is a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the survival horror series Resident Evil. He also contributed to some of Capcom's most popular post-32-bit era franchises, including Viewtiful Joe, Devil May Cry, and Ace Attorney, where he served as an executive producer. He was also the creator of the third-person shooter games Resident Evil 4 and Vanquish. After working with PlatinumGames, he started his own studio Tango Gameworks, which has been acquired by the American company ZeniMax Media.