is getting deeper into business with the hitmaking . The streamer on Monday revealed that it has inked an exclusive five-year deal with the filmmaker, whose most recent project, , became an sensation over the summer. Under the agreement, Netflix will exclusively produce and distribute One’s series and film output for the next half-decade.
debuted on Netflix in July and ranked on the platform’s global top 10 list for non-English TV for five consecutive weeks. At home in Japan — — it held the No.1 spot for all TV series for six consecutive weeks.
“Mr. One has generously demonstrated his creative talents in , a thrilling story with quirky characters full of humanity,” said , Netflix’s head of content in Japan. A flashy, over-the-top heist saga, the show follows a team of real estate con artists — including stars Go Ayano, Etsushi Toyokawa and Kazuki Kitamura — as they try to pull off their biggest heist yet after catching wind of a prime piece of property worth 10 billion yen.
Hitoshi One made his film directorial debut in 2011 with a well-received film adaptation of the bestselling manga, . The movie earned him the “Most Popular Title” award at 35th Japan Academy Awards. Other career highlights include the hit coming-of-age comedy .
Adapted from a manga of the same name, the film won the best director prize at the 39th Japan Academy Awards. On the small screen, he won the grand prize in the TV category at Japan’s 60th Galaxy Awards — a ceremony organiz.
