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Hideo KOJIMA

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Date of birth: 1963-08-24 
Hometown: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 
Blood type: a 
Height: 163 cm 
Favorites:
Arnold Schwarzenegger films 
Books: F. Paul Wilson Novels 
Films: Blade Runner, Mad Max 2, High and Low, Taxi Driver, & 2001: A Space Odyssey. 
Godzilla 
James Bond films 
Sherlock Holmes 
50's b-horror and sci-fi 
Website:
Kojima Productions 
Non-anime roles:
AP Officer #2 in "Policenauts" (VG) (Japanese) 
Bomb Shelter Observer in "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" (VG) (Opening Movie) (Japanese) 
Chupacabra in "Castlevania: Lord of Shadows" (VG) (Japanese) 
Genolla Monster in "Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions" (VG) (Japanese) 
Hideyoshi Oshima in "Cyberpunk 2077" (VG) (Japanese) 
Himself in "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes" (VG) (Japanese) 
Himself in "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" (VG) (Japanese) 
MGO Soldiers/Missouri Crewman/God in "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" (VG) (Japanese) 
Non-anime staff credits:
Director for "Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake" (VG) (Japanese) 
Director for "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" (videogame, 2001) (Japanese) 
Director for "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" (videogame, 2004) (Japanese) 
Director for "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" (videogame, 2008) (Japanese) 
Director for "Metal Gear Solid" (videogame, 1998) (Japanese) 
Director for "Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" (VG) (Japanese) 
Director for "Metal Gear" (VG) (Japanese) 
Director for "Snatcher" (videogame, 1988) (Japanese) 
Original Director/Producer/Writer for "Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes" (VG, 2004) (Remake) 
Producer for "Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand" (videogame, 2003) (Japanese) 
Producer for "Metal Gear Ac!d 2" (videogame, 2005) (Japanese) 
Producer for "Metal Gear Ac!d" (videogame, 2004) (Japanese) 
Producer for "Metal Gear Solid: Rising" (VG) (Japanese) 
Writer for "Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops" (VG) (Japanese) 
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Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Game Reveals August 28 Release (Feb 12, 2025)
Death Stranding 2 Game Reveals Japanese Dub, CG Model Cast, Insert Song Artist (Sep 29, 2024)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter 6 Games Win D.I.C.E. Awards (Feb 16, 2024)
Hideo Kojima Announces Return to Action Espionage Genre with New Video Game IP, Death Stranding 2 Release Window (Jan 31, 2024)
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds Documentary Debuts on Disney+ Worldwide in Spring 2024 (Dec 10, 2023)
Hideo Kojima, Jordan Peele Unveil New OD Game (Dec 7, 2023)
Hideo Kojima – Connecting Worlds Documentary Debuts at Tribeca Film Festival on June 17 (May 23, 2023)
Game Creator Hideo Kojima, Manga Creator Fumi Yoshinaga Win Agency for Cultural Affairs' Media Arts Awards (Mar 9, 2022)
Death Stranding Director's Cut Game's PC Version Launches on March 30 (Jan 28, 2022)
Death Stranding Director's Cut Game Gets PC Release This Spring (Jan 4, 2022)
Game Developer Hideo Kojima Teases New Work & 'Radical Project' in 2022 (Jan 3, 2022)
Death Stranding Director's Cut Game's Final Trailer Features Song by Woodkid (Sep 8, 2021)
Death Stranding: Director's Cut Game's Trailer Previews New Content (Aug 25, 2021)
Death Stranding: Director's Cut Trailer Reveals September 24 PS5 Launch (Jul 8, 2021)
VentureBeat: Hideo Kojima Signs Letter of Intent to Work With Microsoft (Jul 6, 2021)
Hideo Kojima Joins Venice International Film Festival's Virtual Reality Jury (Jul 27, 2020)
Death Stranding Game's PC Version Delayed to July 14 (Apr 21, 2020)
Norman Reedus in Talks to Do More With Hideo Kojima After Death Stranding (Mar 12, 2020)
Death Stranding Game Launches for PC on June 2 (Mar 2, 2020)
Game Designer Hideo Kojima to Receive BAFTA Fellowship (Feb 27, 2020)
Game Developer Hideo Kojima Prepares for 'Next Project' (Sep 9, 2019)
Hideo Kojima Hints at 2018 Release for Death Stranding Game (Sep 19, 2016)
Kojima: No Involvement in Konami's Metal Gear Survive Game (Sep 19, 2016)
Hideo Kojima Offers More Details on Death Stranding PS4 Game (Sep 13, 2016)
Hideo Kojima, Sony Reveal Death Stranding Game (Update With Trailer) (Jun 13, 2016)
GameSpot: Hideo Kojima Wants New Game to Expand Into Anime (Feb 19, 2016)
Hideo Kojima, Guillermo del Toro to Host Joint Presentation at D.I.C.E. Summit (Feb 3, 2016)
Hideo Kojima to be Inducted Into Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame (Jan 7, 2016)
Kojima Productions, Konami's Metal Gear Solid Team Are Both Hiring New Staff (Dec 20, 2015)
Hideo Kojima Interested in Working With Guillermo del Toro in Game, Film, or Anime (Dec 17, 2015)
Kojima Productions' 1st Game Briefly Listed as Heading to PC After PS4 (Dec 16, 2015)
Sony, Kojima Productions Collaborate on PS4 Exclusive Game (Dec 16, 2015)
Konami Confirms That Hideo Kojima Left the Company (Dec 15, 2015)
Nikkei: Hideo Kojima Leaves Konami, Starts New Company (Dec 15, 2015)
Geoff Keighley: Konami Bans Metal Gear Solid V's Hideo Kojima From Game Awards (Dec 4, 2015)
Konami Closes Kojima Productions Los Angeles Studio (Nov 4, 2015)
Konami Denies Report of Hideo Kojima Leaving Company (Oct 20, 2015)
The New Yorker: Hideo Kojima Left Konami on October 9 (Oct 20, 2015)
Konami UK Community Manager: Metal Gear Can Continue Without Kojima (Sep 29, 2015)
Guillermo del Toro: Gyo Manga's Junji Ito Worked on Silent Hills (Sep 27, 2015)
Little Big Planet 3 Offers Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Costumes (Sep 2, 2015)
Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain Trailer Looks Back on Game Series (Aug 25, 2015)
Hideo Kojima, del Toro Plan to Collaborate on New Project (Jul 24, 2015)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 Trailer Posted (Jun 15, 2015)
Konami: Kojima Productions' Name Was Changed in Restructuring (Mar 26, 2015)
Hideo Kojima Allegedly Leaving Konami After Metal Gear Solid V Release (Mar 19, 2015)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's Online Gameplay Explained in New Video (Mar 4, 2015)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Listed for September 1 Worldwide (Mar 3, 2015)
MGSV: Phantom Pain's Metal Gear Online Trailer Streamed (Dec 6, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's Extended Trailer Streamed (Nov 1, 2014)
Dark Souls II, Pokémon XY, Hideo Kojima Win 32nd Golden Joystick Awards (Oct 26, 2014)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Comes to Mac via Steam, App Store (Sep 26, 2014)
Creator Hideo Kojima Tweets 'Metal Gear Collection 2014' Image (Sep 11, 2014)
Konami Posts 22-Minute Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain Gameplay Video (Aug 23, 2014)
Hideo Kojima, del Toro, Walking Dead's Reedus Work on Next Silent Hill (Aug 12, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain 'Snake in A Box' Gameplay Video Streamed (Aug 12, 2014)
Guillermo del Toro Wants to Make Live-Action Gantz (Jul 11, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's 30-Minute Gameplay Video Streamed (Jun 19, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 Trailer Posted (Jun 9, 2014)
Deadline Site: Jordan Vogt-Roberts in Talks to Helm Metal Gear Solid Film (Jun 4, 2014)
Latest Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Video Goes Behind-the-Scenes (Apr 11, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Current vs. Next Gen Video Posted (Feb 19, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain Could Be as Late as 2015 (Feb 6, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes' Extended Déjà Vu Trailer Posted (Nov 19, 2013)
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes' Déjà Vu Video Brings Back Classic Snake (Nov 15, 2013)
Konami, David Hayter Tease Voice Cast Reveals at E3 (May 31, 2013)
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection to Ship on July 9 (May 18, 2013)
Metal Gear Solid's Kojima to Have Supervisory Role on Film (Sep 28, 2012)
Metal Gear Solid's Kojima, Shinkawa to Appear in NYC Tonight (Jun 8, 2012)
Zone of Enders HD Includes 2nd Runner Special Edition (Feb 23, 2012)
D.C.'s Smithsonian to Host Metal Gear Solid's Hideo Kojima (Feb 22, 2012)
Twilight's New Moon: The Graphic Novel Listed by Retailer (Feb 20, 2012)
Hideo Kojima: No Firm Metal Gear Solid Sequel Plans (Nov 21, 2011)
Game by Metal Gear's Kojima, 5pb's Shikura Has Anime Plans (Oct 15, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Metal Gear Solid Creator Kojima Goes to NYC on June 11 (May 12, 2010)
Azumi's Kitamura to Write Shunji Iwai's Itasha Script (Feb 22, 2010)
Yen to Print 350K of Twilight Graphic Novel in March (Update 2) (Jan 20, 2010)
Eva, Metal Gear Creators Judge Twilight Art Contest (Nov 2, 2009)
Tokyo Symposium Asks "Why Did Manga Overtake the World?" (Feb 14, 2008)
Go3 announces new guest (Feb 1, 2007)
Metal Gear Solid Movie in the Works (May 4, 2006)
Interest: Show:
Happy Father's Day From the Anime World! Part II (Jun 16, 2024)
Hideo Kojima Wants to Stick Around As an AI After Death (Dec 31, 2022)
Hideo Kojima, Kazutaka Kodaka Praise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime (Sep 22, 2022)
Mamoru Oshii To Feature On Hideo Kojima's Podcast (Aug 30, 2022)
Hideo Kojima's Official Endorsement Printed On Lycoris Recoil Spinoff Light Novel (Aug 22, 2022)
Metal Gear Creator Stumbles Upon Lycoris Recoil and Loves It (Jul 29, 2022)
French Politician Damien Rieu Apologizes For Falsely Identifying Hideo Kojima as Shinzo Abe's Killer (Jul 9, 2022)
French Politician Misidentifies PM Shinzo Abe's Alleged Assassin as Game Creator Hideo Kojima (Jul 8, 2022)
Video Game Director Hideo Kojima Praises The Heike Story Anime (Jan 31, 2022)
Mamoru Oshii, Hideo Kojima Comment On The Matrix Resurrections Film (Dec 21, 2021)
Hideo Kojima Tweets His Thoughts on Godzilla Singular Point (Jun 4, 2021)
Hideo Kojima Has Been Diving Into Made in Abyss (Mar 6, 2020)
Hideo Kojima Weighs In On Hollywood's Ghost In The Shell (Apr 10, 2017)
Kojima Productions' Mascot Ludens Gets Nendoroid, Figure, Video (Jul 25, 2016)
Watch Hideo Kojima's Full Q&A Session at the Nordic Game Conference (May 24, 2016)
Hideo Kojima Will Launch YouTube Channel 'Hideo Tube' (Feb 10, 2016)
SF Novel Contest Judged by Kojima, Azuma, Kanbayashi Announced (Aug 28, 2012)
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