LOS ANGELES -- Japanese anime such as Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" often have an appeal that Hollywood films lack, said David Jesteadt, president of the U.S. distributor responsible for marketing the recent Oscar winner in North America.
Jesteadt spoke to Nikkei before this year's Academy Awards were announced.





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