“So this is why I started going to dinners with cast members. […] But this kind of work style of mine started from here.”
Kojima dated the origin of one of his best-known habits: he began going to dinners with cast members because it is hard to get to know people just inside the studio and he wanted to talk with them about their characters. He placed that start in the time of Policenauts (1994). He added that with Kikuko it barely worked then, because she was always very busy and they were not as close as they are now.
“And you know, the thing is, it's hard to get to know people just inside the studio. I want to talk to the people about their characters and stuff. So this is why I started going to dinners with cast members. But Kikuko, you were so busy all the time and we weren't as close back then as we are now. […] But this kind of work style of mine started from here.”