Kadokawa Daiei Studio, formerly Kadokawa Pictures Inc. (角川映画株式会社, Kadokawa Eiga Kabushiki-gaisha) is the film division of the Japanese company the Kadokawa Corporation. It is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studios.
In 1975, Kadokawa's president, Haruki Kadokawa, decided to venture into the film business, launching the film division of Kadokawa Shoten; thus Kadokawa Pictures was born. His goal was to try to reap synergy benefits by creating film adaptations of the publishing house's most popular books and marketing them simultaneously.[2] The company's first film was the 1976 release The Inugamis, directed by Kon Ichikawa and adapted from a Kadokawa Shoten published novel written by Seishi Yokomizo.[3] Due to an aggressive marketing campaign, the film ended as the second-largest earner of the year in Japan.[2]
Between 1976 and 1993, Kadokawa produced close to 60 films. The company's pictures were usually large-scale epics with sizable budgets and matching advertising campaigns, aimed for mass audiences and box-office success. While critics were not always kind on Kadokawa's works,[2] the films were consistently popular among the viewing public. By 1992, seven out of the top 20 all-time highest box-office grossing Japanese films were Kadokawa productions.[4] During his time at Kadokawa Shoten, Haruki Kadokawa was often hailed as the savior of Japan's struggling film industry.[2] Kadokawa's efforts to branch into foreign markets were consistently less successful. Its biggest failure came in 1992, when the 25 million US$ film Ruby Cairo, starring Andie MacDowell, failed to find a distributor in the United States.[2] Haruki Kadokawa was forced to resign from Kadokawa Shoten after being arrested for smuggling cocaine.[4] The new president was Haruki's younger brother Tsuguhiko,[4] who had previously been forced out of the company in favor of Haruki's son Taro.[2]
Kadokawa Shoten later acquired Daiei Film Co. from Tokuma Shoten following the passing of its president, Yasuyoshi Tokuma. In November 2002, Chairman Maihiko Kadokawa announced that Daiei Film Co. would merge with the company's own film division to form Kadokawa-Daiei Film Co., Ltd.[5]
In March 2004, Kadokawa Daiei Pictures, Inc.[6] acquired a 44% stake in Nippon Herald Films Inc., an independent film distributor founded in 1956,[7] and acquired the remaining 56% stake the following year.[8][9] It later changed its name to Kadokawa Pictures.[10]
On March 1, 2006, it merged with the Kadokawa Herald to become Kadokawa Herald Pictures Inc. and later Kadokawa Pictures.[11] In 2007, it changed its name to Kadokawa Shoten Pictures, with Shinichiro Inoue as its president and CEO.[12]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kadokawa Daiei Studio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kadokawa Daiei Studio formerly Kadokawa Pictures Inc 角川映画株式会社 Kadokawa Eiga Kabushiki gaisha is the film division of the Japanese company the Kadokawa Corporation It is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan MPPAJ and is therefore one of Japan s Big Four film studios Kadokawa Daiei StudioNative name株式会社角川大映スタジオRomanized nameKabushiki gaisha Kadokawa Daiei SutajioTypePrivate KKIndustryFilmPredecessorKadokawa PicturesDaiei FilmFoundedNovember 2002Headquarters1 8 19 Fujimi Chiyoda ku Tokyo 102 8078Area servedJapan worldwideKey peopleKadokawa Tsuguhiko Chairman Shinichiro Inoue President and CEO ProductsMotion picturesTotal equity 250 millionParentKadokawa CorporationWebsitekd st wbr co wbr jp Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links History Edit Kadokawa Pictures absorbed Daiei Film assets to form Kadokawa Daiei Studio In 1945 Genyoshi Kadokawa established Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co focusing on the publishing business 1 In 1975 Kadokawa s president Haruki Kadokawa decided to venture into the film business launching the film division of Kadokawa Shoten thus Kadokawa Pictures was born His goal was to try to reap synergy benefits by creating film adaptations of the publishing house s most popular books and marketing them simultaneously 2 The company s first film was the 1976 release The Inugamis directed by Kon Ichikawa and adapted from a Kadokawa Shoten published novel written by Seishi Yokomizo 3 Due to an aggressive marketing campaign the film ended as the second largest earner of the year in Japan 2 Between 1976 and 1993 Kadokawa produced close to 60 films The company s pictures were usually large scale epics with sizable budgets and matching advertising campaigns aimed for mass audiences and box office success While critics were not always kind on Kadokawa s works 2 the films were consistently popular among the viewing public By 1992 seven out of the top 20 all time highest box office grossing Japanese films were Kadokawa productions 4 During his time at Kadokawa Shoten Haruki Kadokawa was often hailed as the savior of Japan s struggling film industry 2 Kadokawa s efforts to branch into foreign markets were consistently less successful Its biggest failure came in 1992 when the 25 million US film Ruby Cairo starring Andie MacDowell failed to find a distributor in the United States 2 Haruki Kadokawa was forced to resign from Kadokawa Shoten after being arrested for smuggling cocaine 4 The new president was Haruki s younger brother Tsuguhiko 4 who had previously been forced out of the company in favor of Haruki s son Taro 2 Kadokawa Shoten later acquired Daiei Film Co from Tokuma Shoten following the passing of its president Yasuyoshi Tokuma In November 2002 Chairman Maihiko Kadokawa announced that Daiei Film Co would merge with the company s own film division to form Kadokawa Daiei Film Co Ltd 5 In March 2004 Kadokawa Daiei Pictures Inc 6 acquired a 44 stake in Nippon Herald Films Inc an independent film distributor founded in 1956 7 and acquired the remaining 56 stake the following year 8 9 It later changed its name to Kadokawa Pictures 10 On March 1 2006 it merged with the Kadokawa Herald to become Kadokawa Herald Pictures Inc and later Kadokawa Pictures 11 In 2007 it changed its name to Kadokawa Shoten Pictures with Shinichiro Inoue as its president and CEO 12 After a merger with Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co in 2011 it became the studio division of its parent company Kadokawa Group Holdings Ltd and maintained its name Kadokawa Pictures focusing on mixed media business 13 14 See also Edit Tokyo portal Companies portalToho Shintoho Tsuburaya Productions Daiei Film Nikkatsu Shochiku Toei CompanyReferences Edit Kadokawa Shoten to be Divided New Magazine Subsidiary Created A Brief History of Kadokawa November 28 2006 Retrieved December 29 2011 a b c d e f Mark Schilling 1997 The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture Weatherhill ISBN 978 0 8348 0380 0 Kadokawa Company History 1976 S51 in Japanese Retrieved December 30 2011 a b c Jon Herskovitz February 28 1997 Hit maker Kadokawa back in film business Variety Retrieved March 30 2008 Kadokawa Company History 2002 H14 in Japanese Retrieved December 30 2011 History Kadokawa Retrieved July 5 2021 Company name changed to Kadokawa Daiei Pictures Inc Nippon Herald woes lead to stock market delist JAPAN Kadokawa eyes Nippon Herald stake March 11 2004 Retrieved December 30 2011 Nippon Herald Films Inc amp Kadokawa Holdings Inc Merger Report at CNN Money Archived from the original on January 11 2008 Retrieved April 10 2006 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Kadokawa Company History 2004 H16 in Japanese Retrieved December 30 2011 Kadokawa Company History 2006 H18 in Japanese Retrieved December 30 2011 Kadokawa Company History 2007 H19 in Japanese Retrieved December 30 2011 Kadokawa Pictures About page in Japanese Retrieved December 30 2011 Our Theory of Evolution PDF Kadokawa Group Holdings Inc March 31 2011 Retrieved December 30 2011 External links EditOfficial website in Japanese Kadokawa Anime Channel at YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kadokawa Daiei Studio amp oldid 1136959156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
