Nikkatsu

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Nikkatsu Corporation

Native name	日活株式会社
Company type	Private KK
Industry	Television production and film
Predecessor	Yoshizawa Shōten Yokota Shōkai Fukuhōdō M. Pathe
Founded	1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Headquarters	Japan
Owner	Nippon Television (35%) SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%)
Subsidiaries	Django Films Kantana Japan
Website	www.nikkatsu.com

Nikkatsu Corporation (日活株式会社, Nikkatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese film studio located in Bunkyō. The name Nikkatsu amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures".

Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%).^[1]