Sebastian Powell

Kingsley "Sebastian" Powell (born 15 January 1973) is a British writer, translator, editor, former filmmaker and video game designer. He is best known for his Japan-made video game adaptations of American films.

Bio
Powell was born Kingsley Powell on 15 January 1973, in Fairford, Gloucestershire. On his 11th birthday, he and his family went to his hometown of Wells, Somerset. In 1989, due to his favorite character being Sebastian the Crab from, he was given the nickname of "Sebastian Powell".

On his 17th birthday, Powell received a Panasonic M5 VHS camcorder as a gift from a family member. He used it to make home movies until January 1993, when he decided to reuse it to produce short films.

In August 1993, wishing to live in a foreign country, Powell moved to Tokyo to study at. While in Tokyo, he became fascinated with Japanese culture, particularly Japanese cinema. He was later hired by Hemu-Hemu Production, in which he directed a number of experimental films for the company. On 1 September 1996, Powell was hired by as a video game developer, and has designed video game adaptations of American films especially for Microsoft Windows.

Since his retirement from Hemu-Hemu Production and HAL Laboratory in April 2008, Powell is currently still working as a translator in Japan and has occasionally written articles for BBC Travel.

Video games

 * Speed (1997) - Based on the 1994 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64
 * The Last Boy Scout (1998) - Based on the 1991 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64
 * Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Based on the 1998 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64
 * Entrapment (1999) - Based on the 1999 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64
 * Mission: Impossible II (2000) - Based on the 2000 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows
 * Rush Hour 2 (2001) - Based on the 2001 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo GameCube
 * Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - Based on the 2007 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Wii
 * Rush Hour 3 (2007) - Based on the 2007 film of the same name, released for Microsoft Windows and Wii