Shinji Mikami, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shinji Mikami

Japanese video game designer

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1965

Place of Birth: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: computer scientist, video game producer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Shinji Mikami (?? ??, Mikami Shinji, born August 11, 1965) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer.
Starting his career at Capcom in 1990, he went on to direct many of the company's 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 critically acclaimed remake of the first game in 2002.
He returned to direct 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 worked at PlatinumGames to direct the third person shooter Vanquish in 2010.
After that he created his own studio 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.