- CEO
- Keiichi Kosaka
- Full Time Employees
- 1,163
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Movies/Entertainment
- Address
- 4-8-10 Akasaka Tokyo TY Japan 107-8460
- IPO Date
- Oct 8, 2002
- Business
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation engages primarily in content production, advertising, media operations, and diversified product sales in Japan. The company produces television commercials, web videos, music videos, promotional content, and branding videos through its commercial planning and production divisions; develops and delivers feature films, drama series, TV programs, documentaries, animations, and video content via in-house pre-production, filming, VFX/CGI, editing, and digital post-production services; provides localization services including dubbing, subtitling, and multilingual voice-overs for feature films, television series, animations, and games across theatrical, broadcast, streaming, and accessible formats; operates CS and BS channels such as Super!drama TV, Family Gekijyo, and Igo & Shogi Channel, along with associated streaming platforms; handles licensing and merchandising for international and domestic characters like Thunderbirds, Shaun the Sheep, and Garo, including content acquisition, theatrical distribution, and IP exploitation; and conducts product sales through subsidiaries encompassing video equipment, broadcast storage media, luxury interior fabrics, and premium sake from Kimura Brewery Inc. Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, founded in 1961 and headquartered at 4-8-10 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, primarily serves broadcasters, streaming platforms, advertisers, and consumer markets in Japan, with select international co-production and localization activities.
In recent developments, the company received a takeover proposal in July 2024 from Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners Pte. Ltd. to acquire a controlling stake and delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, valuing the firm at approximately $575 million, prompting the formation of a special committee to evaluate the offer; it also secured funding from Kiraboshi Capital Tokyo Sparkle Fund; and in 2025, it listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market while reporting strong H1 2025 financial growth with net sales up 6.3% and operating profit rising 61.4%. The company maintains subsidiaries and group entities such as Omnibus Japan for post-production, National Trading Inc. for diversified sales, Enjin Inc., and Soda! Communications Inc., operating around 96 studios including telecine, audio mixing, and editing facilities primarily in Tokyo.