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Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

Being original is hard

Being original is hard

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Being original is hard.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:54
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
filmworks,Kojima Productions,PlayStation Studios

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Movie Summary

A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world, this visually captivating documentary gives a rare insight into Hideo Kojima's creative process as he launches his own independent studio.
So most rely on an algorithm, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:09
So most rely on an algorithm,
And I see Hideo as the enemy of the algorithm. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:07
And I see Hideo as the enemy of the algorithm.
What I think is unique, is his sense of pacing, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:08
What I think is unique, is his sense of pacing,
It can go in detours - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:12
It can go in detours
I think he likes, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:09
I think he likes,
It's in the uncanny valley between, like, comedy - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:10
It's in the uncanny valley between, like, comedy
And it's, like, profoundly funny, but also, like, deeply sad. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:07
And it's, like, profoundly funny, but also, like, deepl...
Before Hideo Kojima made Metal Gear, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:07
Before Hideo Kojima made Metal Gear,
He turned it around and it was now about avoiding combat. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:05
He turned it around and it was now about avoiding combat.
It was about hide and seek, and stealth gameplay became a thing. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:06
It was about hide and seek, and stealth gameplay became a th...
Going back a bit, in 1986 when I started my career, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:11
Going back a bit, in 1986 when I started my career,
Making war games felt uncomfortable - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:10
Making war games felt uncomfortable
I heard all kinds of stories about air raids and real-life experiences. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:07
I heard all kinds of stories about air raids and real-life e...
I didn't want to portray combat as heroism. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:08
I didn't want to portray combat as heroism.
There was no questioning why there was a war - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:19
There was no questioning why there was a war
It was a thoughtful approach to playing games - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:11
It was a thoughtful approach to playing games
My home was close to the sea, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:11
My home was close to the sea,
The smell of the sea and looking at views over the sea reminds me of the past. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:08
The smell of the sea and looking at views over the sea remin...
Those days the environment was so perfect. - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:05
Those days the environment was so perfect.
Then I moved to a bigger city, Osaka, - Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds 00:10
Then I moved to a bigger city, Osaka,