Skybound Hires Veteran Exec Mitsuru Oda To Lead Japanese Division
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Walking Dead and Invincible maker Skybound Entertainment has hired former Warner Bros. and Disney exec Mitsuru Oda to lead its Japanese unit.
Oda has been unveiled as President of Skybound Japan, leading the U.S. company’s business in the country and across Asia. The exec’s career spans more than 30 years, including 15 at Warner Bros.
Japan, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President. As we revealed at the time, Skybound Japan opened its doors last November under AshNukui, producer of The Sniffer and Memoir of A Teenage Amnesiac.
Skybound Japan’s slate already includes the likes of Japanese drama Heart Attack, starring Kanichiro (Kubi, Last Ninja – Blue Shadow) and Toko Miura (Drive My Car, Weathering with You), which was co-produced with Fuji TV and recently acquired by UK-based distributor Cineflix for international distribution.
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