Kojima does his best impression of his favorite character from del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. (credit: Kyle Orland)
LAS VEGAS—Japanese game developer Hideo Kojima and Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro might seem like an odd professional and artistic partnership. In a wide-ranging talk on the DICE stage Thursday, though, both creators detailed a working friendship that has grown out of a shared respect and mutual admiration.
Del Toro and Kojima say they have been fast friends since meeting during del Toro's Japanese promotion of Hellboy 2 in 2008. In addition to a shared "a passion for melancholic ideas," del Toro said much of their connection comes from a surprising shared culture. Del Toro said both he and Kojima grew up with the same Japanese cartoons, which were being imported to Mexico when they were both young in the '60s.
As such, when the pair goes to karaoke together, they can both sing anime theme songs together. "I sing them in Spanish, he sings them in Japanese, we don't understand shit," del Toro said.
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