Amuse, Inc.

Amuse, Inc.
Native name
 株式会社アミューズ
Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu
Public K.K.
Traded as TYO: 4301
ISIN JP3124500004
Industry Entertainment
Founded October 16, 1978[1]
Founder Yokichi Osato[2]
Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
 Asia[3]
Key people
 Yokichi Osato
(Founder, Representative Director and Chairman)
Tatsuro Hatanaka
(Representative Director, President)[2]
Revenue Increase ¥50,647 million (2017)
Increase ¥5,362 million (2017)
Increase ¥25,127 million (2017)
Total assets Increase ¥38.261 million (2017)
Total equity Increase ¥8.82 million (2017)
Number of employees
 264 (385 in Amuse Group)[4]
As of March 31, 2017[1]
Subsidiaries Taishita Label Music (Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment)
Amuse Quest
TOKYO FANTASY Inc.
A-Sketch (Joint Venture with KDDI)
Amuse Edutainment
Geishin Creative Tokyo
J-Feel
Brussels Co., Ltd.
Kirei Inc (U.S.A.)
Amuse Korea
Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production
Geishin Creative Shanghai
Live Viewing Japan
New Japan Pro Wrestling (5%)
Website www.amuse.co.jp

Amuse, Inc. (株式会社アミューズ, Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu)[5] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include gravure idols,[6] musicians, and so on.

Amuse produces TV & radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software, and patent agent businesses. The private Amuse Museum, located in Asakusa, Tokyo, is owned by the company. It features ukiyo-e and textile displays.

In January 2016, Amuse established a partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling.[7]

Artists

Other holdings

Amuse Models

Amuse Models
Division
Industry Fashion
Parent Amuse, Inc
Website www.amuse.co.jp/ Edit this on Wikidata

Amuse Models is a division of Amuse. Amuse Models was founded in 2004, Their Kids division is sometimes called Amuse Kids.

In 2014 Amuse merged with Will Corporation and then established modeling agency that now mainly consists of teenager talent. Talents who belonged to Amuse after their merger with Will Corporation include Juri Ueno and Yuriko Yoshitaka.

Equity holdings

  • A-Sketch - Joint Venture with KDDI
  • Taishita Label Music – Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment
  • Amuse Soft Entertainment - merged with Amuse in 2015
  • Amuse Quest
  • Amuse Books - merged with Amuse in 2003
  • Amuse Video - sold to Toshiba
  • Amuse Edutainment
  • Geishin Creative Tokyo
  • TOKYO FANTASY Inc.
  • Ayers Inc. - merged with Amuse in 2015
  • J-Feel
  • Brussels Co., Ltd.
  • Kirei Inc (U.S.A.)
  • Amuse Korea
  • Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production
  • Geishin Creative Shanghai
  • Live Viewing Japan

References

  1. 1 2 "Corporate Profile". AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. 1 2 "Message From Management". AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ↑ Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). "J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  4. ↑ This figure does not include part-time and temporary workers.
  5. ↑ Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). "Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  6. ↑ "アミューズモデルス". Amuse.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  7. ↑ 新日本プロレスが大手芸能プロダクション『アミューズ』との業務提携を発表！. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
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