonari no Totoro
  type: anime
- catalog: HOBO-0004
  date: '2006-11-02'
  link: album/3934
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  - Producer
  - Commentary
  titles:
    en: MOTHER3+
    ja: MOTHER3+
    ja-latn: MOTHER3+
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2007-02-07'
  link: album/11033
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: MOTHER3+ (iTunes)
    ja: MOTHER3+ (iTunes)
    ja-latn: MOTHER3+ (iTunes)
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2007-04-01'
  link: album/6005
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Producer
  titles:
    en: MOTHER3i
    ja: MOTHER3i
    ja-latn: MOTHER3i
  type: game
- catalog: MHCL-1759
  date: '2010-06-02'
  link: album/18606
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: 'Keiichi Suzuki: Music for Films and Games / Original Soundtracks'
    ja: 'Keiichi Suzuki: Music for Films and Games / Original Soundtracks'
    ja-latn: 'Keiichi Suzuki: Music for Films and Games / Original Soundtracks'
  type: game
- catalog: STS-007
  date: 2016-01
  link: album/54607
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Songwriter
  titles:
    en: MOTHER 2 Gyiyg no Gyakushuu
    ja: マザー2 ギーグの逆襲
    ja-latn: MOTHER 2 Gyiyg no Gyakushuu
  type: game
- catalog: TECA-13841
  date: '2018-05-16'
  link: album/78063
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Hatsukoi Love in fall C/W Sore wa, La La La. / Kiyoshi Maekawa
    ja: 初恋 Love in fall C/W それは、ラララ。 / 前川清
    ja-latn: Hatsukoi Love in fall C/W Sore wa, La La La. / Kiyoshi Maekawa
  type: works
- catalog: NOPA-4669
  date: '2024-03-20'
  link: album/149586
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Soft Drinks (+3) / Keiko Toda
    ja: ソフト・ドリンクス(+3) / 戸田恵子
    ja-latn: Soft Drinks (+3) / Keiko Toda
  type: anime
featured_on:
- catalog: AICT-1227~8
  date: '2000-10-18'
  link: album/10677
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Writer
  titles:
    en: beatmania Club MIX Original Soundtrack
    ja: ビートマニアクラブミックス　オリジナルサウンドトラック
    ja-latn: beatmania Club MIX Original Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: COCX-36663
  date: '2011-04-13'
  link: album/25065
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: THE IDOLM@STER STATION!!! THIRD TRAVEL WANTED!!!
    ja: THE IDOLM@STER STATION!!! THIRD TRAVEL WANTED!!!
    ja-latn: THE IDOLM@STER STATION!!! THIRD TRAVEL WANTED!!!
  type: anime
- catalog: TK-05
  date: '2014-10-26'
  link: album/74408
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: YuNa-zuki Yukari de Minna no Uta ~YuNa-san to kunii-san ga Sukikatte Yacchau
      Yatsu~
    ja: ゆなづきゆかりでみんなのうた ~ゆなさんとくにいさんが好き勝手やっちゃうやつ~
    ja-latn: YuNa-zuki Yukari de Minna no Uta ~YuNa-san to kunii-san ga Sukikatte
      Yacchau Yatsu~
  type: doujin
- catalog: PCCG-01605
  date: '2017-05-17'
  link: album/67219
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: O∙EDO / Kabukibu Rocks [Limited Edition]
    ja: お江戸－O・EDO－ / カブキブロックス
    ja-latn: O∙EDO / Kabukibu Rocks [Limited Edition]
  type: anime
- catalog: PCCG-70369
  date: '2017-05-17'
  link: album/67218
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: O∙EDO / Kabukibu Rocks
    ja: お江戸 -O・EDO- / カブキブロックス
    ja-latn: O∙EDO / Kabukibu Rocks
  type: anime
- catalog: HFL-M101
  date: '2017-10-29'
  link: album/72435
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Re:Quest
    ja: Re:Quest
    ja-latn: Re:Quest
  type: doujin
- catalog: COCB-54383
  date: '2025-07-23'
  link: album/150666
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: MOTHER2 30th ANNIVERSARY LIVE ~THE MUSIC OF MOTHER~
    ja: 「MOTHERのおんがく。」〜THE MUSIC OF MOTHER〜
    ja-latn: MOTHER no Ongaku." ~THE MUSIC OF MOTHER~
  type: game
info:
  Birthdate: Nov 10, 1948
  Birthplace: Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
  Credited works:
  - 19 albums in database
  - 1 products in database
  Credits:
  - 19 lyricist
  - 5 special thanks
  - 2 producer
  - 1 titles
  - 1 performer
  - 1 liner notes
  - 1 executive producer
  - 1 writer
  - 1 narrator
  - 1 commentary
  - 1 thanks
  - 1 songwriter
link: artist/7306
meta:
  added_date: 2009-12-01T17:19
  edited_date: 2010-05-10T19:56
  fetched_date: 2025-11-14T08:37
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 4104
name: Shigesato Itoi
name_real: 糸井 重里
name_trans: いとい しげさと
notes: No notes available for this artist.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/60/7306/7306-1259717058.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/60/7306/7306-1259717058.jpg
sex: male
twitter_names:
- itoi_shigesato
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/7306?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
  Reference: []
