While growing up in Korea Joseph Chou became exposed to Japanese anime which inspired him to go into the entertainment industry. He came to work for Warner Home Entertainment group as the project The Animatrix began picking up momentum.

After the surprise success of The Animatrix, Chou was placed head of a division within Warner to oversee new animation projects. He helped lead the way for other projects such as Batman Gotham Knight to be produced after he left Warner. He's worked with some noted industry giants such as Shinji Aramaki and John Woo, as well as people in the U.S. such as ADV founder John Ledford.

Chou is also producing the purposed live-action Evangelion movie.