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Native name | 株式会社松竹撮影所 |
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Company type | Public |
Industry | Entertainment (Film studio and Filmmaking) |
Founded | October 15th, 2008 |
Headquarters | 12-9, Uzumasa Horigauchi-cho, Ukyo-ku, , |
Number of locations | 2 |
Parent | Shochiku |
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Website | www |
Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd. (株式会社松竹撮影所, Kabushiki gaisha Shōchiku Satsueijo) is a Japanese film and production studio company of Shochiku Group, which has been producing movies and dramas for roughly a century,[1] being the second-oldest motion picture company in Japan.
The company has production bases in Kyoto and Tokyo since its inception in the 1920s, and the long-established Shochiku Kyoto Studio (松竹京都撮影所, Shōchiku Kyōto Satsueijo) is equipped with a studio facility that is deeply rooted in tradition.[1]
It has also worked on the production of Hollywood films such as "The Last Samurai".[2]
Shochiku Studio is known for productions of many Japanese period dramas, movies, TV and commercials.