Hidetaka Miyazaki (宮崎 英高, Miyazaki Hidetaka, born c. 1974–1975) is a Japanese creative director, designer, scriptwriter, and executive for the video game company FromSoftware. He joined them in 2004 and was a designer for the Armored Core series before becoming better known for directing the Dark Souls series. Miyazaki was promoted to company president in 2014 and also serves as its representative director. Other notable games he has directed include Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring, all of which have also received critical acclaim.