Shochiku

Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki
Organization business Q122549
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Shochiku

Summary

Shochiku is a business[1]. Shochiku ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shochiku is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Shochiku's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Shochiku's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Shochiku's instance of is recorded as kabushiki gaisha[6].
  • Shochiku's instance of is recorded as kōkai gaisha[7].
  • Shochiku's headquarters location is recorded as Tsukiji[8].
  • Shochiku's child organization or unit is recorded as Shochiku Robins[9].
  • Shochiku's child organization or unit is recorded as Shochiku Broadcasting[10].
  • Shochiku's child organization or unit is recorded as Shochiku Geino[11].
  • Shochiku's Commons category is recorded as Shochiku[12].
  • Shochiku's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[13].
  • 1895 marks the founding of Shochiku[14].
  • Shochiku's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[15].
  • Shochiku's official website is recorded as https://www.shochiku.co.jp/[16].
  • Shochiku's official website is recorded as https://www.shochikufilms.com/[17].
  • Shochiku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shochiku[18].
  • Shochiku's topic has template is recorded as Q22824999[19].
  • Shochiku's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha[20].
  • Shochiku's owner of is recorded as Naka no Shibai[21].

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Founding

1895 marks the founding of Shochiku[14]. Shochiku's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[15].

Operations

Shochiku's headquarters location is recorded as Tsukiji[8]. Subsidiaries include Shochiku Robins[9], a baseball team[22], in Japan[23], founded in 1936[24]; Shochiku Broadcasting[10], a business[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1992[27], headquartered in Tsukiji[28]; and Shochiku Geino[11], a business[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1958[31], headquartered in Dōtonbori[32].

Ownership

Shochiku's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[13].

Why It Matters

Shochiku ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month).[2] Shochiku has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Shochiku is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MineoBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Stock exchange
    Headquarters location Tsukiji
    Legal form kabushiki gaisha
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