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‘Tokyo Vice’ Producer Alex Boden Talks Next Steps For Shooting In Japan; VIPO Reveals Ten Projects Approved For New Incentive


Boden spoke of need to expand crew base as VIPO reveals that ten productions have so far been approved for Japan's new location incentive.

During his masterclass, Boden outlined some of the challenges the production faced when it first came to Tokyo, including securing notoriously difficult locations such as Akasaka, and finding enough experienced bilingual crew. Japan has several LED walls and is slowly building up a crew base for physical shooting, but with several new projects awarded the location incentive, has no time to waste in upskilling local talent. Among the most recent projects to be approved are the second season of Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters, which is shooting in Australia but will spend several days in Japan; Neuromancer, a series based on William Gibson’s novel produced by Skydance, Anonymous Content and Wowow; and Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty, directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, who was one of the directors on Tokyo Vice.

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