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Meet Yoshihiro Shimamura: The Low-Key Film & TV Investor Set On Changing Japan’s Entertainment Industry For The Better
Yoshihiro Shimamura, film and TV investor, talks about the opportunities and challenges for Japanese entertainment, across anime and the global market.
EXCLUSIVE: With businesses spanning across broadcasting, real estate, the space industry and consulting, Japanese investor Yoshihiro Shimamura has expanded his portfolio over the last few years to include international film production. Shimamura — who previously went by just the mononym ‘Yoshi’ in production credits — sat down with Deadline for his first interview with an international publication, for a wide-ranging discussion about how he chooses which films to invest in and how he has hedged his bets on the continued growth of Japanese animation. To date, these include Howl by Elias E. Merhige (executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jane Goodall), Chameleon and Gensan Punch by Brillante Mendoza, Orang Ikan by Mike Wiluan, Moonglow by Isabel Sandoval, Kiss of the Con Queen by Tom Waller and December by Anshul Chauhan.
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