Hideo Kojima (?? ?? , Kojima Hideo, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese game director, writer, producer and designer originally employed at Konami. He is the director of Kojima Productions and was promoted to Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment in early 2011. His previous positions include being vice president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.He is the creator, director and writer of a number of successful video games, including the Metal Gear series of stealth games and the adventure games Snatcher and Policenauts, and he also produced series such as Zone of the Enders, Boktai and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Kojima is consistently named by fans and industry experts alike as being one of the most influential and innovative video game directors and writers in the industry.
Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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Fresh, cutting edge gameplay.
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Intense cinematic in-game cutscenes.
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Frequent references to his previous games (e.g. the term "Metal Gear" is used in almost every of his games since Metal Gear (1987)
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Uses the given standards of a console to bring the best gaming experience possible.
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His games frequently feature characters that are influenced from famous Hollywood movie characters. For example, Solid Snake from Metal Gear is based on the character Snake Plisken from Escape from New York, Gillian Seed from Snatcher looks similar to Rick Deckard from Blade Runner and Jonathan Ingram and ED Brown from Policenauts look like Riggs and Murtaugh from the Lethal Weapon series.
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His games often revolve around nuclear weapons and genetic manipulations
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Quote
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Honestly, I'm a movie fan and that's very special to me. I honestly would love to make a movie someday, but that said, I think it has to be a certain special game that has to provide that right setting. But I don't think that game will be Metal Gear Solid. Metal Gear Solid was developed specifically to become a game. ...If it were to be made into a movie it would have to be something completely new. I wouldn't use my current scripts. I think I'd have to get somebody to get a new script and somebody else to direct it as a movie.
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The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.
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Fact
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Good friend of the creator of the Super Smash Bros and Kirby franchise "Masahiro Sakurai". Sakurai even put Solid Snake from Kojimas Metal Gear Solid in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character.
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His 5 favorite movies include Blade Runner, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Heaven and Hell, Taxi Driver and 2001: A Space Oddesey. Heaven and Hell is the only film in his list that is Japanese.
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He always needs Scott Dolph with him whenever he's having an interview in English because Kojima does not speak English well enough to communicate. Dolph helps interprets everything the interviewers say to Kojima.
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An avid F. Paul Wilson fan. He has had meetings with Wilson regarding creating a game based on the popular Repairman Jack character from Wilsons novels.
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Approached by the Watchowski Brothers to work in the production team of "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions"
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Death Stranding
Video Game pre-production
Metal Gear Solid
video game announced
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015
Video Game story / written by
Legacy of Snakes
2015
Short based on characters by
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2014
Video Game
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
2013
Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2010
Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
2008
Video story
Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
2008
Video original story
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game scenario / story
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
2006
Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
2006
Video Game concept
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
2005
Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
Video Game story / written by
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
2004
Video Game idea
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
2004
Video Game story / written by
Dorimumikkusu Tivi: Warudo faitazu
2003
Video Game character: Solid Snake
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
2003
Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
2002
Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001
Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid
2000
Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid: Integral
1999
Video Game written by
Metal Gear Solid
1998
Video Game written by
Policenauts
1994
Video Game screenplay / story
Snatcher CD-ROMantic
1992
Video Game creator / screenplay
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
1990
Video Game scenario
Super Deform Snatcher
1990
Video Game scenario
Snatcher
1988
Video Game scenario
Metal Gear
1987
Video Game
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Death Stranding
Video Game producer pre-production
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2014
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
2013
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2010
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2
2007
Video documentary producer
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
2006
Video Game producer
Lunar Knights
2006
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1
2006
Video documentary producer
Metal Gear Ac!d²
2005
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Ac!d
2004
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
Video Game producer
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
2004
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
2004
Video Game producer
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
2003
Video Game producer
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
2003
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
2002
Video Game producer: Snake Tales
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
2002
Video documentary producer - uncredited
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001
Video Game producer
Zone of the Enders
2001
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid
2000
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
1999
Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid
1998
Video Game executive producer
Snatcher CD-ROMantic
1992
Video Game producer
Metal Gear
1987
Video Game producer: PlayStation 3 re-release
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metal Gear Solid
production executive announced
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015
Video Game motion capture: Hideo
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2014
Video Game motion capture: Hideo
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game game designer
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
2006
Video Game game designer
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
2006
Video Game planner
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
2005
Video Game director: motion capture unit / game designer / producer: real time demo unit
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
Video Game game designer / planner / producer: real time demo / production/adjustment / setting justification / setting research
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
2004
Video Game conceptual map / executive supervisor / game designer / setting justification / setting researcher
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
2003
Video Game game designer
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
2003
Video Game planner
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
2002
Video Game concept map: script unit
Zone of the Enders
2001
Video Game opening movie creation: movie part design unit
Metal Gear Solid
2000
Video Game supervising director
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Death Stranding
Video Game pre-production
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2014
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2010
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
2008
Video
Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
2008
Video
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
2005
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
2004
Video Game uncredited
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
2002
Video Game
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
2002
Video documentary uncredited
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
1999
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Integral
1999
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid
1998
Video Game
Policenauts
1994
Video Game
Snatcher CD-ROMantic
1992
Video Game
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
1990
Video Game
Super Deform Snatcher
1990
Video Game
Snatcher
1988
Video Game
Metal Gear
1987
Video Game
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015
Video Game
Hideo (voice)
Mega64
2014
TV Series
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2014
Video Game
Hideo (voice)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game
God / Missouri Crewman / MGO Soldiers (Japanese version, voice)
Azumi
2003
Bandit (uncredited)
Versus
2000/II
Extra (uncredited)
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
1999
Video Game
Genolla Monster (voice)
Policenauts
1994
Video Game
AP officer no.2 (voice, uncredited)
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Integral
1999
Video Game
Metal Gear Solid
1998
Video Game
Policenauts
1994
Video Game
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
Video Game lyrics: "MGS Love Themes" / writer: "Snake Eater"
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu
2008
Video Game writer: "Snake Eater"
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
Video Game motion capture director
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mighty Switch Force! Academy
2015
Video Game special thanks
Metal Gear
2011
Short dedicatee
MGS: Acquiescence
2008
Short film dedicated to
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu
2008
Video Game thanks for collaboration
Ape Escape 3
2005
Video Game special thanks: Konami
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3
2004
Video Game special thanks
Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i
2001
TV Series special thanks - 26 episodes
D no shokutaku 2
1999
Video Game the producer wishes to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Game Awards 2016
2016
TV Movie
Himself - Honoree - Industry Icon Award
Video Games: The Movie
2014
Documentary
Himself
Did You Know Gaming?
2014
TV Series documentary short
Himself
PS4 All Access Live: Greatness Awaits
2013
TV Movie
Himself
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself
X-Play
2011
TV Series
Himself
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2
2007
Video documentary
Himself
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1
2006
Video documentary
Himself
'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' - Making of the Hollywood Game