The Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs announced the winners of the 72nd “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Fine Arts Recommendation Awards” on Wednesday. Game designer Hideo Kojima won the Cabinet Minister Award in the media fine arts category, while Ōoku: The Inner Chambers manga creator Fumi Yoshinaga won the Newcomer Award in the same category. Oscar-nominated film director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) also won the Newcomer Award in the film category.
The awards ceremony will be in Tokyo on March 15. The Cabinet Minister Award winners in 11 categories will each receive a certificate and 300,000 yen (about US$2,600), and the Newcomer Award winners will each receive a certificate and 200,000 yen (about US$1,700).
Kojima designed and wrote the Metal Gear game for Konami in 1987. The game helped establish the stealth game…
