Eirin

Film Classification and Rating Organization
映画倫理機構
Pronunciation
  • Eiga Rinri Kikō
FormationJune 1949; 75 years ago (1949-06)
FounderJapanese film industry
Founded atJapan
TypeSelf-regulatory
Legal statusGeneral incorporated foundation
PurposeProtect freedom of expression and aim the health development of youth
HeadquartersChūō, Tokyo, Japan
Location
  • Japan
Area served
Japan

The Film Classification and Rating Organization (映画倫理機構, Eiga Rinri Kikō), also known as Eirin (映倫), is Japan's self-regulatory film regulator. Eirin was established on the model of the now-defunct American Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association's Production Code Administration in June 1949, succeeding the US-led occupation authorities' role of film censorship during the Occupation of Japan. It classifies films into one of four categories depending on their suitability for viewing by minors of different ages.