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Hideo Kojima is worth more than $30 million.1)
Kojima has deservedly earned the title of auteur. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, High and Low, Mad Max 2, and Taxi Driver are among his favorites.2)
Kojima's passion for film dates back to his boyhood. Both of his parents were avid moviegoers who supported Kojima's interest to the point that he wasn't even permitted to go to bed before the film concluded.3)
It has you controlling Sam, a courier who connects remote settlements using a wireless communications network. Initially perplexing, Kojima has later explained that the game is about loneliness and striving to “heal” it.4)
Kojima has revealed that both Trump's election and Britain's withdrawal from the EU influenced his 2019 game.5)
Hideo Kojima, like George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, has been acclaimed for his prescient work. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), for example, had a plot that dealt with post-war politics, fake news, AI-generated newsfeeds, and other data-related anxieties. In ten years, these ideas have dominated – and continue to dominate – political discourse.6)
Kojima's father died while he was just 13 years old. Throughout his childhood, he had several near-death experiences.7)
Kojima aspired to be a film producer when he was younger. He was involved in the production of a zombie film for a school festival. Unfortunately, his companions' lack of desire and limited cash drove him away from movies.8)
When Kojima began his gaming career, there was no such thing as a Japanese word for game creator. To get past this, he just pretended to work for a financial business.9)
According to Kojima, social media mirrors our era of individualism: we are all linked, but always competing.10)