Hideki Kamiya

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Hideki Kamiya is a Japanese video game designer and director.

He began his career in 1994 with Capcom, where he directed Resident Evil 2 (1998), Devil May Cry (2001), Viewtiful Joe (2003), and Ookami (2006). From 2004 to 2006, he worked for the Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio. After leaving Capcom, Kamiya and other former staff members founded PlatinumGames in 2006. His projects with PlatinumGames include Bayonetta (2009) and The Wonderful 101 (2013).

As a game designer, Kamiya stated that he has been most inspired by the games The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Gradius. His favorite action game is the original Castlevania. Other favorite games include Space Harrier, Cybernator, Punch-Out, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Snatcher, Sorcerian, and Star Cruiser. He also loved monster movies such as Godzilla and Ultraman as a child.