Shinji Higuchi
"Nioh" was developed by Team Ninja, a division of the game's publisher Koei Tecmo who had previously developed the "Ninja Gaiden" and "Dead or Alive" series. It is co-directed by Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi, and co-produced by Kou Shibusawa and Hisashi Koinuma. The opening movie was directed by Shinji Higuchi, whose work included "Shin Godzilla". The cinematic director for the game in general was Makoto Kamiya, who had previously supervised special effects for "" and the film version of "I Am a Hero". The music was composed by Yugo Kanno, whose previous work included the "Bayside Shakedown" television film series and Japan Studio's "Rain". The concept for the game was created by Shibusawa, who throughout development held a passionate vision for the project, which was in turn affecting its development.