That night, in memory of Chiba-sensei, Kojima was rereading the José Mendoza world title match from “Ashita no Joe,” the manga that defined his youth, and rewatching Episodes 44–47 of “Ashita no Joe 2.”
“Tonight, in memory of Chiba-sensei, I'm rereading the José Mendoza world title match from “Ashita no Joe,” the manga that defined my youth, and rewatching Episodes 44–47 of “Ashita no Joe 2.”🥊”
“I really respect Mr. Oshii as a creator, but as a person too. I've known him for 26 years and owe him for a number of things. Thanks to this show, I was able to meet with him again.”
“Hideo, what you're making is already a movie. Keep going as you are.”
“He is my God, and the SAGA that he tells is my Bible”
“These games had their own worlds and stories. I felt a certain authorial quality in them.”
Kojima’s first games as a director were for MSX and computers: Metal Gear (1987), his directorial debut, with which he established the stealth game genre; Snatcher (1988), a graphic adventure with a cinematic presentation inspired by films like Blade Runner; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990); and Policenauts (1994), another graphic adventure that he designed, wrote and directed.