History Creator / HideoKojima

** ''Death Stranding'' uses a form of this by having certain characters portrayed with likenesses of directors Kojima admires and/or are friends with, though often not their actual voices. The first game had Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/NicolasWindingRefn, Creator/JordanVogtRoberts, Creator/EdgarWright, and [[Film/DeadSnow Tommy Wirkola]] and the sequel is set to feature Creator/GeorgeMiller. Also Creator/ConanOBrien and Creator/JunjiIto.

* SpecialGuest: Episode 6 of [=HideoTube=] guest stars Mads Mikkelsen.

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch [[note]]His love of Japanese's movies, on the other hand, was on full display during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUou0rghddc&t=174s&ab_channel=criterioncollection visit to the]] [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Criterion closest]], where he choose to showcase classic Japanese films, ''especially'' traditional ghost movies like ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' and ''Film/{{Ugetsu}}''.[[/note]]. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

!!!With the first incarnation of Creator/KojimaProductions

* ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'' (2019)
* ''VideoGame/DeathStranding2OnTheBeach'' (2025)
* ''OD'' (TBD)
* ''Physint'' (working title) (TBD)

Hideo Kojima (born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game developer best known as the creative mind behind Creator/{{Konami}}'s ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series.

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch [[note]] His love of Japanese's movies, on the other hand, was on full display during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUou0rghddc&t=174s&ab_channel=criterioncollection visit to the]] [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Criterion closest]], where he choose to showcase classic Japanese films, ''especially'' traditional ghost movies like ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' and ''Film/{{Ugetsu}}''. [[/note]]. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

In 2015, Kojima and Konami had a massive fallout that resulted in the cancellation of his then-in-development horror game ''VideoGame/SilentHills'', his name being removed from the cover of ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'', and Kojima being prohibited from being involved in any publicity for Konami products. After his contract with Konami finally expired on December 15, 2015, [[StartMyOwn Kojima established his own independent game studio]] (named Kojima Productions) and entered a partnership with Sony. At E3 2016, he revealed footage and the official title of the first new game produced under his partnership with Sony: ''VideoGame/DeathStranding''.

At The Game Awards 2023, it was announced that Kojima is collaborating with Creator/XboxGameStudios on a new title called ''OD'', starring Creator/SophiaLillis, Creator/HunterSchafer, and Creator/UdoKier, with Creator/JordanPeele serving as one of many collaborators on the project.

* ''Death Stranding 2: On The Beach'' (2025)

* ''Death Stranding 2'' (Working title)

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch [[note]] His love of Japanese's movies was on full display during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUou0rghddc&t=174s&ab_channel=criterioncollection visit to the]] [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Criterion closest]], where he choose to showcase classic Japanese films, ''especially'' traditional ghost movies like ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' and ''Film/{{Ugetsu}}''. [[/note]]. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Revenge is an inherently destructive process and will not leave you satisfied if you achieve it.]]

-->-- '''Hideo Kojima''', ''Metal Gear Solid 4 Making of''

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch [[note]] His love of Japanese's movies was on fully display during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUou0rghddc&t=174s&ab_channel=criterioncollection visit to the]] [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Criterion closest]], where he choose to showcase classic Japanese films, ''especially'' traditionally ghost movies titles like ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' and ''Film/{{Ugetsu}}''. [[/note]]. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch [[note]] His love of Japanese's movies was on fully display during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUou0rghddc&t=174s&ab_channel=criterioncollection visit to the]] [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Criterion closest]], where he choose to showcase classic Japanese films, ''especially'' traditionally ghost movies titles like ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' and ''Film/{{Ugetsu}}. [[/note]]. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch [[note]] His love of Japanese's movies was on fully display during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUou0rghddc&t=174s&ab_channel=criterioncollection visit to the]] [[Criterion closet Creator/TheCriterionCollection]], where he choose to showcase classic Japanese films, ''especially'' traditionally ghost movies titles like ''Film/{{Kwaidan}}'' and ''Film/{{Ugetsu}}. [[/note]]. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

In his youth, Kojima developed a strong interest in film. His parents were quite fond of European cinema, especially Westerns and horror, and had a family tradition of watching a film together each night (with Kojima not allowed to go to bed until it had finished), and never really imposed any limits on what films their children were allowed to watch. Kojima would later proudly proclaim that "70% of [his] body is made of movies".

He also constantly tries to surprise the audience. Each game of his features heavy plot twists and when he makes trailers, he often edits objects and characters out of certain footage and re-arranges scenes and dialogue to create a misleading impression. For example, all trailers for 2001's ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' famously edited Raiden (the game's ContrastingSequelMainCharacter) out of every scene he appears in and replaced him with Solid Snake, to hide the [[ItWasHisSled now-infamous]] change in protagonists that occurs after the prologue chapter.

In 2015, he and Konami had a massive fallout that resulted in ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' being cancelled, his name being removed from the cover of ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'', and Kojima being prohibited from being involved in any publicity for Konami products. After his contract with Konami finally expired on December 15, 2015, [[StartMyOwn Kojima established his own independent game studio and entered a partnership with Sony.]] At E3 2016, he revealed footage and the official title of the first new game produced under his partnership with Sony: ''VideoGame/DeathStranding''.

At The Game Awards 2023, it was announced that he is collaborating with Creator/XboxGameStudios on a new title called ''OD'' with Creator/JordanPeele serving as one of many collaborators on this project.

In 2022, it was announced that he is collaborating with Creator/XboxGameStudios on a future title.

In Febuary 2016, Kojima started a WebVideo series called [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4np0lscUMnsRkKyv110mwj6danGr-muP HideoTube]] to further reach out to his fans. The content is mostly all over the place, ranging from food to events in Tokyo to movies to the video game industry from his point of view. The videos are uploaded monthly and are in Japanese but with English subtitles. However, they have since slowed down, presumably due to ''Death Stranding'' going into full production. In the latest episode (the first in almost half a year), Kojima-San mentioned that he was even considering ending the series due to his very busy schedule.

* ''Metal Gear Acid 2'' (2005)

*** And again in an episode of ''Series/CopenhagenCowboy''. Needless to say, he and Creator/NicolasWindingRefn are good friends.

*** And again in an episode of ''Series/CopenhagenCowboy''. Needless to say, he and Creator/NicholasWindingRefn are good friends.