Shuyo Murata (村田周陽 Murata Shūyō, born December 30, 1970) is a Japanese video game designer, working for Konami. He was originally a director of audio drama series in Japan, including the audio drama version of Metal Gear Solid. He has also written and directed for various productions of Hideo Kojima, culminating in his current role as the co-director of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.