#01

・A life gradually drawn into creativity while building a career
・Thought about wanting to enter the film industry since elementary school
・A major turning point was “Back to the Future”
・Was shocked by “Dead Poets Society”
・Strongly feel that film is a medium that influences the lives of many people
・Prefer Jet Li over Jackie Chan
・Aimed to work in film acquisition at GAGA, eventually joining Toho
・Commonalities between interpreting and producing
・Experiences as an Asian minority while studying in the U.S.
・The current state of the film industry in Taiwan

Yuri Nishimoto
Producer of Peking Opera at Pili International Multimedia
Studied abroad as an exchange student at Plano Senior High School in Texas, USA from 1991 to 1992, responsible for writing the film section of the school newspaper.
Graduated from Waseda University with a degree in English Literature in 1996 and joined Toho Co., Ltd. After working at the Osaka branch in a cinema, returned to the Tokyo headquarters to handle pamphlet and product development in the visual business department. After getting married, moved to Taiwan in 2001.
In 2002, worked as the president’s assistant at the animation company “Milk.com,” founded by director Edward Yang, handling negotiations with Japanese animation companies and film festival-related tasks.
In 2007, served as Co-producer for the film “Dōcha,” while also working as an interpreter on set and for the director. Subsequently became involved in various interpreting and translation tasks.
Joined Pili International Multimedia in 2013, responsible for overseas sales, film festival operations, and domestic and international licensing for the first 3D puppet animation film “The Secret of Ancient Robots.” At the same time, served as producer for the Japan-Taiwan co-production series “Thunderbolt Fantasy,” overseeing coordination between Japan and Taiwan and video production.

Summary of Ms. Yuri Nishimoto