EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Chloé Zhao and Nicolas Gonda have just opened the doors to Kodansha Studios , a new global studio dedicated to creating premium, live-action movies and television series based on hit manga properties.

Kodansha Studios will leverage the Kodansha library, which is the leading Japanese publisher behind such beloved manga as Akira and Attack on Titan , to create films and series spanning romance, drama, horror and event-level action and fantasy. Kodansha will connect international filmmakers with renowned Japanese manga authors, developing and packaging premium adaptations.

Nomadland filmmaker Zhao will serve as Chief Creative Officer, while Gonda is President and Chief Operations Officer. Zhao and Gonda’s existing production company Book of Shad

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