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Prime Video Expands Japanese Content Strategy with Arashi Documentary

Updated 2026-09-03 09:25 UTC 1 source Neutral

Prime Video is increasing its investment in Japanese original content, launching a slate that includes a documentary on the reunion tour of popular boy band Arashi. The move aims to strengthen Prime Video's presence in Japan’s streaming market.

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Variety

‘I Am Frankelda’ Filmmakers Roy and Arturo Ambriz Take ‘Ballad of the Phoenix’ to Venice, Share Guillermo del Toro’s Advice to ‘Go Bigger’

Mexican animators Roy and Arturo Ambriz, the groundbreaking duo behind their country’s first-ever stop-motion animated feature, are hoping to hit a high note with “Ballad of the Phoenix,” which the brothers are taking to the Venice Gap-Financing Market running Sept. 4 – 6. A stop-motion fantasy insp

2026-09-03 09:12 UTC

Variety

Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Arashi Doc Leads Prime Video Japan Slate as Top Execs Unveil Country Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)

Prime Video is doubling its investment in Japanese original content over the next two years, according to three of the streamer’s top executives, who detailed a slate led by a documentary on boy band Arashi’s reunion tour and subsequent conclusion from Kore-eda Hirokazu, in an interview

2026-09-03 09:21 UTC