Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

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Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

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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Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Inc.
Native name
株式会社博報堂DYミュージック&ピクチャーズ
Kabushiki-gaisha Hakuhōdō DY myūjikku & pikuchāzu
FormerlyAmuse Video, Inc. (1990-2000)
Amuse Pictures, Inc. (2000-2003)
Toshiba Entertainment Inc. (2003-2007)
Showgate, Inc. (2007-2015)
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedOctober 16, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-10-16)
HeadquartersAkasaka, ,
Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Yoshikuni Murata (President)
ServicesProduction and distribution of films and series
ParentHakuhodo DY Media Partners (Hakuhodo DY Holdings)
Websitehakuhodody-map.jp
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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.

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