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How did an underground-passage game made by one person sell 3 million copies? The Exit 8, from a 470-yen game to a Cannes film

A white underground passage, a salaryman walking toward you, and one rule: if something’s wrong, turn back. How did this game, made by one person and priced at 470 yen, sell 3 million copies, get made into a film and reach Cannes?
Inside the Industry

The Hollywood stars Japanese audiences remember speak in someone else’s voice: Japan’s custom of the “fixed” dubbing voice

For more than thirty years, Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken Japanese in almost the same voice. There is no contract and no instruction from Hollywood. So how has this custom lasted?
People

The Producer Behind Ghibli: Toshio Suzuki, the Editor Hayao Miyazaki Once Refused to Talk To

He can’t draw, and he isn’t a director. Yet Studio Ghibli’s films began with him sitting next to Hayao Miyazaki for three days.

How did an underground-passage game made by one person sell 3 million copies? The Exit 8, from a 470-yen game to a Cannes film