Team Silent

Team Silent is the development staff responsible for the Silent Hill franchise by Konami, with the exception of ' and ', which were developed by, respectively, Climax Group and Double Helix Games.

Key members of Team Silent include:
*Hiroyuki Owaku: Scenario Writer of "Silent Hill", "Silent Hill 2", and "Silent Hill 3"
*Akihiro Imamura: Producer of "Silent Hill", "Silent Hill 2", and Sub-Producer of "Silent Hill 4"
*Masahiro Ito: Monster Designer of "Silent Hill", "Silent Hill 2" and "Silent Hill 3", Background Designer of "Silent Hill" and "Silent Hill 3", Art Director of "Silent Hill 2" and "Silent Hill 3" also designed the Japanise Box art for "Silent Hill Homecoming" [http://8226.teacup.com/hill_nobu/bbs/998]
*Suguru Murakoshi: Drama Director and Drama Animator of "Silent Hill 2", Director and Scenario Writer of "Silent Hill 4"
*Takayoshi Sato: Character Designer and CGI Creator of "Silent Hill" and "Silent Hill 2"
*Masashi Tsuboyama: Background and Motion Designer of "Silent Hill", Director and Town Designer of "Silent Hill 2", Art Director and Monster Designer of "Silent Hill 4"
*Kazuhide Nakazawa: Character Animator of "Silent Hill 2", Director of "Silent Hill 3"
*Keiichiro Toyama: Director and Background Designer of "Silent Hill"
*Akira Yamaoka: series Sound Director, Sound Producer and Music Composer; Producer of "Silent Hill 3", "Silent Hill 4", ', and '

Akira Yamaoka played a major role in the "Silent Hill" film adaptation by overseeing and approving specific aspects of the movie throughout its production.

Team Silent members are now working on separate projects such as the "Siren" series.