Episode 297 - Shuzo Shiota - President/CEO, Polygon Pictures

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re a big Japan-fan, you’ll love this podcast. Joining Chris is Shuzo Shiota, CEO of Polygon Pictures, the long-lived and prolific Tokyo-based digital animation studio behind movies and TV series including</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Godzilla</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Star Wars: The Clone Wars</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transformers: Prime</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Big Hero 6: The Series</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shuzo and Chris discuss the impact of Japanese art on the west, from its breakthrough at a Parisian exposition in the 1800s, to movies such as</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Akira</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Manga graphic novels and now Netflix’s vast array of anime titles. Shuzo also talks about Polygon Pictures’ origins, why it can be hard to create authentic anime in 3D, and the future of cinema, gaming and subscription-based services.</span></p>