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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Koji Igarashi is the 64th most popular game designer (down from 47th in 2024), the 2,491st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,873rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Japanese Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Koji Igarashi ranks 64 out of 77. Before him are Éric Chahi, Keiichiro Toyama, John Tobias, Michel Ancel, Amy Hennig, and Tetsuya Takahashi. After him are Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Uwe Rosenberg, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, and Tom Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Koji Igarashi ranks 613. Before him are Kathleen Hanna, Gianluca Bortolami, Joseph Cedar, Laurent Brochard, Miguel Ángel Blanco, 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 2,491 out of 6,245. Before him are Nakaba Suzuki (1977), Hikari Mitsushima (1985), Atsuji Miyahara (1958), Keisuke Hoshino (1985), Tetsuya Takahashi (1966), and Noriaki Ishizawa (1985). After him are Masayuki Nakagomi (1967), Kento Kato (1995), Fumiyuki Kanda (1977), Shinnosuke Honda (1990), Koushun Takami (1969), and Kumiko Watanabe (1965).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan

Among game designers born in Japan, Koji Igarashi ranks 27. Before him are Yuji Naka (1965), Toshihiro Nagoshi (1965), Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Goichi Suda (1968), Keiichiro Toyama (1970), and Tetsuya Takahashi (1966). After him are Yoshiaki Koizumi (1968), Hidemaro Fujibayashi (1972), Hajime Tabata (1971), and Kensuke Tanabe (1963).

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