Andrea Bucko and Motoko Kimura have unveiled YUME Entertainment, a TV and film financing and production company focused on “bold, boundary-pushing storytelling” and supporting emerging voices.
YUME, which means dream in Japanese, is launching with a slate that includes The Red Room, a film by Yumiko Fujiwara, whose The Fire Outside was featured on the 2021 Black List. CAA Media Finance will handle North American rights to the film. YUME is also working with Dark Horse Comics and developing Japanese IPs in partnership with Shogakukan and Gentosha, among others.
Bucko has her own banner, Sugar Rush Pictures, and co-founded Raised by Wolves, a development fund and finance company with Jordan Claire Robbins. Kimura has worked on 15 miniseries and 16 feature films, bridging Asia and Hollywood.
“YUME is where dreams, instinct, and fearless imagination meet the rigor of world-class financing and production,” said Bucko. “Utilizing our unique dual foundation in Hollywood and Japan, we aim to champion storytellers who push against the familiar and speak directly to the visceral human experience.”
“As a Japanese producer working internationally, I want YUME to be a home for bold voices, especially those bridging Asia and Hollywood,” said Kimura. “We are thrilled to be working with Yumiko Fujiwara for our debut film, The Red Room, as this is the type of project that defines YUME—one of international reach stemming from a talented emerging creator.”
