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Nikkatsu Corporation

Kanji name: 日活株式会社
Foundation date: 1912-09-10
Official website:
NIKKATSU CORPORATION
日活 (Japanese)
Mailing address: 3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
About:
Japan's oldest movie studio and theater operator, Nikkatsu once operated 70% of all movie theaters in Japan. The company struggled after world war 2 and was reduced to producing soft-core pornography in the 1970s. In 1993 Nikkatsu filed for bankruptcy and was rescued by Namco, which injected 3 billion yen (US$28 million) into the company. In 1997 Nikkatsu became a subsidiary of Namco.
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Anime with which this company was involved:
(Japanese version)
Arakawa Under the Bridge (live-action movie) : Production
Arcana (live-action movie) : Distributor, Planning, Production
Arte (TV) : Production
Astro Boy: Hero of Space (movie) : Distributor
Ayane's High Kick (OAV) : Production
Battle Can Can (OAV) : Production
By the Grace of the Gods (TV) : Production
By the Grace of the Gods (TV 2) : Production
Cutie Honey (live-action movie) : Studio
Dark Cat (movie) : Production
Death Note (live-action movie) : Production
Death Note Light up the NEW world (live-action movie) : Production
Death Note: The Last Name (live-action movie) : Production
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (movie) : Distribution Assistance, Publicity
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) : Distribution Assistance
éX-Driver the Movie : Distributor
Gantz (live-action movie) : Production
Gantz II: Perfect Answer (live-action movie) : Production
Gatchaman (live-action movie) : Production
Girlfriend, Girlfriend (TV) : Production
Hanasaka Jijii (movie) : Production
(The) Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (TV) : Publicity
Juon: The Grudge 2 (live-action movie) : Production
Kappa no Sanpei (movie) : Distributor
Kimi ni Todoke (live-action movie) : Production
Komaneko no Kaigai Ryokō (stop-motion movie) : Distributor
L change the WorLd (live-action movie) : Production
(The) Laws of the Universe Part 0 (movie) : Distributor
(The) Laws of the Universe: The Age of Elohim (movie) : Distributor
Momotaro (movie) : Production
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X (TV 2) : Production
Nansensu Monogatari - Daiichi-hen - Sarugashima (movie) : Production
Nansensu Monogatari - Daini-hen - Kaizokusen (movie) : Production
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) : Collaboration
Notari Matsutaro (OAV) : Production
Nya-men (TV) : Original Creator
Princess Blade (live-action movie 2001) : Production
Ranma ½ (live-action special) : Production
Saru to Kani no Gassen (movie) : Production
Tanoshii Bunmeishi Tetsu Monogatari (movie) : Distributor
Tokyo Tribe (live-action movie) : Distributor
Tomie: Beginning (live-action movie) : Production
Tomie: Revenge (live-action movie) : Production
Transformers Prime (U.S. TV) : Production Cooperation
Transformers: Animated (U.S. TV) : Production Assistance
Urashima Tarō (movie) : Production 
Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic (live-action OAV) : Production
Yatterman (live-action movie) : Distributor, Production

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