'Our next big bet is expanding feature films,' said Kaata Sakamoto, Netflix's local content head, as the streamer committed to producing 50 new Japanese projects.
capped off a two-day promotional event in Tokyo Wednesday with the news that it has enlisted Hirokazu Kore-eda, arguably Japan’s most esteemed contemporary auteur, to direct both a series and a feature film. The projects, still in development, will be the director’s first works for a streaming platform.
Kore-eda’s films, characterized by their subtle drama and social commentary, have been earning plaudits on the festival circuit since the early 2000s, but his career hit new heights in 2018 when his latest Japanese-language featureKore-eda noted that his Netflix projects will mark a creative departure from his past filmmaking. “Netflix and I are teaming up to create a drama series and a big-budget movie that is different from my previous works,” he said during the event in Tokyo. “You still need to wait for a bit before they’re finished and delivered to you.
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