Three Japanese female producers who have achieved international critical and commercial success —Miyagawa Eriko, Eiko Mizuno Gray and Murata Chieko – participated in a Tokyo International Film Festival event as part of its Women’s Empowerment section. With section curator Andrijana Cvetkovikj serving as moderator, the trio began by tracing their paths to their current profession.

Co-winner of an Emmy for her work on the hit streaming series “ Shogun ,” Miyagawa said she got her start as an interpreter on the set of Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” “I couldn’t believe how much work it was to create each shot and the chaos of it,” she said. “I fell in love with the process.”

She added that working with Tarantino was both a “gift and curse because he’s a genius.” “Maybe I could h

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