Japanese · b. 1964
Kazushige Nojima is a Japanese video game scenario writer and novelist. He began his career at Square in the 1990s and became known for writing the story and script of Final Fantasy VII (1997), working with director Yoshinori Kitase. He then wrote for Final Fantasy VIII and X, and later for Kingdom Hearts and the Final Fantasy VII Remake project. He also worked on Vagrant Story and games from other studios. In 2003 he left Square Enix and founded the company Stellavista, which provides scenario writing for games. Beyond games, Nojima has written novels and tie-in books, including Traces of Two Pasts, a story collection about Tifa and Aerith from Final Fantasy VII Remake. His scripts shaped the characters and plots of some of the best-known Japanese role-playing games, and he is regarded as one of the main writers of the genre.