Hideo Kojima

Developer BIO

Born on August 24,1963 in Setagaya, Tokyo. Joins Konami in 1986 as a planner. In 1997, his first title METAL GEAR is released. He and his title were well received with amazement, causing a big impact. He also directed SNATCHER, POLICENAUTS and released METAL GEAR SOLID in 1998, which sold over six million copies worldwide. This title made him famous internationally. In 2001, he directed METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY, the sequel to METAL GEAR SOLID. Newsweek chose him as the one of "10 most influential people to shape the future". He is working hard not only on his titles he directs but also serves as producer of ZONE OF THE ENDERS. Now he is involved in several projects including METAL GEAR SOLID 2:SUBSTANCE. He is also known as a big movie fan, publicly commenting on and reviewing movies. He is currently Vice President of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc.

Also Known As

• H. Kojima

Websites

• Bio of Hideo Kojima -- Featured on Active Gaming and written on Apr. 28, 2004 by Eric Hysen
• Wikipedia -- The Hideo Kojima profile on Wikipedia
• Hideoblog -- The personal blog of Hideo Kojima in Japanese.
• Hideoblog -- The personal blog of Hideo Kojima in English.
• IMDb -- The IMDb profile for Hideo Kojima

Games Credited

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Super Smash Bros.: Brawl (2008), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Lunar Knights (2007), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Merry Gear Sol!d: Secret Santa (2006),
Ape Escape 3 (2005), SCEI
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman (2005), Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar (2005), Capcom Co., Ltd.
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (2005), Capcom Co., Ltd.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005), Konami Corporation
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (2004), Konami Corporation
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon (2004), Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Premium Package) (2004), Konami Corporation
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (2003), Konami Corporation
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (2003), Konami Corporation
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002), Konami of America, Inc.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), Konami of America, Inc.
Zone of the Enders (2001), Konami Corporation
Metal Gear Solid (2000), Konami of America, Inc.
D-2 (1999), SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (1999), Konami of Europe GmbH
Metal Gear Solid (1998), Konami Co., Ltd.
Policenauts (1996), Konami Co., Ltd.
Snatcher (1994), Konami (America), Inc.
Dead Moon (1991), Natsume, Inc.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990), Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Super Deform Snatcher (1990), Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Metal Gear (1987), Konami Industry Co. Ltd.