by Toei, a major distributor, held a 2022 lineup presentation in Tokyo on February 3, and the producer in charge explained the outline of the 19 works to be distributed.
At the beginning of the press conference, Osamu Tezuka, the director of the company, said, “I am confident this year. I have a large grain size, and I want to achieve the best results this year since the company was founded.” After the press conference, when asked about a medium- to a long-term plan, he said, “Toei used to say that it was a line, such as a line, a real record line, etc., but when the cinema complex became mainstream, it reached a major turning point. “It is no longer necessary to be a line,” he said. “Therefore, I would like to increase the number of series, and since I have studios in the east and west, I also want to increase my works.” He spoke sincerely.
In addition, due to the influence of the request to refrain from corona, distribution systems such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video expanded their power at once. Still, the threat is also calm, “I think that it can coexist. It has coexisted so far.” Speak in a pleasant tone.
“If you look at the history of movies, there was the spread of television and the trend of rental bidets, but they have coexisted. Toei has even created a company called Toei Video. The existence of distribution has also changed significantly. I think it will be a point. However, I believe it is essential to create competitive works with distribution as a creator. It is vital to create something more interesting than Netflix or Amazon. “
