Amuse, Inc.

Amuse, Inc.
Public (TYO: 4301)
Industry Entertainment
Founded October 16, 1978
Founder Yokichi Osato[1]
Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
 Asia[2]
Key people

Yokichi Osato
(Founder, Director & Chairman)
Tatsuro Hatanaka
(Director & President)

[3]
Number of employees
 232 (as of June 28, 2015)[4]
Subsidiaries Amuse Soft Entertainment
Taishita Label Music (Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment)
A-Sketch (Joint Venture with KDDI)
Amuse Edutainment
Geishin Creative Tokyo
Ayers Inc.
J-Feel
Brussels Co., Ltd.
Kirei Inc (U.S.A.)
Amuse Korea
Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production
Geishin Creative Shanghai
Live Viewing Japan
Website Amuse.co.jp

Amuse, Inc. (株式会社　アミューズ Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu)[4][5] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include gravure idols,[6] musicians, and so on.

Amuse produces TV & radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software, and patent agent businesses. The private Amuse Museum, located in Asakusa, Tokyo, is owned by the company. It features ukiyo-e and textile displays.

In January 2016, Amuse established a partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Message From Management". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). "J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Company President Profile". Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  4. 1 2 "Amuse: IR News and Corporate Profile". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  5. ↑ Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). "Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  6. ↑ "アミューズモデルス". Amuse.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  7. ↑ 新日本プロレスが大手芸能プロダクション『アミューズ』との業務提携を発表！. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

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