Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima (小島秀夫 Kojima Hideo, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer at Konami. Formerly the vice president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, he is currently the head of Kojima Productions, a new team devoted to creative game development leaving behind all the business and administrative decision making. He is the creator and director of a number of successful games, including the Metal Gear series, Snatcher, and Policenauts. He has also produced both the Zone of the Enders and the polemic Boktai series.

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August 24 - 1963 - Japanese - Video game designer - Konami - Vice president - Konami Computer Entertainment Japan - Kojima Productions - Metal Gear - Snatcher - Policenauts - Zone of the Enders - Boktai

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His trademark style is to address and approach a multitude of important, large issues and aspects of human life in a philosophical, verbose (some would argue heavy-handed) fashion. He also is sometimes interpreted as one of the few postmodern game designers; the Metal Gear series contains magic realism and often breaks the fourth wall. His love of movies is also noticeable in his games, where he pays homage through his stories and characters.

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Postmodern - Magic realism - Fourth wall - Movie - Homage

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