Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Shochiku Co., Ltd. operates in audio and video, theatre, real estate, and other businesses in Japan and internationally. It reports through three segments: Imaging Business, Theater Business, and Real Estate Business. Its activities include production, publicity, and distribution of live-action, animation, and motion pictures; licensing of audio and video rights; content development; management of theatres, cinema complexes, and communication satellite broadcasting; and planning and management of related events. The company also produces and promotes kabuki and general theatre productions, including travelling and overseas performances, and is involved in theatrical performance rights, talent promotion, real estate development and leasing, merchandise, and music copyright authorization. Formerly known as Shochiku Kinema Co., Ltd., it changed its name to Shochiku Co., Ltd. in 1937, was founded in 1895, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.