Published Oct 19, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
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When he’s not busy making video games, Hideo Kojima lends a hand to other projects. The video game director may be best known for his work on the Metal Gear franchise, but he’s also known for making unexpected appearances, surprising fans whenever they spot his face or likeness in other media. Now, his next appearance won’t come as a surprise. Ahead of the return of a hit Netflix series, the show has confirmed that Kojima will make an appearance.
Right now, Kojima is working on two upcoming video games. The first is Physint, an upcoming action-adventure stealth game, starring Bill Skarsgård as the playable character. The second is an upcoming horror game called ***OD ***and has Jordan Peele working alongside the game director. Release dates for both titles have yet to be announced, and details for the latter remain a mystery, as Kojima wants to “release it without saying anything.”
Outside video games, Kojima has made cameos and taken on small roles in various projects, including Zootopia 2. Earlier this month, Kojima revealed that he would appear in a major live-action movie and an anime series. While the movie remains a mystery, we may now know which anime Kojima was referring to. On social media, ***Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ***has announced that Kojima will make a cameo in the upcoming series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, where he will reprise his ***Cyberpunk 2077 ***role as Hideyoshi Oshima, a character described as “a Japanese braindance director.” While the show did not reveal which episodes Kojima’s cameo would be in, it showed a first glimpse of his character, albeit not very heavily detailed, and it looks like a screenshot of him in the background. If that’s the case, keen-eyed fans should keep an eye out for him.
Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.
You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you’re capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.
You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario — because you’ve always believed there’s a third option nobody else has thought of yet.
You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith — not because you’re fearless, but because giving up simply isn’t something you’re capable of.
You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone’s hero — you just refuse to stop when it matters.
You have been through fire that would break most people — and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is the upcoming stand-alone follow-up to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, featuring a new set of characters, but it will continue to take place in Night City. As of writing, plot details have yet to be revealed, but a trailer came out last week, showcasing more action and violence in this dystopian city. The show stars Valeria Rodriguez (Monster High) as Roman Carax and Kimoy Lee (Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi) as Talia Yang. The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series came out in 2022 and was met with high praise, earning a perfect 100% critics’ score and a 95% audience score. It also won “Anime of the Year” at the 2023 Crunchyroll Awards and was nominated for “Best Adaptation” at The Game Awards 2022, losing to Netflix’s Arcane, an animated series based on League of Legends.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will release on October 20, 2026, on Netflix, and all episodes of *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners *are now available to stream. Follow Collider for more updates.
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