Netflix is getting deeper into enterprise with the hitmaking Japanese director Hitoshi One. The streamer on Monday revealed that it has inked an unique five-year take care of the filmmaker, whose most up-to-date undertaking, Tokyo Swindlers , turned a global sensation over the summer time. Underneath the settlement, Netflix will completely produce and distribute One’s collection and movie output for the subsequent half-decade.
Tokyo Swindlers debuted on Netflix in July and ranked on the platform’s international prime 10 record for non-English TV for 5 consecutive weeks. At house in Japan — a market Netflix has been courting aggressively — it held the No.1 spot for all TV collection for six consecutive weeks.
“Mr. One has generously demonstrated his artistic abilities in Tokyo Swindlers , an exhilarating story with quirky characters stuffed with humanity,” mentioned Kaata Sakamoto, Netflix’s head of content material in Japan. A flashy, over-the-top heist saga, the present follows a crew of actual property con artists — together with stars Go Ayano, Etsushi Toyokawa and Kazuki Kitamura — as they attempt to pull off their largest heist but after catching wind of a main piece of property value 10 billion yen.
Hitoshi One made his movie directorial debut in 2011 with a well-received movie adaptation of the bestselling manga, Moteki . The film earned him the “Most Well-liked Title” award at thirty fifth Japan Academy Awards. Different profession highlights emb.