Company Profile
| Company Name | Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. | |
| Location | Toranomon Towers Office, 4-1-28, Toranomon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 〒105-8415 | |
| Established | February 10, 1984 | |
| Officers | Daisuke Kadoya | Representative Director |
| Soichi Sagawa | Statutory Auditor | |
| Management Members | Releasing International / International Productions | |
| Daisuke Kadoya | Managing Director, Senior Vice President | |
| Distribution | ||
| Iwao Saito | General Manager, Vice President | |
| Capital | 480,040,000yen | |
| Capital Ratio | Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. 62.1％ | |
| Sony Group Corporation 33.3% | ||
| CPE Holdings Inc. 4.6％ | ||
| Business | Planning, production, manufacturing, sales, import/export, leasing, broadcasting and distribution of movies, videos, TV programs and audio-visual software | |
| Number of Employees | 75 (As of July 1, 2026) | |
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (SPEJ) is a subsidiary of U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). SPEJ has three business divisions: Releasing International , International Productions, and Distribution.
SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; the operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services, and technologies. Sony Pictures Television operates dozens of wholly owned and joint-venture production companies around the world. SPE's Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Sony Pictures Classics.
Releasing International
SPEJ Releasing International Division handles the marketing and distribution in Japan of films produced by, acquired by, and films in distribution deals by the SPE’s Motion Pictures Group as part of Sony Pictures Releasing International(SPRI).
International Productions
SPEJ International Productions Division produces Japanese feature-length movies as part of Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP). SPIP is the local-language production arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group.
Distribution
SPEJ Distribution Division provides licenses content to broadcasting stations, digital platforms, and DVD/Blu-ray Blu-ray Disc™ distributors in Japan. The content includes films and TV programs produced by own studios, as well as Japanese and foreign films, TV programs and animation that are acquired or sublicensed. Distribution Division also produces original content such as animations, short films, and sports documentaries in recent years.