Shochiku

Film · Theater · Kabuki · Chuo, Tokyo

Shochiku, founded in 1895, is an entertainment group built on three pillars: film and video, theatre, and real estate. In film it produces, publicizes and distributes live-action, animation and tokusatsu films, distributes films made outside Japan, licenses video rights in Japan and abroad, and runs cinema complexes.

In theatre it plans, produces and promotes Kabuki and other productions, including tours and overseas performances, and directly manages Kabukiza, Shinbashi Enbujo, Osaka Shochikuza and Minamiza. It also runs Cinema Kabuki and MET Live Viewing screenings and leases and develops buildings. The company had 619 employees as of February 28, 2026 and is based in Tsukiji, Tokyo.