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Kojima

  • Kojima x Anno

    I’m surprised there hasn’t—to my knowledge—ever been an promotional interview between Hideo Kojima and Hideaki Anno.* Fans love ascribing the label ‘auteur’ to these two, and boy, do they share a lot in common. Maybe it was growing up in an increasingly bureaucratized Japan cast in the shadow of military defeat. Whatever the case, there Continue reading

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  • Kojima-esque

    Kojima’s name has become synonymous with cinema. His love of film is well-documented—both in and out of his games. Not only does he routinely upload movie theater selfies to his Twitter, but he’s made a habit of casting well-known actors (Kiefer Sutherland, Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, etc.) in his games. But for his Hollywood bluster, Continue reading

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