Hideo Kojima says he would like to die in a movie theater

Hideo Kojima, the game designer behind Metal Gear and Death Stranding, made a striking remark during a public appearance that quickly spread on X via Genki_JPN. In the clip, he said that if he had a choice, he would want his final moments to come in a movie theater.

He said the moment he likes best is the time before the movie starts. Kojima described entering the theater, watching the lights go off, and sitting through commercials and trailers before the film begins — that brief stretch, he said, is the point where he would want to "pass away."

The source also pointed to Kojima's short reaction to Madame Web as an example of how often he comments on movies. In that context, the new remark reads less like a random shock line and more like another reminder that film sits close to the center of his creative life.

Kojima is currently working on OD: Knock and Physint. Against that backdrop, the comment stands out as one of his most unusual public reflections on cinema — and on the final moment before a movie begins.

Does Kojima's comment sound like a dark joke, or a genuine reflection on how he experiences cinema?