The Leftist Politics of Hideo Kojima and Hayao Miyazaki and Why They DONT Like America
2,700Hideo Kojima and Hayao Miyazaki are both world famous Japanese auteur directors in very different mediums. Kojima is one of the world’s most famous video game directors, achieving fame through his decades long spanning franchise Metal Gear Solid. Miyazaki is also world famous for his animated films that have also won academy awards.
While not too similar on the surface, Kojima and Miyazaki do share many similarities particularly in the realm of politics and how their own ideologies manifest themselves in their creations. Both have a general aversion to war, both have critique both American cultural and physical imperialism and have consistently used their works to criticise the West.
However, there is some nuance here. Miyazaki was born in 1941 and saw Japan swiftly transition from a more traditional society to one heavily influenced by the USA - leaving a lifelong aversion to US culture. Kojima, born in the 1960s, was raised in a more Western facing Japan and as a result does not share Miyazaki’s views on how bad the US influence was for Japan.
In this video, I discuss the politics of both men, and delve deeper into the message of Metal Gear Solid V to highlight Kojima’s politics.
.00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:36 - The Politics of Hideo Kojima
00:04:50 - Hayao Miyazaki views on US Culture and Hollywood
00:08:40 - Kojima, and how MGS is meant to challenge US dominance of the world
00:12:11 - How the US influenced Japanese culture 1945-1960
00:17:50 - MGSV and Cultural Imperialism in regards to Japan, Ireland and others
00:26:02 - The Politics of Hayao Miyazaki
00:31:30 - Closing Thoughts
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