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Jun Takeuchi

Japanese video game director and producer

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Jun Takeuchi (竹内 潤, Takeuchi Jun) (born August 11, 1970) is a Japanese video game director, designer and producer.

Takeuchi graduated from the Graphics Division at Sozosha College of Design and began working at the game development company Capcom in 1991. He produced Onimusha 3 and Lost Planet, and chiefly produced Resident Evil 5. He worked on other Capcom games such as Street Fighter II for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 for the PlayStation.

In 2012, Takeuchi became head of Capcom's Development Division 1, which developed Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and other titles for the Western world.

01Works

Year Game Role
1991 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Background designer
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Visual designer
1992 Mega Man 5
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
1993 Final Fight 2 Background designer
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers Staff
1996 Resident Evil Character modeller, Motion design
1998 Resident Evil 2 Motion design
2001 Onimusha: Warlords Director
2002 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Player animator
2003 Onimusha Blade Warriors Producer
2004 Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege Line producer, character animator
2006 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Producer
2007 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Advisor
2009 Resident Evil 5 Producer
2010 Lost Planet 2
2017 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Executive producer
2019 Resident Evil 2
Devil May Cry 5
Shinsekai: Into the Depths
2020 Resident Evil 3
2021 Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Resident Evil Village
2023 Resident Evil 4
2024 Dragon's Dogma 2
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
2026 Resident Evil Requiem
Pragmata
2027 Resident Evil Veronica
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