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Japanese video game writers

  • 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.
  • Motoi OkamotoMotoi Okamoto joined Nintendo in 1999 as a programmer. His first task involved providing library support for Luigi's Mansion, which released in 2001.
  • 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…
  • Kazushige NojimaKazushige Nojima entered the video game industry in 1988. He began his professional journey at Data East, a Japanese developer and publisher.
  • 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.
  • Kenji TeradaKenji Terada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1973 with a degree in European History. During his university years, he did…
  • 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.