Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
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Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Inc. (株式会社博報堂DYミュージック&ピクチャーズ), formerly Showgate Inc. (株式会社ショウゲート), is a Japanese entertainment company. It is a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Holdings. The company engages in the domestic acquisition of foreign films and dramas in Japan, as well as the production and distribution of anime and movies.
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Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Predecessor | Showgate Inc. |
Founded | October 1, 2015 |
Headquarters | Minato, , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Yoshikuni Murata (President) |
Services | Production and distribution of films and series |
Parent | Hakuhodo DY Media Partners (Hakuhodo DY Holdings) |
Website | hakuhodody-map |
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The company was established as Amuse Video by the entertainment agency Amuse. It was later renamed Amuse Pictures, then became a subsidiary of Toshiba and was known as Toshiba Entertainment. Finally, as a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, it became Showgate and is now Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures.