Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
They have also distributed most of Sony Pictures films for Japan, as well as producing some anime and anime films as well.
In 2019, Sony Japan merged its music subsidiary Aniplex with its television subsidiary Funimation. In 2020, through Funimation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan bought Crunchyroll from AT&T. On March 22, 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan made an agreement to outsource its home media distribution operations to Happinet through its Media Marketing unit.
Anime production
Astro Boy Tokyo Godfathers Paprika Ultraviolet: Code 044 Kurozuka Viper's Creed Marvel Anime Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Goblin Slayer The Violence Action Whisper of the Heart- ''Scarlet''