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Film production companies of Japan

  • Studio GhibliOn the 15th of June 1985, three men stood in a small office in Koganei, Tokyo to sign the papers that would create Studio Ghibli.
  • CoMix Wave FilmsThe year 2007 marked a decisive break in the history of Japanese animation production. CoMix Wave Films emerged from the ashes of its predecessor, CoMix Wave…
  • NintendoOn the 23rd of September 1889, a craftsman named Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a small unincorporated establishment in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto.
  • TopcraftOn the 1st of February 1972, Toru Hara established Topcraft in Tokyo. He brought together former staff from Toei Animation to build a new studio.
  • GainaxIn 1981, seven university students gathered in Osaka to create a short film for the 20th Annual Japan National SF Convention.