, abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese

film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company that makes films. Today, studios are mostly financing and distribution entities. In addition, they may have their own studio facility or facilities; how ...

, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by

Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and rec ...

Entertainment. They have also distributed most of

films for Japan, as well as producing some anime and anime films as well. On March 22, 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan made an agreement to outsource its home media distribution operations to

Happinet is a Japanese entertainment company. History In February 1968, Hiroshi Kawai left Bandai to establish his own toy business. Kawai founded on June 7, 1969. In September 1972, it changed its name to . Tōshō merged with two other companies, ...

through its Media Marketing unit.

Anime production

* ''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 volumes by Akita Shoten. Da ...

'' (2003–2004) * ''

Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 Japanese animated Christmas tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors. Kon was inspired by the 1 ...

'' (2003) * ''

Paprika Paprika is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers, traditionally ''capsicum annuum''. It can have varying levels of Pungency, heat, but the peppers used for hot paprika tend to be milder and have thinner flesh than those used to produce ...

'' (2006) * '' Ultraviolet: Code 044'' (2008) * '' Kurozuka'' (2008) * ''

Viper's Creed is a Japanese mecha Action (fiction), action anime series created by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan with animation by Anime International Company, AIC Spirits and Digital Frontier. Though Hiroyuki Kanbe, Hiroyuki :ja:神戸洋行, Kanbe is t ...

'' (2009) * '' Marvel Anime'' (2010–2011) * '' Iron Man: Rise of Technovore'' (2013) * '' Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher'' (2014) * '' The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'' (2016) * ''

Goblin Slayer (stylized as GOBLIN SLAYER! in Latin script) is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki. A manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose is serialized in the ''Monthly Big Gangan' ...

'' (2018–2023) * ''The Violence Action'' (2022) * '' Whisper of the Heart'' (2022)

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* * Mass media companies established in 1984 Sony Pictures Entertainment Entertainment companies of Japan Film distributors of Japan Mass media companies based in Tokyo Pictures Entertainment Japan Japanese companies established in 1984 {{Japan-company-stub