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Shochiku Co.,Ltd.

Shochiku Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese entertainment conglomerate with over 125 years of history, operating across three core segments: film/visual media, theatrical arts, and real estate. In the film segment, the company produces, distributes, and exhibits theatrical films through its multiplex cinema network (MOVIX and Piccadilly brands), and licenses audiovisual content including satellite broadcasting. In the theatrical segment, Shochiku is the preeminent producer and promoter of Kabuki and other traditional Japanese performing arts, managing iconic venues such as the Kabukiza Theater, while also producing contemporary stage productions through group companies. The real estate segment generates stable income through ownership and leasing of prime commercial properties, primarily in Tokyo and Kyoto.

Market Cap
¥161B
US$1.02B
EV
¥149B
US$950M
Stock¥11,710▲+0.60%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
14.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
27.7
x
LTM PER
86.9
x
LTM PBR
1.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-32.4%pt
100
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
161BUS$1.02BMarket Cap68.6BUS$437M+ Debt18.7BUS$119M− Cash61.8BUS$394M− Inv. Sec.0.12BUS$0.78M+ NCI149BUS$950MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
71.8US$457M'22/278.2US$498M'23/285.4US$544M'24/284.0US$535M'25/298.2US$626M'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.61US$10.2M'22/24.37US$27.8M'23/28.20US$52.2M'24/26.41US$40.8M'25/211.0US$70.3M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-1.76-US$11.2M'22/25.48US$34.9M'23/23.02US$19.2M'24/2-0.66-US$4.23M'25/25.24US$33.3M'26/2
Capital Structure
61%
39%
EquityD/E 0.63xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
48.4US$308M73.2US$466M'22/249.6US$316M58.3US$371M'23/261.0US$389M71.3US$454M'24/256.9US$362M71.2US$453M'25/276.5US$487M67.5US$430M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 30.7%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Other Trust Account)
5.31%
2
SECOM CO.,LTD.
4.12%
3
Kabuki-Za Co.,Ltd.
3.53%
4
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
3.25%
5
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
3.14%
6
SHIMIZU CORPORATION (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
2.67%
7
Shochiku Eiga Gekijo Co., Ltd.
2.37%
8
TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC.
2.23%
9
TBS HOLDINGS,INC.
2.21%
10
East Japan Railway Company
1.86%
Management
15 officers
Junichi SAKOMOTO
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1978 Joined Shochiku Eiga Gekijo Co., Ltd. Apr 1993 Registered as attorney-at-law (current); joined Mitsui Yasuda Law Offices May 1998 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, the Company May 2004 Representative Director, President, the Company May 2007 Head of Business Division, the Company Aug 2007 Representative Director, President, Shimbashi Embujo Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Head of Video Division, the Company; in charge of Video Division overall Aug 2021 Representative Director, Chairman, Shimbashi Embujo Co., Ltd. (current) May 2023 Representative Director, Chairman and Executive Officer, the Company May 2024 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)
1953-04-02
Toshihiro TAKAHASHI
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Born Sep 1967 Apr 1990 Joined the Company Apr 2008 Head of Group Planning Office, Accounting Department (consolidated accounts), Management Information Planning Department, Management Planning Office Mar 2011 General Manager, Video Division Overall Apr 2012 Deputy General Manager, Video Division; in charge of Video Division Overall and Video Adjustment Department May 2012 Executive Officer, the Company May 2013 Executive Officer; in charge of Video Division Overall; General Manager, Video Division Overall and Video Adjustment Department Jun 2013 Executive Officer; attached to Management Planning Office (overall in charge) May 2014 Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Video Division; in charge of Video Planning, Video Adjustment, Film Sales, Film Publicity and Media Business; attached to Management Planning Office May 2015 Director, the Company; in charge of Video Planning, Video Adjustment, Film Sales, Film Publicity and Media Business (current) May 2018 Managing Director, the Company Dec 2018 Deputy in charge of Global Strategy Development Office, the Company Sep 2019 Deputy in charge of Business Development Planning and Global Business, the Company May 2020 Head of Video Division, the Company (current) May 2021 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Film Sales and Film Publicity, the Company Oct 2021 Deputy in charge of New Content Office, Innovation Promotion Department, Business Development Division, the Company May 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, the Company (current)
1967-09-26
Shigeyuki YAMANE
Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Born May 1964 Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jul 2009 General Manager, Theatre Production Department, the Company May 2011 Executive Officer; in charge of Kansai Theatre Department, the Company May 2012 Executive Officer; in charge of Theatre Production Department, the Company May 2014 Director, Deputy Head of Theatre Division; in charge of Kabuki Production Office, Theatre Business Planning, and Kansai Theatre, the Company May 2016 Managing Director, the Company Dec 2016 In charge of Business Planning, the Company Sep 2017 In charge of Theatre Overall and Kabuki Production, the Company May 2019 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Theatre Performance (Tokyo), the Company Sep 2019 In charge of Kabuki Production and deputy in charge of Business Development Planning, the Company May 2021 Head of Theatre Division, the Company (current) May 2023 Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, the Company (current) May 2025 In charge of Theatre Production and Theatre PR and Advertising; in charge of Kabuki Global Promotion Office, the Company (current) Oct 2025 In charge of Kabuki and Theatre Production, the Company (current)
1964-05-09
Kazutaka AKIMOTO
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Born Nov 1962 Apr 1985 Joined the Company May 2005 General Manager, Film Exhibition Department, the Company Mar 2008 General Manager, Programming Department, the Company May 2009 Executive Officer, Head of Programming Bureau, the Company May 2010 Executive Officer; in charge of Programming, Film Sales and Film Publicity, the Company May 2012 Director; in charge of Video Planning and Video Adjustment, the Company May 2013 In charge of Film Sales and Film Publicity, the Company May 2014 Deputy Head of Video Division, the Company May 2018 Managing Director; in charge of Deputy Head of Administration Division, General Affairs, Human Resources and Legal Office, the Company Sep 2019 General Manager, Administration Division, the Company (current) May 2020 In charge of Western Japan Overall, the Company May 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company May 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Real Estate Division, the Company (current)
1962-11-23
Takahiro INOUE
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Born Jan 1968 Jul 2005 Joined the Company Oct 2005 Management Planning Staff (General Manager), Management Information Planning Department, the Company Aug 2006 Attached to Management Information Planning Department (General Manager, Internet Business Division), the Company Mar 2007 Attached to General Affairs Department, the Company; seconded to Shochiku Geino Co., Ltd. (Director, Vice President) and Shochiku Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Director, Vice President) May 2011 Executive Officer, the Company; seconded to Shochiku Geino Co., Ltd. (President) and Shochiku Entertainment Co., Ltd. (President); deputy in charge of Group Planning Office May 2014 Executive Officer; deputy in charge of Group Planning Office; attached to Management Planning Office (General Manager, Internet Business Division); attached to Management Planning Office (overall in charge), the Company May 2017 Director, Deputy Head of Business Division; deputy in charge of Business and Real Estate, the Company May 2018 In charge of Business Division, the Company Sep 2019 Deputy Head of Business Development Division; in charge of Innovation Promotion and Business Overall; General Manager, Innovation Promotion Department and Business Overall Department, the Company May 2021 Head of Business Development Division, the Company (current) Oct 2021 In charge of Innovation Strategy Office, Innovation Promotion Department, the Company May 2022 Managing Director, the Company May 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company (current) May 2024 In charge of Innovation Promotion and Business Overall; General Manager, Innovation Promotion Department, the Company (current)
1968-01-16
Aya KOMAKI
Director
Born Aug 1959 Apr 1983 Joined Sanrio Company, Ltd. Jun 2014 Advisor, Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Director, Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. Jul 2016 Director, Sanrio Puroland (current) Jun 2019 Representative Director, President, Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. (current) May 2021 Director, the Company (current) Jul 2023 Outside Director, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (current)
1959-08-16
Tatsuo KAMIMURA
Director
Born Apr 1948 Apr 1997 Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University Oct 2003 Director, 21st Century COE Program "Corporate Legal Systems and Legal Innovation," Waseda University; Professor, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University Jun 2004 Outside Director, Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. Sep 2004 Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University Jun 2006 Outside Director, Shiseido Company, Limited Sep 2006 Dean, Faculty of Law, Waseda University Jul 2008 Director, Global COE Program "Corporate Legal Systems and Legal Innovation," Waseda University Apr 2019 Professor Emeritus, Waseda University (current) Jul 2020 Outside Director, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (current) May 2022 Director, the Company (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1948-04-19
Satoshi MARUYAMA
Director
Born Jun 1977 Apr 2007 Joined Netage Group Co., Ltd. (now United Inc.) Mar 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), PIXTA Inc. (current) Dec 2021 Managing Partner, Starshot Partners (current) May 2022 Director, the Company (current) Apr 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Space Shower SKIYAKI Holdings Inc. (current)
1977-06-27
Masahiro HORIE
Director
Born Dec 1961 Apr 1984 Joined Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (now Tokyu Corporation) Jun 2001 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Tokyu Real Estate Investment Management Inc. Sep 2002 Executive Officer, President, Tokyu Real Estate Investment Management Inc. May 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Retail Business Division, Life Creation Headquarters, Tokyu Corporation Jun 2016 Director, Tokyu Corporation Jun 2020 Managing Executive Officer, Tokyu Corporation Jun 2022 Director, Tokyu Corporation Jun 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Tokyu Corporation (current) May 2025 Director, the Company (current)
1961-12-31
Yoriko NOMA
Director
Born May 1959 Apr 1986 Registered as attorney-at-law (current) Apr 1986 Joined Hayakawa Sogo Law Office (now Tokyo Hirakawa Law Office and Taiyo Cosmo Law Office) Feb 1999 Partner, Miyakezaka Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), The Iyo Bank, Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Ages Inc. (current) Sep 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Axis Consulting Co., Ltd. Oct 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Iyogin Holdings, Inc. (current) Apr 2023 Expert Member, Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (current) May 2025 Director, the Company (current)
1959-05-27
Kenichi TAJIMA
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Born Nov 1961 Apr 1985 Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Oct 2007 General Manager, Aoyamadori Branch, MUFG Bank, Ltd. May 2009 General Manager, Shin-Osaka Branch and Shin-Osaka North Branch, MUFG Bank, Ltd. Jan 2011 General Manager, Takadanobaba Branch and Takadanobaba Station Branch, MUFG Bank, Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, Finance Department, the Company May 2014 Deputy General Manager, Finance Department, the Company Jun 2014 Deputy General Manager, Finance Department; attached to Management Planning Office (overall in charge), the Company May 2016 General Manager, Finance Department, the Company May 2019 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1961-11-04
Hiroyuki NAITO
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Born Jan 1955 Apr 1974 Joined the Company Mar 2004 Section Manager, Related Business Office, the Company Aug 2006 Section Manager, Group Planning Office, the Company Dec 2013 Manager, Group Planning Office, Management Planning Department, the Company Mar 2014 Manager, Group Planning Office, Management Planning Department, and Accounting Department (Accounts Section), the Company May 2014 Manager, Accounts Section, Accounting Department, the Company May 2019 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1955-01-13
Teiji TACHIBANA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Born Jan 1947 Apr 1969 Joined Toyota Motor Corporation (formerly Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.) Jun 2001 Director, Toyota Motor Corporation Apr 2003 Representative Director, President, Toyota Home Co., Ltd. Jun 2003 Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation Jun 2005 Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation Jun 2007 Representative Director, Chairman, Toyota Home Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 Advisor, Toyota Motor Corporation Nov 2010 Senior Advisor, Toyota Motor Corporation May 2014 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jul 2014 Advisor, Toyota Motor Corporation Jun 2015 Senior Advisor, Toyota Home Co., Ltd. Jul 2018 Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Meijo University Jan 2026 Special Advisor and Honorary Advisor, Meijo University (current)
1947-01-18
Yutaka ASAHINA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Born Sep 1947 Jul 1971 Joined The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Director, Head of President's Office, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Managing Director, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Jun 2008 Representative Director, President, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Representative Director, President, Mainichi Sponichi Holdings Transition Co., Ltd. (now Mainichi Newspaper Group Holdings, Inc.) Jun 2016 Representative Director, Chairman, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. May 2017 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2020 Senior Advisor, Mainichi Newspaper Group Holdings, Inc. Jun 2020 Senior Advisor, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Honorary Advisor, Mainichi Newspaper Group Holdings, Inc. Jun 2022 Honorary Advisor, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. (current)
1947-09-14
Masao INOUE
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Born Nov 1958 Apr 1988 Registered as attorney-at-law (current); joined Otaka Law Office (current) May 2009 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kabukiza Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. May 2019 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1958-11-09
Large Shareholding Reports
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2025-09-16
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Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 3.14%
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2025-08-04
3.12%→3.12%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 3.14%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-10-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-07-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-05-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2026-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-09-16
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2024-07-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-05-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-10-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-07-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
EDINET
2023-05-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2023-01-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2022-10-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-10-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-07-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-26
Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2021-04-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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