Paraphrase 2022-11
“And in Mr. Rajamouli's films, the main characters always take their clothes off. Same with my games.”
What it documents
Kojima, amid laughter, pointed out a trait he shares with Rajamouli: in his films the main characters always take their clothes off, same as in his games. He offered an aesthetic reading that the beauty of those well‑proportioned bodies — the appeal of their muscles and fat — is more relatable to Asian people and different from Hollywood.
Source
HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 9 «Hideo Kojima x S.S. Rajamouli: RRR» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription, 2022-11 (00:22:33–00:22:52). View source ↗
“And in Mr. Rajamouli's films, the main characters always take their clothes off. Same with my games. But the beauty of their well-proportioned bodies, it's more relatable to Asian people, I think. Looking at like the muscles and the fat.”