Hideo Kojima's favorite movies of 2024 include Dune 2, body horror The Substance, and anime Look Back – as well as some deep cuts you might not have expected
The video game maestro shared his picks for 2024 on social media, complete with graphics displaying the films' posters. His choices of movies were: Past Lives, The Teachers' Lounge, Dune 2, All of Us Strangers, Furiosa, La Chimera, Hit Man, Gondola, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, The Substance, The Holdovers, and Juror #2.
While the likes of Dune 2 (which Kojima previously called a "masterpiece") and Furiosa were massive blockbusters, movies like All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers, and Juror #2 made much smaller waves – but are no less enjoyable.
He also shared his pick of the best Japanese movies of the year: A Girl Named Ann, All the Long Nights, and My Sunshine.
Plus, Kojima named Shōgun and True Detective: Night Country the best dramas of the year, and his best anime list was made up of Look Back, Flow, and Robot Dreams.
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