Shinji Mikami

is a Japanese video game director and producer. Starting his career at Capcom in 1990, he went on to direct many of the companys biggest titles. He directed the first installment of the survival horror series Resident Evil in 1996 and the first installment of Dino Crisis in 1999. He returned to Resident Evil to direct the remake of the first game in 2002. He returned to direct third person shooter Resident Evil 4 in 2005. The last game he directed at Capcom was 2006s God Hand, a third person brawler. He then worked with PlatinumGames to direct the third person shooter Vanquish in 2010. After that he started his own studio called Tango Gameworks. Under that company he directed the third person horror game The Evil Within. The company has since been acquired by the American company ZeniMax Media.He has also served the roles of producer and executive producer for many games.

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