is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 video game artist best known for his work with Team Silent

Team Silent

Team Silent was a development group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo , responsible for the first four games in the Silent Hill franchise by Konami released from 1999 to 2004, with later titles developed by external Western companies such as Climax Studios and Double Helix Games...

 in the Silent Hill

Silent Hill

is a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent...

franchise.

Career

Itō joined Team Silent following the release and success of the survival horror video game Silent Hill

Silent Hill (video game)

Silent Hill is a survival horror video game for the PlayStation and the first installment in the Silent Hill series. Published by Konami and developed by Team Silent, a Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo group, the game was released in North America in January 1999, and in Japan and Europe later...

in 1999. Itō was art director for its spiritual sequel, Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo...

(2001), working on both the original games and its reissue Restless Dreams, as well as being the chief monster designer/modeler. Itō was art director again in Silent Hill 3

Silent Hill 3

Silent Hill 3 is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. It is the third installment in the Silent Hill series and a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill game...

(2003), as well as "drama camera designer".

The team disbanded with the release of the fourth game, Silent Hill 4: The Room

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Silent Hill 4: The Room is the fourth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, published by Konami and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The game was released in Japan in June 2004 and in North America and Europe in September of...

in 2004 and for which Itō received a "Special Thanks" credit in the game. Itō and fellow Team Silent scriptwriter Hiroyuki Owaku

Hiroyuki Owaku

is a Japanese video game writer best known for his work with Team Silent in the Silent Hill franchise.-Career:Ōwaku first worked in the survival horror video game Silent Hill as event programmer and enemy programmer. Following the game's success, Team Silent worked on various sequels, direct or...

 went on to work together on Silent Hill: Cage of Cradle (2006), a digital manga published by Konami, downloadable for cell-phones and only available in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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He maintains a personal website, complete with an online gallery of his Silent Hill-oriented artwork.