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Yoshihisa Kishimoto

Japanese video game designer

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born: 1961
died: 2026
age at death: 64
known for: video game developer

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Yoshihisa Kishimoto was a Japanese video game designer known primarily for his involvement with Technōs Japan. He was best known for his work on beat 'em up games as the original creator of the Kunio-kun and Double Dragon game franchises, having worked on the original arcade and NES installments in both series.

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