Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) lnc. (株式会社ソニー・ピクチャーズ エンタテインメント, Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Pikuchāzu Entateinmento), abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by the Sony Pictures Entertainment.[1][2]
Native name | 株式会社ソニー・ピクチャーズ エンタテインメント |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Pikuchāzu Entateinmento |
Type | Subsidiary KK |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | February 10, 1984 (Found as: RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Co., Ltd.) August 7, 1991 (Found as: Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.) |
Headquarters | 〒105-8415 No. 28, 4-chome, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toranomon Towers Office Japan |
Key people | Masao Takiyama (Representative Director) Soichi Sagawa (Statutory Auditor) |
Products | Motion pictures Television Production Anime |
Owner | Sony Corporation |
Number of employees | 222 (as of July 1, 2020) |
Parent | Sony Pictures Entertainment (62.1%) Sony (33.3%) CPE Holdings Inc. (4.6%) |
Subsidiaries | AK Holdings Animax Broadcasat Japan Kids Station AXN Japan Mystery Channel Music On! TV (with SMEJ) MADHOUSE Inc. |
Website | sonypictures |
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Mitsui & Co.'s joint venture AK Holdings is the majority shareholder of Japanese anime satellite television company Animax Broadcast Japan and Kids Station.
They have also distributed most of Sony Pictures films for Japan, as well as producing some Anime and Anime films as well.[3]
Anime production
- Astro Boy (2003)
- Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
- Paprika (2006)
- Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008)
- Kurozuka (2008)
- Viper's Creed (2009)
- Marvel Anime (2010–2011)
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013)
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014)
References
External links
- Official Website
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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