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Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc.
Native name
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
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedFebruary 10, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-02-10)
(as RCA/Columbia Pictures Video K.K.)
August 7, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-08-07)
(as Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.)
Headquarters〒105-8415
No. 28, 4-chome, Toranomon, Minato
Tokyo
Toranomon Towers Office
Japan
Key people
Naomi Nakazawa
(Representative Director)
Soichi Sagawa
(Statutory Auditor)
ProductsMotion pictures
Television programs
Anime
OwnerSony Pictures Entertainment (66.7%)
Sony Group Corporation (33.3%)
Number of employees
75 (as of April 1, 2024)
SubsidiariesMusic On! TV (with SMEJ)
Madhouse, Inc. (5%, with Nippon Television)
Websitesonypictures.jp

Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc. (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 Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment.[1][2]

They have also distributed most of Sony Pictures films for Japan, as well as producing some anime and anime films as well.[3]

On March 22, 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan made an agreement to outsource its home media distribution operations to Happinet through its Media Marketing unit.

Anime production

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References

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  1. ^ About Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
  2. ^ Company Overview of Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
  3. ^ "Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Archives". Animation Magazine.
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