Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan

Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) lnc. (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, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by the Sony Pictures Entertainment.[1][2]

Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) lnc.

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
Type	Subsidiary KK
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	February 10, 1984 (Found as: RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Co., Ltd.) August 7, 1991 (Found as: Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.)
Headquarters	〒105-8415 No. 28, 4-chome, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toranomon Towers Office Japan
Key people	Masao Takiyama (Representative Director) Soichi Sagawa (Statutory Auditor)
Products	Motion pictures Television Production Anime
Owner	Sony Corporation
Number of employees	229 (as of July 1, 2019)
Parent	Sony Pictures Entertainment (62.1%) Sony (33.3%) CPE Holdings Inc. (4.6％)
Subsidiaries	AK Holdings Animax Broadcasat Japan Kids Station AXN Japan Mystery Channel Music On! TV (with SMEJ) MADHOUSE Inc.
Website	sonypictures.jp

Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Mitsui & Co.'s joint venture AK Holdings is the majority shareholder of Japanese anime satellite television company Animax Broadcast Japan and Kids Station.

They have also distributed most of Sony Pictures films for Japan, as well as producing some Anime and Anime films as well.[3]