Shinji Mikami

is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. Starting his career at Capcom in 1990, he has worked on many of the company's most successful games. He directed the first installment of the ''Resident Evil'' series in 1996 and the first installment of the ''Dino Crisis'' series in 1999, both survival horror games. He returned to ''Resident Evil'' to direct the remake of the first game in 2002 and the survival horror third-person shooter ''Resident Evil 4'' in 2005. In 2006, he directed his final Capcom game ''God Hand'', a beat 'em up action game. Mikami founded PlatinumGames in 2006 and directed the third-person shooter ''Vanquish'' in 2010. That same year he left the studio and founded a new studio Tango Gameworks and directed the survival horror game ''The Evil Within'' in 2014. He has also served the roles of producer and executive producer for many games. In 2023, he left the studio and founded a new studio KAMUY in 2024.

In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Provided by Wikipedia