Shinji Mikami

Shinji Mikami
三上 真司
Mikami in 2013
Born	(1965-08-11) August 11, 1965 (age 58)[citation needed] Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Alma mater	Doshisha University
Occupations	Video game designer director producer
Years active	1990–present
Employers	Capcom (1990–2006) Clover Studio (2004–2006) PlatinumGames (2006–2010) Tango Gameworks (2010–2023)
Notable work	Resident Evil Dino Crisis P.N.03 God Hand Vanquish The Evil Within Hi-Fi Rush
Title	Founder of Tango Gameworks

Shinji Mikami (三上 真司, Mikami Shinji, born August 11, 1965) 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 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 and directed the third-person shooter Vanquish in 2010. The same year, he founded his own studio Tango Gameworks which has since been acquired by the American company ZeniMax Media. Under his studio, he directed the third-person horror game The Evil Within in 2014. He has also served the roles of producer and executive producer for many games.

In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.^[1]