Western film companies in Asia

[Shoji Yumiko]

As far as I know, of course, major Western film companies have their 
offices in Tokyo, such as Warner Brothers Japan, Universal Pictures, Buena 
Visa, etc. 

(this is a Japanese site, but pls. take a look at 
http://www.nazuna.com/~bun/.  This is a list of major 
distributing/production companies in Japan.  Japanese local companies are 
also included.)

However, I am not sure whether these subsiriaries in Tokyo are also 
controlling over Asian market and responsible for merger and acquisition or 
not.  


>From: "Stephen Cremin" <asianfilmlibrary at mac.com>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Western film companies in Asia
>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:03:59 +0000
>
>Miramax have relocated their Asian office to Beijing.  Sony Columbia 
TriStar
>is based in Hong Kong.  Buena Vista (Disney) have their main setup in
>Singapore.  Peppermint (German sales agent with new focus on Asian film)
>have offices in Kuala Lumpur.  Does any major Western film company have
>their main Asian offices for acquisition and development in Tokyo?
>
>This is quite an important issue.  Because everyone is coming - with the
>exception of Paramount who for a long time have been rumoured to be 
looking
>for an executive in Asia - but basing themselves around China to look for
>stories, new directors, literary properties, etc.  Although Barbara 
Robinson
>at Columbia has "spies" all over the region, does the success of CTHD mean
>that China will be the only cultural gateway to Asia?
>
>Stephen

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