Hideo Kojima has "always had a lot of bad dreams," and one nightmare included "voluptuous nude women," reanimated "decomposing bodies," and a very impolite coach

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I'd love to see the rest of his dream diary

Hideo Kojima in a screenshot from the Xbox and Bethesda 2022 showcase.
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Hideo Kojima is a mastermind of creativity – even if he claims it's nothing special, the guy has a lot of wild ideas, and those apparently don't stop even when he's asleep.

Writing on Twitter, Kojima reveals he's stumbled across "a nightmarish memo" of a bad dream he had in early 2017. The Death Stranding creator says he's "always had a lot of bad dreams," and someone once suggested that he keep a dream diary. While "the nightmares didn't stop, and I eventually gave up," he's now shared an example of one of them.

"As I do this, I start running into various local residents. Most of them are voluptuous nude women who look as if they've stepped straight out of figure sketches or croquis drawings, or scar-covered elderly men who speak in foreign languages," he continues. …Huh.

But that's only the beginning. After finishing his task, Dream Kojima decides to head back to his room. "Then I suddenly notice that, as if the soil has dissolved from the water, four decomposing corpses are buried along the path. They remind me of artistic swimming: only the upper halves of their bodies are exposed above the ground, neatly aligned."

Oh dear. Dream Kojima is a rational man, however, and decides he needs to "call the police." However, as he turns towards his room to do so, "at that moment, all of the corpses begin moving at once. As if nothing were wrong, they shuffle toward my room and start relaxing inside, as though it were their own home.

"Then the doorbell rings, announcing a new visitor," he continues. "At that signal, the decomposing bodies revert to the forms of young men wearing relay race uniforms. From the entrance, a man who seems to be their coach steps inside without removing his shoes and begins scolding the athletes. What the coach was angry about, I can no longer remember."

I don't know about you, but I – as well as real life Kojima, I'm guessing – am left with so many questions. What was the corpse coach so furious about, and what could have been so important that he didn't take his shoes off before coming inside? We may never know, but I'd be very curious to see what the rest of the Metal Gear creator's old dream diary looks like.

With OD and Physint in the works, Hideo Kojima says Kojima Productions is heading towards its "Third Phase," with the creator to focus on "staying grounded and laying solid foundations" in 2026.

Catherine Lewis
Catherine Lewis
Deputy News Editor

I'm GamesRadar+'s Deputy News Editor, working alongside the rest of the news team to deliver cool gaming stories that we love. After spending more hours than I can count filling The University of Sheffield's student newspaper with Pokemon and indie game content, and picking up a degree in Journalism Studies, I started my career at GAMINGbible where I worked as a journalist for over a year and a half. I then became TechRadar Gaming's news writer, where I sourced stories and wrote about all sorts of intriguing topics. In my spare time, you're sure to find me on my Nintendo Switch or PS5 playing through story-driven RPGs like Xenoblade Chronicles and Persona 5 Royal, nuzlocking old Pokemon games, or going for a Victory Royale in Fortnite.

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