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Netflix may fix Japan movie-funding dilemma, says director Kawase
Published Thu, Jun 8, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN'S Cannes prodigy Naomi Kawase believes Netflix can help unleash the creativity of her country's film industry, despite the eruption of a row over the American streaming giant that marred the French film festival.
Kawase, a regular at the world's most prestigious film festival since winning the Camera d'Or in 1997, said she "has not filmed a single movie with 100-per cent Japanese funding" for at least a decade.
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