Many Japanese New Wave directors were able to create independent production companies in the early 1960s, in part, because:
A. most New Wave films had experienced profitable releases in Western markets.
B. theaters' habits of showing double features created a larger appetite for releases than the studios could profitably satisfy.
C. the Japanese studio system had fragmented during the war, resulting in an unstable industry made up of small, impoverished firms.
D. the government encouraged new talent through subsidies and prizes.
Answer: B
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