Company Profile
Our Message
Shochiku Studio preserves tradition and never cease to challenge ourselves to deliver authenticity to the world
Shochiku Studio is a film and production studio of the Shochiku Group that has been producing movies and dramas for roughly a century. The company has a production base in Kyoto and Tokyo, and the long-established Kyoto Studio is equipped with a studio facility that is deeply rooted in tradition.
Past Projects
Shochiku Studio has delivered numerous masterpieces to Japan and the world, such as works by directors Yasujiro Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yoshitaro Nomura, and Yoji Yamada, as well as countless period dramas filmed in Kyoto. Just as we have continued to challenge ourselves in the previous century, the 21st century will see us pushing ourselves even further to bring you the best in film.
Recent Works
Kyoto Studio
Movies |
GOHATTO | 1999 |
| THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI | 2002 | |
| WHEN THE LAST SWORD IS DRAWN | 2003 | |
| HANA | 2006 | |
| SWING ME AGAIN | 2010 | |
| TENCHI: THE SAMURAI ASTRONOMER | 2012 | |
| A SOWER OF SEEDS | 2012～ | |
| A TALE OF SAMURAI COOKING –A TRUE STORY | 2013 | |
| TIES | 2013 | |
| SAMURAI HUSTLE | 2014 | |
| THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST | 2015 | |
| OMOTENASHI | 2018 | |
| NINJA DRONES? | 2019 | |
| IWANE: SWORD OF SERENITY | 2019 | |
| SAMURAI SHIFTERS | 2019 | |
| KESSAN TYUSHINGURA | 2019 | |
Location coordinating in Japan |
THE LAST SAMURAI | 2003 |
| THE ASSASSIN | 2015 | |
Props/Costumes/Wigs (partial) |
SILENCE | 2016 |
Tokyo Studio
Movies |
TOKYO FAMILY | 2013 |
| THE LITTLE HOUSE | 2014 | |
| HOT ROAD | 2014 | |
| SOLOMON’S PERJURY | 2015 | |
| NAGASAKI: MEMORIES OF MY SON | 2015 | |
| WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY! | 2016 | |
| DROWNING LOVE | 2016 | |
| CREEPY | 2016 | |
| THE 8-YEAR ENGAGEMENT | 2017 | |
| RECALL | 2018 | |
| YAKINIKU DRAGON | 2018 | |
| A BANANA? AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT? | 2018 | |
| DON’T CRY, MR. OGRE | 2019 | |
| NO LONGER HUMAN | 2019 | |
| TORA-SAN, WISH YOU WERE HERE | 2019 | |
| GOODBYE | 2020 | |
| Kiss Him, Not Me! | 2020 | |
| STIGMATIZED PROPERTIES | 2020 | |
| TAKIZAWA KABUKI ZERO 2020 THE MOVIE | 2020 | |
| THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW | 2020 | |
| IT’S A FLICKERING LIFE | 2021 | |
| IN THE WAKE | 2021 | |
| KIBA: THE FANGS OF FICTION | 2021 | |
| CUBE | 2021 | |
| The Lone Ume Tree | 2021 | |
| THE PASS: LAST DAYS OF THE SAMURAI | 2022 | |
Location coordinating in Japan |
TAMASHA | 2015 |
| THE LAST PRINCESS | 2015 | |
| STRINGS Of A BROKEN HARP | 2018 |
Company Profile
| Company Name | Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Kyoto Studio | Horigauchi-cho 12-9 Uzumasa, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City Kyoto, 616-8152 Japan |
| Tokyo Studio | Togeki Building 3F 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan |
| Services | Movie and TV program production Commercial/DVD/short film production Studio & outdoor set rental Location coordinating Artistic design & prop production Event organization |
Access
Kyoto Studio
By Car
40 minutes from Kyoto Minami Interchange (Meishin Expressway)
By Taxi
Approx. 30 minutes from JR Kyoto Station
By Train
Approx. 6 minutes on foot from Uzumasa Station on the JR Sagano Line
Approx. 3 minutes on foot from Katabiranotsuji Station on the Arashiyama Line
Tokyo Studio
1 minute on foot from Higashi-Ginza Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
3 minutes on foot from Higashi-Ginza Station on the Toei Asakusa Line
