South Korea's Games Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) has assigned a "19+" rating to Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The rating cites "excessive violence," "excessive profanity and swearing," and depictions of illegal substance use as reasons for the mature rating.
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Director Hideo Kojima recently presented actress Shiori Kutsuna with flowers, acknowledging her significant contributions to the game. Kojima's message praised Kutsuna's dedication, noting her work on motion capture in Los Angeles, 3D scanning, and voice recording (both Japanese and English) across multiple locations, even amidst pandemic-related challenges.
Kutsuna's involvement reportedly began in the fall of 2022. At Tokyo Game Show 2024, Kojima showcased Death Stranding 2: On the Beach with several two-minute cutscenes introducing key allies to the protagonist.
These included:
- Tarman: George Miller's character, captain of the mobile base Magellan, navigating tar lakes.
- Dollman: A former medium, now a living doll (portrayed by Fatih Akin), having lost his human form.
- Fragile: Léa Seydoux returns to the role.
- Tomorrow: Elle Fanning's mysterious character, discovered in a location resembling the afterlife, a nod to the original Death Stranding tagline, "Tomorrow is in your hands."
One scene features the characters singing Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" while interacting with a pregnant woman named Rainy (played by Shiori Kutsuna).
