Hideo Kojima Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-04

Hideo Kojima net worth is
$30 Million

Hideo Kojima Wiki Biography

Hideo Kojima was born 24th August 1963, in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. He is a video game director, designer, producer as well as screenwriter. He founded the video game development studio entitled Kojima Productions in 2005, and currently, he is the director of the studio. Prior to this, he served as a vice president of Konami Digital Entertainment. Hideo Kojima has been active in the video game industry since 1986.

How much is the net worth of Hideo Kojima? It has been estimated that his current wealth stands at $30 million, as of the latest data. On the whole, video games are the main source of Hideo’s net worth.

Hideo Kojima Net Worth $30 Million

To begin with, at the age of three his family moved to Kansai, Japan’s southernmost region. As a big fan of cinema, he made several short films in small 8 mm while still in college. Being a young Japanese fan of robots, he quickly became interested in video games. He started working for Konami in 1986 as the post game planner (project manager).”Metal Gear” on the MSX was his first production. The third episode, nearly a decade later, “Metal Gear Solid” was released on PlayStation. Thanks to the quality of the script, graphic and technical exemplary achievement that has made cross an additional video game console, many new possibilities offered to the players.

Since Kojima has remained true to his principles, developing and producing “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty”, producing “Zone Of The Enders 1 & 2” and developing “Boktai 1 & 2”, games were based on ambient brightness. Hideo Kojima was promoted to Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment, alongside Shinji Enomoto, on the 1st April, 2011, and created his own studio Kojima Productions. At the Game Developers Conference 2013, Kojima presented the new sequel of the video game “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain”, then in mid-2014, following the Sony conference, it was announced that a new instalment of the franchise “Silent Hill” on the PlayStation 4 will be directed by Kojima in collaboration with Guillermo del Toro. However, the game was eventually cancelled in 2015.

Due to various misunderstandings between Kojima as a man and Kojima Productions as a studio, his departure from Konami was announced on the 16th December 2015. However, he continues to work as an external consultant to finalize “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain”, which will be the last game in the series created by him. According to the latest statements by Konami, the series could still continue to exist thereafter, despite the absence of its original creator. It is worth mentioning the fact that Kojima announced he was leaving Konami to found his own independent studio. It retains the name of Kojima Productions in a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment, to develop a game that will be released initially on PlayStation 4.

Finally, in the personal life of Hideo Kojima, he is married, and the family has two children.


Full NameHideo Kojima
Net Worth$30 Million
Date Of Birth24th August 1963
Place Of BirthSetagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.73 m
ProfessionJapanese video game designer, screenwriter, director, producer
NationalityJapanese
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
IMDBwww.imdb.com/name/nm0463620
AwardsThe Game Award - Industry Icon Award
NominationsVGX Award for Designer of the Year (2004)
MoviesMetal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
#Trademark
1Fresh, cutting edge gameplay.
2Intense cinematic in-game cutscenes.
3Frequent references to his previous games (e.g. the term "Metal Gear" is used in almost every of his games since Metal Gear (1987)
4Uses the given standards of a console to bring the best gaming experience possible.
5His games frequently feature characters that are influenced from famous Hollywood movie characters. For example, Solid Snake from Metal Gear is based on the character Snake Plisken from Escape from New York, Gillian Seed from Snatcher looks similar to Rick Deckard from Blade Runner and Jonathan Ingram and ED Brown from Policenauts look like Riggs and Murtaugh from the Lethal Weapon series.
6His games often revolve around nuclear weapons and genetic manipulations
#Quote
1Honestly, I'm a movie fan and that's very special to me. I honestly would love to make a movie someday, but that said, I think it has to be a certain special game that has to provide that right setting. But I don't think that game will be Metal Gear Solid. Metal Gear Solid was developed specifically to become a game. ...If it were to be made into a movie it would have to be something completely new. I wouldn't use my current scripts. I think I'd have to get somebody to get a new script and somebody else to direct it as a movie.
2The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.
#Fact
1Good friend of the creator of the Super Smash Bros and Kirby franchise "Masahiro Sakurai". Sakurai even put Solid Snake from Kojimas Metal Gear Solid in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character.
2His 5 favorite movies include Blade Runner, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Heaven and Hell, Taxi Driver and 2001: A Space Oddesey. Heaven and Hell is the only film in his list that is Japanese.
3He always needs Scott Dolph with him whenever he's having an interview in English because Kojima does not speak English well enough to communicate. Dolph helps interprets everything the interviewers say to Kojima.
4An avid F. Paul Wilson fan. He has had meetings with Wilson regarding creating a game based on the popular Repairman Jack character from Wilsons novels.
5Approached by the Watchowski Brothers to work in the production team of "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions"

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Death StrandingVideo Game pre-production
Metal Gear Solidvideo game announced
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015Video Game story / written by
Legacy of Snakes2015Short based on characters by
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes2014Video Game
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance2013Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker2010Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel2008Video story
Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel2008Video original story
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video Game scenario / story
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops2006Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel2006Video Game concept
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence2005Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004Video Game story / written by
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django2004Video Game idea
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes2004Video Game story / written by
Dorimumikkusu Tivi: Warudo faitazu2003Video Game character: Solid Snake
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand2003Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance2002Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty2001Video Game story / written by
Metal Gear Solid2000Video Game story
Metal Gear Solid: Integral1999Video Game written by
Metal Gear Solid1998Video Game written by
Policenauts1994Video Game screenplay / story
Snatcher CD-ROMantic1992Video Game creator / screenplay
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake1990Video Game scenario
Super Deform Snatcher1990Video Game scenario
Snatcher1988Video Game scenario
Metal Gear1987Video Game

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Death StrandingVideo Game producer pre-production
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes2014Video Game producer
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance2013Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker2010Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video Game producer
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 22007Video documentary producer
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops2006Video Game producer
Lunar Knights2006Video Game producer
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 12006Video documentary producer
Metal Gear Ac!d²2005Video Game producer
Metal Gear Ac!d2004Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004Video Game producer
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django2004Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes2004Video Game producer
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand2003Video Game producer
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner2003Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance2002Video Game producer: Snake Tales
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 22002Video documentary producer - uncredited
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty2001Video Game producer
Zone of the Enders2001Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid2000Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions1999Video Game producer
Metal Gear Solid1998Video Game executive producer
Snatcher CD-ROMantic1992Video Game producer
Metal Gear1987Video Game producer: PlayStation 3 re-release

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Metal Gear Solidproduction executive announced
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015Video Game motion capture: Hideo
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes2014Video Game motion capture: Hideo
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video Game game designer
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops2006Video Game game designer
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel2006Video Game planner
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence2005Video Game director: motion capture unit / game designer / producer: real time demo unit
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004Video Game game designer / planner / producer: real time demo / production/adjustment / setting justification / setting research
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes2004Video Game conceptual map / executive supervisor / game designer / setting justification / setting researcher
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand2003Video Game game designer
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner2003Video Game planner
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance2002Video Game concept map: script unit
Zone of the Enders2001Video Game opening movie creation: movie part design unit
Metal Gear Solid2000Video Game supervising director

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Death StrandingVideo Game pre-production
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015Video Game
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes2014Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker2010Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel2008Video
Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel2008Video
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence2005Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes2004Video Game uncredited
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance2002Video Game
The Document of Metal Gear Solid 22002Video documentary uncredited
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty2001Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions1999Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Integral1999Video Game
Metal Gear Solid1998Video Game
Policenauts1994Video Game
Snatcher CD-ROMantic1992Video Game
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake1990Video Game
Super Deform Snatcher1990Video Game
Snatcher1988Video Game
Metal Gear1987Video Game

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015Video GameHideo (voice)
Mega642014TV Series
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes2014Video GameHideo (voice)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video GameGod / Missouri Crewman / MGO Soldiers (Japanese version, voice)
Azumi2003Bandit (uncredited)
Versus2000/IIExtra (uncredited)
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions1999Video GameGenolla Monster (voice)
Policenauts1994Video GameAP officer no.2 (voice, uncredited)

Editor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004Video Game
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty2001Video Game
Metal Gear Solid: Integral1999Video Game
Metal Gear Solid1998Video Game
Policenauts1994Video Game

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008Video Game lyrics: "MGS Love Themes" / writer: "Snake Eater"
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu2008Video Game writer: "Snake Eater"

Visual Effects

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004Video Game motion capture director

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mighty Switch Force! Academy2015Video Game special thanks
Metal Gear2011Short dedicatee
MGS: Acquiescence2008Short film dedicated to
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu2008Video Game thanks for collaboration
Ape Escape 32005Video Game special thanks: Konami
Karaoke Revolution Volume 32004Video Game special thanks
Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i2001TV Series special thanks - 26 episodes
D no shokutaku 21999Video Game the producer wishes to thank

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Game Awards 20162016TV MovieHimself - Honoree - Industry Icon Award
Video Games: The Movie2014DocumentaryHimself
Did You Know Gaming?2014TV Series documentary shortHimself
PS4 All Access Live: Greatness Awaits2013TV MovieHimself
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards2011TV SpecialHimself
X-Play2011TV SeriesHimself
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 22007Video documentaryHimself
Metal Gear Saga Vol. 12006Video documentaryHimself
'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' - Making of the Hollywood Game2002Video documentaryHimself

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2009Lifetime Achievement AwardGame Developers Choice Awards

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016BTVA Video Game Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)

Known for movies


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