Eleven Arts

Eleven Arts is a film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California. It has Japanese executives and has "a largely Japanese lineup".^[1] It specializes in importing anime from Japan to the United States.^[2]

Eleven Arts

Company type	Film production, distribution, sales agent
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1997
Founder	Ko Mori
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California , United States
Key people	Ko Mori (CEO)
Website	www.elevenarts.net

History

The company was founded by Ko Mori in 1997.

In 2008, it has been partnered with Funimation to distribute Love and Honor (2006) in the United States. It also sold Man, Woman and the Wall to TLA Releasing for distribution in the United States and United Kingdom.^[3] In 2009, Eleven Arts acquired distribution rights to Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl.^[4] In 2012, the company partnered with Edlead to produce and distribute several films a year for international audiences.^[5]

The company releases Japanese anime films on home video in the United States market, though it has struggled with sales due to the prevalence of illegal downloads.^[6] It also filed in 2013 a lawsuit against a DVD distributor for distributing inferior copies of anime films based on poor sales numbers.^[7] And in response to piracy, Eleven Arts sought to release anime films in the United States before it is released on home video in Japan. For instance, The company released Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale in the United States three weeks after it was released in Japan.^[8]

On August 11, 2018, it was announced at Otakon 2018 that Eleven Arts had partnered with Right Stuf Inc. to become the exclusive distributor for select Eleven Arts titles on home video.^[9] On October 3, 2018, it was announced Eleven Arts and Shout! Factory had signed a distribution deal, whereby Shout! Factory would distribute Eleven Arts' titles for home video. Eleven Arts also clarified that this deal would not affect their partnership with Right Stuf.^[10]

Filmography

Films distributed by Eleven Arts in North America

Year	Film	Notes	Ref.
2001	Millennium Actress		[11]
2005	What the Snow Brings		[3]
2006	Love and Honor	Distributed in 2008	[3]
2006	Memories of Tomorrow	Distributed in 2007[12]	[3]
2008	Daytime Drinking		[13]
2009	The Harimaya Bridge	Distributed in 2010	[12]
2014	The Last: Naruto the Movie	Based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series Naruto	[12]
2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series Naruto	[12]
2017	Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1	Based on Waki Yamato's manga series Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern	[11]
2017	Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden Part 3	Based on Karakara-Kemuri's manga series Laughing Under the Clouds	[11]
2017	A Silent Voice	Based on Yoshitoki Ōima's manga of the same name	[11]
2017	Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale		[8]
2018	Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2	Based on Waki Yamato's manga series Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern	[11]
2018	Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden Part 1 & 2	Based on Based on Karakara-Kemuri's manga series Laughing Under the Clouds	[11]
2018	Liz and the Blue Bird		[11]
2018	Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms		[11]
2018	Penguin Highway	Based on Tomihiko Morimi's novel	[11]
2019	Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day	Based on Ayano Takeda's novel series Sound! Euphonium	[11]
2019	The Wonderland		[11]
2020	Poupelle of Chimney Town		[14]
2021	Deemo: Memorial Keys		[15]
2021	Gintama: The Very Final	Based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga series Gintama	[16]
2021	The House of the Lost on the Cape		[15]
2021	Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis	Based on Takeshi Konomi's manga series The Prince of Tennis	[17]
2021	Shirobako: The Movie	Sequel to Shirobako	[18]
2022	Blue Thermal	Based on Kana Ozawa's manga series	[19]

Films produced by Eleven Arts

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2008	Tokyo Gore Police		[20]
2014	Man from Reno		[21]
2016	A Bride for Rip Van Winkle		[22]
2017	Downrange		[22]
2018	Lords of Chaos	Produced by Vice Films, Insurgent, Scott Free, Kwesi Dickson, Chimney Pot	[22][23]
2020	Gift of Fire	Produced by NHK	[24]
2021	Prisoners of the Ghostland	Produced by Untitled Entertainment, Boos Boos Bang Bang, XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures	[25]