Makoto Shibata

Makoto Shibata (Japanese: 柴田 誠, Hepburn: Shibata Makoto) is a Japanese video game director and scenario writer employed by Koei Tecmo (formerly Tecmo). He is better known as the creator of the Fatal Frame series.

Makoto Shibata
柴田 誠
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Video game writer, director
Years active	1996–present
Employer	Koei Tecmo
Notable work	Fatal Frame series

Work

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1996	Deception	Voice talent
1998	Mega Man Legends	Tester
1998	Kagero: Deception II	Main planner
1998	Chameleon Twist 2	Debugging team
1999	Deception III: Dark Delusion	Director, Scenario writer
2001	Gallop Racer 2001	Planner
2001	Fatal Frame	Director, Scenario writer
2003	Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly	Director, Scenario writer
2005	Trapt	Director, Scenario writer
2005	Fatal Frame III: The Tormented	Director, Scenario writer
2008	Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse	Director, Scenario writer
2010	Quantum Theory	Director
2012	Project Zero 2: Wii Edition	Director, Scenario writer
2014	Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water	Director, Scenario writer
2016	Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess	Director, Scenario writer
2017	Nioh	Story, original game director (uncredited)
2017	Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon	Scenario writer
2019	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	Story

Films

Year	Title	Role
2001	Pokémon 4Ever	Optical effects
2004	Vital	Digital input/output
2010	Norwegian Wood	Lab supervisor

External links

• Makoto Shibata at IMDb
• Makoto Shibata on MobyGames
• Makoto Shibata on Twitter