Global streaming group, Netflix has inked a partnership with “ Tokyo Swindlers ” director Hitoshi One. As part of the deal, Netflix will exclusively produce and distribute new series and films by One for the next five years.

Netflix is getting deeper into business with the hitmaking Japanese director Hitoshi One. The streamer on Monday revealed that it has inked an exclusive five-year deal with the filmmaker, whose most recent project,

Hitoshi One, the filmmaker behind Japanese features Bakuman and Scoop! as well as recent series Tokyo Swindlers, has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix that will see the streaming giant produce and distribute new films and series by the director over the next five years.

Netflix has signed Tokyo Swindlers director Hitoshi One to an exclusive five-year deal. The agreement means Netflix will produce and distribute all of One’s upcoming series and films for the period. The offer came two weeks after Tokyo Swindlers launched on the streamer,