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 Amuse headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo in 2012 | |
Native name | 株式会社アミューズ |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu |
| Company type | Public K.K. |
| TYO: 4301 | |
| ISIN | JP3124500004 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | October 16, 1978[1] |
| Founder | Yokichi Osato[2] |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Asia[3] |
Key people | Yokichi Osato (Chairman) Masaki Nakanishi (President) |
| Revenue |  ¥50,647 million (2017) |
| ¥5,362 million (2017) | |
| ¥25,127 million (2017) | |
| Total assets | ¥38.261 million (2017) |
| Total equity | ¥8.82 million (2017) |
Number of employees | 264 (385 in Amuse Group)[4] As of March 31, 2017[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Taishita Label Music (joint venture with Victor Entertainment) Amuse Quest TOKYO FANTASY Inc. A-Sketch (joint venture with KDDI) Amuse Edutainment Geishin Creative Tokyo J-Feel Brussels Co., Ltd. Kirei Inc (U.S.A.) Amuse Korea Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production Geishin Creative Shanghai Live Viewing Japan New Japan Pro-Wrestling (5%) |
| Website | amuse |
Amuse Inc. (株式会社アミューズ, Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu)[5] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols,[6] musicians, and so on.
Amuse produces TV and 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, was owned by the company. It featured ukiyo-e and textile displays.
- ^ a b "Corporate Profile". AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Message From Management". AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). "J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ This figure does not include part-time and temporary workers.
- ^ Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). "Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "アミューズモデルス". Amuse.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-05.