Kojima Translations Blog

 Last week DS2 sales started. Today we will report live with Mr. Kojima from London. It’s 2pm here in London.  2:30 K: Were you able to have a drink at Parco?Yes! I had Sam’s blood transfusion drink, by takeout from Kome & Circus from Parco B1 floor.  3:00 A few hours after release, you flew to Paris.Yes, I had opening event with Mr. Shin and Ottokito. we were on a boat in Paris, rocking on a boat like an earthquake.  3:30 Yesterday by private jet, we went to London. The plane was 2-3 hrs. late and landed in a different airport, plus 2 hrs drive into London. so it took 5 hours. It would have been faster to take the Eurostar. Might need a parachute next time. Ha ha. Sometimes things don’t go smoothly, like Tom (Cruise).  4:00 I love London! We had a photo Opportunity, and music there is similar to a Live House in Tokyo.  Now at Denmark street, at a place called Outer Net. DS2 Tunnel, it took us 2 years to try and get that spot. It’s near our DS2  po...

 Today I brought the rough draft of the final trailer. We can watch it without audio. During my next business trip, I will edit it in 4K. Recorder 6.23, two hours before early access.  MAYBE Final trailer will be 26th, Japan time, evening. Still editing the sound.  —— Visited Australian and George miller. It was Fall and cool in Australia. Similar to Singapore. Saw some fireworks too. I was able to have deep detailed discussion about film making with him. I highly respect him. I expect there will be video of it coming soon. I had time in the morning to visit the zoo. 6:00 📖 Japanese Book Discussion: Prisoner of Poltergeist by Kaziki Kamijo, is for sale from June 30, 2025 12:30 Welcome! Kenjio Tsuda, the Japanese voice of Sam Porter. The work took about a year. Seeing the visual first, then recording the Japanese voice.  What’s special about working with Kojima? Being able to see the spectacular visuals is really special.  With Dollman, he talks too much, so it’...

Today we welcome Daichi Miura to play DS. Kojima is a bit nervous. First time in world, to play with these sounds. Miura is shaken.  Only 10 more days. This t-shirt will be available at Parco from the 23rd. Woodkid’s soundtrack is out since  the 13th. Sony’s trailer has been out since the 10th.  4:46, Edited: 26日の公開   “ Speaking of my final trailer, I'm currently working on it and it will be released on the 26th. ”  I brought it unwrapped today! A: Oh!  The last I heard was that you were on business trips. K: oh yes, I edited he 4K during my travel. I arrived at Handeda at 5pm and then put this rough trailer together. Today is the rough version. You guys will be able to,Watch, but the audio isn’t added yet. A: We will be in shock, and unable to say anything.  (A: Announcer) 5:45 - 7:00: DS2 Final Trailer - no audio. Fire, main  theme audio, oh so cute; wearing an apron; so sleep after eating;  What’s that! Oh so cute; it dropped.  O...

 Finished red carpet in LA. Next I need to go to Australia. Still not finished  making the final trailer. I might make it on the airplane. Take pics of hints, then arrange the trailer in my head, and finally pit it together as soon as I get Back. Wow, he’s always thinking of putting things together. it will be an expecting as well as a betrayal theme. What’s he doing ?!? Kind of a trailer. It might change, but that’s what’s on my mind right now. 5:00 Today Daichi Miura will visit us. First a bit about Woodkid, main theme, is about 10 versions will be available. 2020 I was able to meet him at a hotel lobby on my last day. He allowed me to listen to Urayas for his own CD. and it was a great song, we used on DS1 directors cut. PV. He made one more song, and we used Zoom. Eventually I asked him to make song for DS2.  Grayas PV was similar to DS, and I felt scary, so we agreed on the scary feelings. Ha ha.  DS2 song was made in the Tokyo office, about 4-5 years ago. We ma...

 It’s June 1. Death Stranding Goes on sale June 26. This month.!  Congratulations on getting your gold copy. I’m sure everybody is looking forward to playing the game. Now I think I might be able to eat some of this surprise.cake too. Ha ha ha. Even though I got the gold master copy, we still continue to check things and if there’s something that they don’t like, we also fix that. With patches, especially during this digital age. Gradually make a shift to promotions. Making the final trailer, The models, and books, etc. Even though sales start, the promotion team still needs to make The 3-D plastic models one by one, etc. I’m even thinking about the next projects. And when I push out a timeline, my coworkers are thinking about their holidays and they don’t like it very much. Ha ha ha. Our timing is different. 5:00 There are a lot of business trips coming up. June 6: The Los Angeles game fest is a big one. June 8: Los Angeles Red Carpet. We borrowed a theatre and the DS2 cast w...

 Final trailer production. It should be out one to two weeks before the game comes out. It won’t be full of details. I’m thinking of just doing a general overall view, like this is what the game is going to be about. It’ll be a short trailer, but I do hope it will have lots of new information in it as well. Did have a bit of a holiday during golden week, and I do have a lot of business trips coming up due to the orchestra presentations. A lot of people are interested in Charlie. From Charlie’s Angels. In Charlie’s Angels Charlie is just the voice. He gets lots of money to get the jobs done. And the girls help him do the work. Tom Cruise name dropping. The timing was difficult to meet with him. Radio station announcer talks about wanting to go for brunch. If Kojima can Attend in a regular suit and long neck tight that that’s what he’s planning to do. He’s not sure about the tuxedo situation yet. In the past, The announcer has been able to Be close to interviewing Tom Cruise, and als...

 Went to Cannes. During the session a long necktie was allowed, however the red carpet required a tuxedo. I was able to watch Robert Pattinson’s new movie called: Die, My Love. It also had an after party that I was able to get tickets for by calling on Robert Pattinson himself. Right now I cannot explain my relationship with to him.  After a break, I was able to exchange a few kind words with Coraline Fargeat of the movie Substance. Lots of people flowing thru Cannes, coming and going, so I couldn’t meet many people. I heard someone call my name but wasn’t sure at the time. It seems to have been Ishikawa Keika.  Here were lots of famous people staying there, including staying on yachts that are being used as hotels. It seems most people also ate their meals inside hotels. As most people are discussing films, they don’t tend to eat much, and they’re May have been more dancing events. Then I went to Denmark, Copenhagen, which was a bit chilly outside. How about we do a Koji...