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Japanese video game designers

  • Hideo KojimaHideo Kojima was born in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo on the 24th of August 1963. His father Kingo worked as a pharmacist and traveled frequently for business.
  • Junko KawanoIn 1993, a newly hired artist named Junko Kawano joined the Japanese game company Konami. She was assigned to create an RPG alongside another newcomer to the…
  • Masahiro ItoIn 1999, the survival horror game Silent Hill arrived on shelves with a distinct visual identity. Masahiro Ito served as both background and creature…
  • Akira NishitaniAkira Nishitani joined Capcom in 1986. This year marked the beginning of a career that would reshape fighting games. He worked alongside Akira Yasuda, who…
  • Yoshinori KitaseIn July 1978, an eleven-year-old boy named Yoshinori Kitase watched the movie Star Wars for the first time. He was deeply impressed by the film and later…
  • Hiroyuki ItoHiroyuki Ito joined Square in 1987 after graduating from Tokyo Zokei University. His initial role involved debugging Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II.
  • Daisuke WatanabeIn 1988, a junior high school student named Daisuke Watanabe read a book that changed his life. The title was Tonariawase no Hai to Seishun by Benny…
  • Takashi NishiyamaIn 1982, a scrolling shooter named Moon Patrol changed how players saw the game world. Takashi Nishiyama designed this title while working at Irem.
  • Keiichiro ToyamaKeiichiro Toyama entered the world in 1970 within Miyazaki Prefecture. His early years unfolded far from the neon lights of video game development centers.
  • Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamoto was born on the 16th of November 1952 in Sonobe, a small town within Kyoto Prefecture. His family held modest means while his father taught…
  • Hironobu SakaguchiHironobu Sakaguchi was born on the 25th of November 1962 in Hitachinaka, a city within Ibaraki Prefecture. His childhood involved finding rock samples in…
  • Yoshitaka MurayamaYoshitaka Murayama finished his computer programming studies at the University of Tokyo in the summer of 1992. He walked into Konami's newly opened Tokyo…
  • Naoki YoshidaNaoki Yoshida grew up in Hakodate, Japan, where money was scarce for his family. He spent hundreds of hours playing a single video game title during his…
  • Ryukishi07Ryukishi07 studied at a vocational school that specializes in art. He wrote doujinshi while having interests in anime, manga and video games.
  • Tetsuya NomuraTetsuya Nomura began drawing at the age of three years. His father created little drawings and unique Sugoroku board games for him during his early childhood.