Summary
Renowned Japanese video game designerHideo Kojimahas revealed what movies and shows had him glued to his seat throughout 2024. TheMetal Gearcreator is regarded as one of the first video game auteurs and praised for creating the stealth genre. Many fans across the world love Kojima’s ability to produce smart and innovative games that not only challenge players but also provide them with incredible visual stories through the medium of art. With games likeDeath StrandingandSnatcherunder his belt, Kojima has risen to amazing heights where he’s become not only a game designer but also a producer, director, and writer over his 36-year career.
Founding Kojima Productions in 2005, Kojima eventually left the company in 2015 but later came back under the same name as an independent studio to produceDeath Strandingwith Norman Reedusin 2019. Kojima’s heart never strayed too far from his love of films, which started in childhood when he got his hands on a Super 8 camera. As seen on his social media accounts, the designer continuously shares what films and TV shows he has been watching and, now, he has rounded up his favorite of 2024.
Hideo Kojima’s Favorite Movies And TV Shows Of 2024
In a post on Threads, Hideo Kojima revealed thatPast Lives,The Teachers' Lounge,Dune: Part Two,All of Us Strangers,Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,La Chimera,Hit Man,Gondola,The Seed of the Sacred Fig,The Substance,The Holdovers, andJuror #2had made its way into his favorite movie list of 2024. Merging into what the game designer’sbest Japanese movieswere,A Girl Named Ann,All the Long Nights, andMy Sunshinemade the cut.
2024 had some amazing TV shows on offer, likeThe Day of the Jackal, Presumed Innocent, andDisclaimer, so this wouldn’t be an easy choice to make for anyone. However, Kojima pinpointedShōgunandTrue Detective: Night Country,for which Jodie Foster won a Golden Globe recently, as his top picks. Of course, anime couldn’t be left on the shelf and for this, he choseLook Back,Flow, andRobot Dreams.Never afraid to give his opinion on other movies he has watched, Kojima recently shared his thoughts onJoker: Folie à Deux, which didn’t go down well at all with most fans but, surprisingly, he didn’t think it was a terrible film and seemed to enjoy Joaquin and Gaga’s performances.
In between watching movies and TV shows, Kojima has been hard at work onDeath Stranding 2. The highly-anticipated sequel to 2019’sDeath Strandingwas confirmed by the game’s star, Norman Reedus, back in 2022, but itsrelease date isn’t quite ready yet. Thankfully, though, fans shouldn’t have long to wait as the game designer previously stated that a reveal will take place in 2025.
