“In 1970, there was the Osaka Expo. My parents gave me a small Ricoh camera ... That's how it all started.”
Kojima said his relationship with photography began when his parents gave him a small Ricoh camera during the Osaka Expo of 1970.
“This was the first film I went to see at a movie theater by myself, at the OS Theater in Osaka. I have a lot of memories of this film.”
“These games had their own worlds and stories. I felt a certain authorial quality in them.”
According to Newsweek, Kojima got into filmmaking when a friend brought a Super 8 camera to school, and he charged neighborhood kids 50 yen each to see his movies.
“I keep it in my bag everyday and take it with me on business trips, too. ... My kids had sports day at school. It had to be light and with autofocus ... The ease of use was a deciding factor for me.”
“I used to carry a video camera too, but now I just use my phone. Back in the day, I used to be into taking videos.”