Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese composer and programmer

Zero Wing is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Toaplan for arcades. It was released in Japan by Namco in 1989 and North America by Williams Electronics. Controlling the ZIG space fighter craft, players assume the role of protagonist Trent in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the alien space pirate organization CATS. It was the eighth shoot 'em up game from Toaplan, and their fourteenth video game overall.