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Shochiku

is a Japanese entertainment company. Founded in 1895, it initially managed kabuki theaters in Kyoto; in 1914, it also acquired ownership of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo. In 1920, Shochiku entered the film production industry and established the Kamata Film Studio. Currently, it is considered one of Japan's Big Four film studios and is the oldest among the Big Four. Shochiku is a member of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ).

Key facts

Company.name: Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Company.logo: Shochiku logo (text).svg
Company.logo_size: 250px
Company.image: Shochiku_HQ.jpg
Company.image_size: 250px
Company.image_caption: Headquarters in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo
Company.native_name: 松竹株式会社
Company.native_name_lang: ja
Company.romanized_name: Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha
Company.former_names: Teikoku Katsudo Shashin Co., Ltd. (1920-1921)Shochiku Kinema Co., Ltd. (1921-1937)
Company.predecessor: Shochiku Kinema Gomei-sha
Company.type: Public (Kabushiki gaisha)
Company.industry: Entertainment (film)
Company.founded: (brand) (company)
Company.hq_location: Tsukiji 4-1-1
Company.hq_location_city: Chūō, Tokyo
Company.hq_location_country: Japan
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History
As Shochiku Kinema
As Shochiku Corporation
Shareholders
Partial list of Shochiku's films
See also
References
External links

It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Sunrise, a division of Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Sunrise). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave director Hou Hsiao-hsien.