Koji Igarashi

As someone who values craftsmanship in games, I have enormous respect for Koji Igarashi. Joining Konami in 1990 and rising from programmer to creative director, he helped define the sprawling, exploration-driven style that shaped a whole subgenre, work that earned him a spot on IGN's list of the top 100 game creators of all time. What I admire most is his consistency: a willingness to perfect one vision rather than chase trends. His later move to independence, building new projects hand in hand with fans, shows a creator who trusts his audience. IGA, to me, embodies the patient, world-building discipline that leaves a lasting mark on players.

Name (English)

Koji Igarashi

Name (Japanese)

五十嵐孝司

Reading

いがらし こうじ

Born

March 17, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

computer scientist / video game producer / screenwriter

• Official sitehttps://artplay.co.jp/
• Xhttps://x.com/KojiIGA
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji%20Igarashi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%94%E5%8D%81%E5%B5%90%E5%AD%9D%E5%8F%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2713547

Tags

• Fukushima Prefecture
• computer scientist
• video game producer
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.