Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan

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]

Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc.

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
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Pikuchāzu Entateinmento
Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	February 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)
Products	Motion pictures Television programs Anime
Owner	Sony Pictures Entertainment (66.7％) Sony Group Corporation (33.3%)
Number of employees	75 (as of April 1, 2024)
Subsidiaries	Music On! TV (with SMEJ) Madhouse, Inc. (5%, with Nippon Television)
Website	sonypictures.jp

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.