Kayo Washio has worn a lot of hats at Japanese pay TV broadcaster Wowow. Early in her career she was an on-camera interviewer for the company's flagship movie channel, hosting sit-downs with A-list Hollywood stars and directors as they introduced their projects to Japan —from Steven Spielberg to Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and hundreds of others.
In 2011, she was dispatched to Los Angeles to head up Wowow's first U.S. office, tasked with maintaining and expanding the broadcaster's various output deals with the major Hollywood studios.
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