About Studio Muso

Studio Muso is a Japan based multimedia studio bridging the gap between East and West, providing international caliber development, production, and IP acquisition support.

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Harry Tanaka

Founding Partner - CEO

Harry is media/entertainment business executive with experiences in Japan, Korea, the US and Europe.

 

For 20 years, Harry has worked on cross-border, multi-national projects with special focus on strategy, business development and deal making, in relation to creating and marketing content from the West for them to better resonate with local audiences, and the other way around.

 

His passion in production has led to a number of first of its kind initiatives such as production of the first Disney animated Japan original series “Stitch!” and co-production TV movie “Wish on Stars,” as well as casting of top Japanese talents in “Lost” and “FlashForward.”

He worked as an equity member to Japanese animations from Studio Ghibli “When Marnie was There” and Studio Ponoc “Mary and the Witch’s Flower.” In addition, Harry acted as Japan representative to locate and acquire a number of IP rights in Japanese movies and novels for remake into feature movies to be produced in Hollywood.

Harry is founder/president of the Aerial Group, an advisory firm focused on media/entertainment. Client base for Aerial includes top Japanese animation studios, publishers, and broadcasters as well as production studios in the US. He also serves as the board member of Studio Ghibli from September 2020. Previously, Harry had held General Manager positions within The Walt Disney Company.


During his seventeen year run, he was GM of Media where he oversaw streaming, distribution, home video, and mobile businesses, and most recently was GM of Studio Motion Pictures for Japan. Notably, he had supported the launches of streaming services such as Hulu Japan and Disney Deluxe in Japan.


With deep network within movies, television, games and animation industries, Harry was on the boards of major industry associations such as Digital Entertainment Group and Japan Video Software Association. He served as a Juror for International Emmy’s semi-finals, and reviewed scripted and non-scripted series, for three years. Harry started as a lawyer who holds New York State bar and Japan bar, and had practiced in Japan, Washington DC and Brussels on IP cross border policies and dispute cases.