A Look Back On The First Two Onimusha Games With Planner And Director Motohide Eshiro

Game Informer · Aug 3, 2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is Capcom’s return to its samurai action series after a 20-year hiatus, and it’s also the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer. I traveled to Capcom’s Osaka HQ to play the game for hours, interview its various developer leads, and explore neighboring Kyoto to learn how it inspired the game. I was also able to speak to Motohide Eshiro, the director of Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny and its recent remaster. Though he’s not directly involved with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Eshiro tells me he serves as a producer these days. But rather than being a head…