Koji Igarashi

Japanese video game designer
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Koji Igarashi

Summary

Koji Igarashi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fukushima Prefecture[2]. He was born on March 17, 1968[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], video game producer[5], and screenwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month, #7,086 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Koji Igarashi was born in Fukushima Prefecture[2].
  • Koji Igarashi was born on March 17, 1968[3].
  • Koji Igarashi held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Koji Igarashi's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Koji Igarashi worked as a video game producer[5].
  • Koji Igarashi's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Koji Igarashi's field of work was video game[9].
  • Koji Igarashi was employed by Konami[10].
  • Koji Igarashi is recorded as male[11].
  • Koji Igarashi's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Koji Igarashi's Commons category is recorded as Koji Igarashi[13].
  • Koji Igarashi's family name is recorded as Igarashi[14].
  • Koji Igarashi's given name is recorded as Kōji[15].
  • Koji Igarashi's official website is recorded as http://artplay.co.jp/[16].
  • Koji Igarashi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[17].
  • Koji Igarashi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '五十嵐孝司'}[18].
  • Koji Igarashi's name in kana is recorded as いがらし こうじ[19].
  • Koji Igarashi's different from is recorded as Kōji Igarashi[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: JP[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 56e03b05-691d-4bb3-ac17-cda49919c40d[23]

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Origins and Family

Born in Fukushima Prefecture[2], Koji Igarashi… he was born on March 17, 1968[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], video game producer[5], and screenwriter[6]. Koji Igarashi's field of work was video game[9]. Among his employers was Konami[10].

Why It Matters

Koji Igarashi ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month, #7,086 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Works attributed to him include Castlevania: Curse of Darkness[26], a video game[27] and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin[28], a video game[29].

FAQs

Where was Koji Igarashi born?

Born in Fukushima Prefecture[2], Koji Igarashi…

What did Koji Igarashi do for work?

Koji Igarashi worked as computer scientist[4], video game producer[5], and screenwriter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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