Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社博報堂DYミュージック&ピクチャーズ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Hakuhōdō DY myūjikku & pikuchāzu |
| Formerly | Amuse Video, Inc. (1990-2000) Amuse Pictures, Inc. (2000-2003) Toshiba Entertainment Inc. (2003-2007) Showgate, Inc. (2007-2015) |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | October 16, 1990 |
| Headquarters | Akasaka, , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Yoshikuni Murata (President) |
| Services | Production and distribution of films and series |
| Parent | Hakuhodo DY Media Partners (Hakuhodo DY Holdings) |
| Website | hakuhodody-map |
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Inc. (株式会社博報堂DYミュージック&ピクチャーズ), formerly Showgate Inc. (株式会社ショウゲート), is a Japanese entertainment company. It is a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Holdings. The company engages in the domestic acquisition of foreign films and dramas in Japan, as well as the production and distribution of anime and movies.
The company was established as Amuse Video by the entertainment agency Amuse. It was later renamed Amuse Pictures, then became a subsidiary of Toshiba and was known as Toshiba Entertainment. Finally, as a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, it became Showgate and is now Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures.