{"id":420995,"date":"2025-11-04T07:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/kojima-productions-is-opening-a-new-business-division-focused-on-film-and-television\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:54:40","slug":"kojima-productions-is-opening-a-new-business-division-focused-on-film-and-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kojima-productions-is-opening-a-new-business-division-focused-on-film-and-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Kojima Productions Is Opening A New Business Division Focused On Film And Television"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kojima-productions-is-opening-a-new-business-division-focused-on-film-and-television.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Kojima Productions is opening a new California-based business division that will focus on movies and television.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Kojima, the famed game director behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/games\/metal_gear_solid_v_the_phantom_pain\/b\/playstation4\/archive\/2015\/09\/01\/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-review-game-informer.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metal Gear Solid<\/a> series and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;q=game+informer+death+stranding+review&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Stranding<\/a>, is a fan of movies and TV. All it takes is one glance at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hideo_kojima\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram feed<\/a> to realize that. His primary focus has always been games, but it seems his studio, Kojima Productions, is preparing for a shift to other entertainment mediums.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I can finally confirm that Kojima Productions will be opening a new business division in California, USA,\u201d division lead Riley Russell writes in a press release. \u201cThe new division will be tasked with working with creative and talented professionals in television, music, and film, as well as the more familiar games industry. The team has as its charter, the goal of expanding the reach and awareness of the properties now under development at Kojima Productions, and to make them even more a part of our popular culture.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kojima Productions business development manager, Yoshiko Fukuda, says this new division will take the studio into new sectors to develop narratives beyond video games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As for what to expect first from this business division, that\u2019s unclear, although Russell does mention that it will focus on expanding narratives outside of games based on games currently in development at the studio. Perhaps it\u2019s cooking up a Death Stranding TV series, or maybe a film based on some game the studio is working on that hasn\u2019t even been announced yet. Only time will tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While waiting to learn more, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/death-stranding\/death-stranding-review-the-wanderer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Game Informer\u2019s<\/em> thoughts on Death Stranding<\/a> and then read this story about why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/impressions\/2021\/09\/23\/death-stranding-directors-cut-is-worth-another-trek-across-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Stranding Director\u2019s Cut is worth another trek across America<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Are you excited about a possible movie or TV series from Kojima? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/22\/kojima-productions-is-opening-a-new-business-division-focused-on-film-and-television\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kojima Productions is opening a new California-based business division that will focus on movies and television.\u00a0 It\u2019s no secret that Kojima, the famed game director behind the Metal Gear Solid series and Death Stranding, is a fan of movies and TV. All it takes is one glance at his Instagram feed to realize that. His primary focus has always been games, but it seems his studio, Kojima Productions, is preparing for a shift to other entertainment mediums.\u00a0 \u201cToday, I can finally confirm that Kojima Productions will be opening a new business division in California, USA,\u201d division lead Riley Russell writes in a press release. \u201cThe new division will be tasked with working with creative and talented professionals in television, music, and film, as well as&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kojima-productions-is-opening-a-new-business-division-focused-on-film-and-television\/\">Read 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