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Shochiku Co., Ltd. (松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company. It started its business in 1895 by managing kabuki theaters in Kyoto, and 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.
Shochiku entered the film industry in 1920, becoming the first to produce sound films and color motion picture films in Japan – Shochiku was always a trend-leader in challenging new things and produced several treasured works and blockbusters.
Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd. (株式会社松竹撮影所, Kabushiki gaisha Shōchiku Satsueijo) is a Japanese film and production studio company of Shochiku Group, which has been producing movies and dramas for roughly a century, being the second-oldest motion picture company in Japan.
Shōchiku Co., Ltd., leading Japanese motion-picture studio, the films of which are usually home-centred dramas aimed toward an audience of women. The company was formed in 1902 as a production company for Kabuki performances.
Home to Ozu’s delicately daft “home dramas” and hearth to the Oshima-ignited hellfire of the Japanese “New Wave,” the perpetually modern and perennially conservative Shochiku Studios celebrates the 110th anniversary of its extraordinary career.
Jun 13, 2021 · The fifth era of the Mt. Fuji variant of the Shochiku Films logo from 1980-1993, remastered in 4K resolution. While it has been seen on many common Japanese films during that era, it was also seen on the original print of the obscure (and un-localized) Super Mario Bros. anime from 1986.
Shochiku has produced films by Yasujiro Ozu, Hiroshi Shimizu, Keisuke Kinoshita Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, Nagisa Oshima, Takeshi Kitano, and keeps on introducing many talented directors inside and outside of Japan. Shochiku also acts in the Japanese film industry as an active distributor.
