Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc. | |
Image Caption: | Headquarters in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo |
Native Name: | 株式会社ソニー・ピクチャーズ エンタテインメント |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Romanized Name: | Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Pikuchāzu Entateinmento |
Type: | Joint venture (KK) |
Foundation: | (as RCA/Columbia Pictures Video K.K.) (as Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.) |
Location: | 〒105-8415 No. 28, 4-chome, Toranomon, Minato Tokyo Toranomon Towers Office Japan |
Key People: | Naomi Nakazawa (Representative Director) Soichi Sagawa (Statutory Auditor) |
Industry: | Entertainment |
Products: | Motion pictures Television programs Anime |
Num Employees: | 75 (as of April 1, 2024) |
Owner: | Sony Group Corporation |
Subsid: | Music On! TV (with SMEJ) Madhouse, Inc. (5%, with Nippon Television) |
Parent: | Sony Pictures Entertainment (66.7%) Sony Group Corporation (33.3%) |
, 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.