He became the second game maker in Japanese history to receive the Hideo Kojima culture award. The first winner of the award is Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario.
Today, Hideo Kojima was deemed worthy of the Ministry of Culture Award, which is held annually in the Media Arts category. Since 1950, the award has been given to individuals in various categories who have “made outstanding achievements in all aspects of the arts or opened a new frontier” and is one of Japan’s most prestigious awards. After Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Hideo Kojima cultural award He became the second game maker to win.
Hideo Kojima made his first statements after the cultural award
The 58-year-old game maker, known for the Metal Gear series and Death Stranding, expressed his thoughts on Twitter after receiving the award:
“I am very happy that the immature medium of games, ‘expression’ is highly valued as a cultural art form. I will continue to dedicate myself to the creation of digital entertainment. Thank you very much for your continued support.”
Hideo Kojima, who has been in the game industry for 36 years, spent most of his career within Konami. The producer, especially known for his Metal Gear Solid series, was working on the last game of Konami’s famous horror game series. Unfortunately, due to the problems with the company, Kojima parted ways with Konami, and the Silent Hills game, with its renewed name at that time, was cancelled. Kojima continues his adventure in the game industry with his own studio, Kojima Productions.