Yoshihisa Kishimoto

January 9, 2024
Video Game Developer

Quick Facts

Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Full Name Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Occupation Video Game Developer
Date Of Birth Sep 17, 1961(1961-09-17)
Age 63
Birthplace Tokyo
Country Japan
Horoscope Virgo

Yoshihisa Kishimoto Biography

Name Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Birthday Sep 17
Birth Year 1961
Place Of Birth Tokyo
Birth Country Japan
Birth Sign Virgo

Yoshihisa Kishimoto is one of the most popular and richest Video Game Developer who was born on September 17, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan.

Kishimoto began his video game designing career in the early 1980s after being employed by Data East, where he worked on the Laserdisc-based video games Cobra Command (also known as Thunder Storm) and Road Blaster. After leaving Data East, Kishimoto was employed by Technos Japan Corp. During his time on the company, he worked on the video games Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (released in an altered form outside Japan under the title of Renegade) and Double Dragon. Both Kunio-kun and Double Dragon went on to become the main game franchises of Technos and helped established the side-scrolling beat-’em-up game genre (known as belt scroll action game genre in Japan).

After leaving Technos during the 1990s, Kishimoto worked as a freelance game designer and producer for various game companies while working under the trade name of Plophet. In 2000, he began working as a game developer for the “Plus e” platform, a computer terminal distributed to family restaurants in Japan. During his freelance career, he also acted as producer for budget games released in Japan, such as The Dungeon RPG for the PlayStation and Rogue: Hearts Dungeon for the PlayStation 2.

Yoshihisa Kishimoto Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Video Game Developer
House Living in own house.

Yoshihisa Kishimoto is one of the richest Video Game Developer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yoshihisa Kishimoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yoshihisa Kishimoto (岸本 良久 , Kishimoto Yoshihisa, born September 17, 1961) is a Japanese video game developer known primarily for his involvement with Technos Japan Corp. He is best known as the original creator of the Kunio-kun and Double Dragon game franchises, having worked on the original arcade and NES installments in both series. He is currently the President and Representative Director of a game company called Plophet. He refers himself as the grandfather of the beat’em up genre.

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Facts & Trivia

Zacardi Ranked on the list of most popular Video Game Developer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yoshihisa Kishimoto celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

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