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New Hideo Kojima Show Has Takumi Kitamura as First Guest

Japanese actor and singer Takumi Kitamura will be the first guest on Hideo Kojima’s radio show, “Let’s Make This The Greatest 10 Minutes,” or “Koji10.” His episode will air on November 13, 2024.

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Kitamura started his career in 2007. However, it was in 2017 when he got his first lead role as Haruki Shiga in the film adaptation of Let me Eat Your Pancreas. Other roles he’s played since then include Yusuke in the Netflix adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho, Takemichi in Tokyo Revengers, and Kotaro in The Good Wife. Kitamura has not appeared in anything Kojima worked on. However, he is a huge fan of Kojima’s work. According to the press release, he talked a lot about games, movies, and his admiration for Kojima.

Hideo Kojima is one of the more famous game developers and designers from Japan thanks to his work on series like Metal Gear Solid. Since leaving Konami, he established the independent studio Kojima Productions and released Death Stranding in 2019. Aside from working on games, Kojima is an active presence on social media. He often gives reviews of movies he’s recently seen, posting in both English and Japanese.

“Let’s Make This The Greatest 10 Minutes” will air its episode with Takumi Kitamura on November 13, 2024.


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Stephanie is a senior writer who has been writing for games journalism and translating since 2020. After graduating with a BA in English and a Certificate in Creative Writing, she spent a few years teaching English and history before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a writer. In terms of games, she loves RPGs, action-adventure, and visual novels. Aside from writing for Siliconera and Crunchyroll, she translates light novels, manga, and video games.