Shochiku Studio

Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社松竹撮影所
Company typePublic
IndustryEntertainment (Film studio and Filmmaking)
FoundedOctober 15th, 2008
Headquarters12-9, Uzumasa Horigauchi-cho, Ukyo-ku, ,
Number of locations
2
ParentShochiku
Divisions
  • Kyoto Studio
  • Tokyo Studio
Websitewww.shochiku-ks.com/en/

Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd. (株式会社松竹撮影所, Kabushiki gaisha Shōchiku Satsueijo) is a Japanese film and production studio company of Shochiku Group, which has been producing movies and dramas for roughly a century, being the second-oldest motion picture company in Japan.

The company has production bases in Kyoto and Tokyo since its inception in the 1920s, and the long-established Shochiku Kyoto Studio (松竹京都撮影所, Shōchiku Kyōto Satsueijo) is equipped with a studio facility that is deeply rooted in tradition.

It has also worked on the production of Hollywood films such as "The Last Samurai".

Shochiku Studio is known for productions of many Japanese period dramas, movies, TV and commercials.