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Koji Igarashi

1968 - Today

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Koji Igarashi (Japanese: 五十嵐 孝司, Hepburn: Igarashi Kōji; born March 17, 1968) is a Japanese video game producer, programmer, writer, and creative director. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Often credited as IGA, he began his career by joining Konami in 1990 as a programmer. Over the next ten years, he moved into a senior role within the company, working on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as a programmer, writer, and assistant director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Koji Igarashi is the 61st most popular game designer (down from 47th in 2019), the 2,446th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,874th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Koji Igarashi ranks 61 out of 77. Before him are Goichi Suda, Mark Cerny, Éric Chahi, John Tobias, Michel Ancel, and Amy Hennig. After him are Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Tom Hall, and Chris Sawyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Koji Igarashi ranks 576. Before him are Mickaël Madar, Kathleen Hanna, Gianluca Bortolami, Joseph Cedar, Laurent Brochard, and Jiang Jin. After him are Antonella Bellutti, Big Daddy Kane, Tania Bruguera, Luca Zaia, Guinevere Turner, and Sinitta.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Koji Igarashi ranks 2,446 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshiaki Shimojo (1954), Nakaba Suzuki (1977), Hikari Mitsushima (1985), Atsuji Miyahara (1958), Keisuke Hoshino (1985), and Noriaki Ishizawa (1985). After him are Masayuki Nakagomi (1967), Kento Kato (1995), Fumiyuki Kanda (1977), Shinnosuke Honda (1990), Makito Hatanaka (1996), and Yusuke Tanahashi (1987).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan

Among game designers born in Japan, Koji Igarashi ranks 24. Before him are Eiji Aonuma (1963), Yuji Horii (1954), Tetsuya Nomura (1970), Yuji Naka (1965), Yoshinori Kitase (1966), and Goichi Suda (1968). After him are Yoshiaki Koizumi (1968), and Hidemaro Fujibayashi (1972).

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