Toru Iwatani

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Toru Iwatani

Born: 25-Jan-1955
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Asian
Occupation: Computer Programmer

Nationality: Japan
Executive summary: Created Pacman

Iwatani also developed Ridge Racer and Time Crisis games through Namco.

Professor: Character Design Studies, Osaka University of Arts
Professor: Tokyo Polytechnic University

Namco Developer (1977-2007)
Japanese Ancestry

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Pixels (17-Apr-2015)

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