Japanese Government Grants Hideo Kojima Award for Fine Arts

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Hideo Kojima is one of the most well-known creators currently working in the video game industry, whose outpourings have earned him a reputation as something of a unique character when it comes to directing games. In fact, he's considered one of the most influential developers in the Japanese gaming industry, famous for the long-running Metal Gear series, as well as 2019's Death Stranding. Beginning his career in the mid-1980s, he has been in the thick of it for around three and a half decades, and now his contributions have received special recognition.

According to a tweet from the Kojima Productions account, the director has received the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts from the Agency of Cultural Affairs in Japan, in the category of media arts. This represents the first time that a notable figure from the video games industry has won the award since the category was introduced in 2008. The last winner was Shigeru Miyamoto, who was awarded it in 2010, meaning it's been twelve years since a gaming figurehead has won.

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This is undoubtedly a prestigious honor for Kojima. According to the document that lists all the latest winners of this particular Art Award, Kojima received the honor due to his achievements on the director's cut of Death Stranding. While a press release was sent out detailing the award, the link has since been taken down for unknown reasons. However, according to a report from The Gamer, it's alleged that the committee felt that Death Stranding's «dynamic interactions» and depictions of «methods transcending existing theories» in video games were worthy of praise.

Over the decades, his star has risen as he moved from the Metal Gear games into the