Hironobu Sakaguchi (坂口 博信, Sakaguchi Hironobu, born November 25, 1962) is a Japanese video game developer. He worked for Square (now called Square Enix) from 1983 to 2003. After this, he left the company and created his own video game company in 2004, called Mistwalker. He is most well-known for being the creator of the Final Fantasy series.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Sakaguchi.
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Hironobu Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi at the Game Developers Choice Awards in 2015
Born (1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 61)
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)CEO of Mistwalker, game designer
Employer(s)Square (1983–2003)
Mistwalker (2004–present)
Known forRole-playing video games
Notable workFinal Fantasy
Terra Battle
ParentAki Sakaguchi (mother)
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