Under the Knife was directed by Kazuya Niinou, who was later lead designer on the original Etrian Odyssey for Atlus; and would later work on titles for Imageepoch and Square Enix.
ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈaɪf wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ kæzˈuːjə nˈɪɪnˌuː, hˌuː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ lˈiːd dɪzˈaɪnɚɹ ɔnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɪtɹˈɪən ˈɑːdɪsi fɔːɹ ˈætləs; ænd wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ wˈɜːk ˌɔn tˈaɪɾəlz fɔːɹ ˈɪmɪdʒˌɛpɑːk ænd skwˈɛɹ ɛnˈɪks.