Hideo Kojima is a prolific video game director known for his cinematic and often bizarre storytelling style. The meme usually revolves around his tendency to credit himself multiple times in his games ('A Hideo Kojima Game'), his enigmatic social media presence where he shares everything from his lunch to photos with Hollywood celebrities, and the intense fan worship that jokingly labels him a 'genius.' Users employ this template to parody over-complicated narratives, philosophical gaming tropes, or simply to add a cinematic flair to mundane everyday situations by stamping his name on it in the style of a high-budget movie credit.