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Toru Iwatani
Acting
Born January 25, 1955 · Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Tōru Iwatani · 岩谷 徹 · Iwatani Tōru
Biography
Toru Iwatani (born January 25, 1955) is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known as the creator of the arcade game Pac-Man (1980). In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
Awards & recognition
- CEDEC Awards - Special Award · 2015
