Amuse Inc.

Amuse Inc.
is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols, 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.
History
Amuse inc was created in 1978 when it signed with the rock band Southern All Stars. Soon after in 1981, Amuse inc created its movie production and distribution subsidiary Amuse Cinema City Inc. and produced Morning Moon Wa Sozatsu Ni (starring Shin Kishida) that same year, followed by Aiko 16 sai (1983). In 1983, Amuse inc signed with the actress Yasuko Tomita. The next year, Amuse inc opened its subsidiary in the United States.
Amuse Video Inc was created in 1990 as the video software production/sales subsidiary of the Amuse inc group. In 1995, Amuse created a joint-Ayers inc in a joint-venture with Bandai, and opened its first movie theater. In 2000, Amuse inc opened its Korean subsidiary. On 20 September 2001, Amuse inc was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange. Its distributed film The Pianist won the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2004, Amuse inc opened the internet shops Ambra. In 2007, it established its music label Taishita in joint-venture with Victor Entertainment. In 2008, the group invested in Brussels Co. Ltd., a company that develops Belgian beer bars. In 2009, the group launched its subsidiary Amuse Edutainment Inc. In 2012, Amuse Singapore was created. Amuse intended to give a second life to J-pop by promoting the bands Flumpool and WEAVER. In 2013, it produced and distributed the movie The Eternal Zero. In 2015, Amuse France inc was created.
In January 2016, Amuse established a partnership with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, an event in which Amuse inc owes shares. In the US, Amuse launched J-Creation to develop ties between the Japanese and American production powerhouses. In October 2018, Amuse USA launched Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal.
Notable artists
Masaharu Fukuyama
Southern All Stars
Flow
Flumpool
Gen Hoshino
Dean Fujioka
Cross Gene
Kaori Asoh
Jun Yoshinaga
Junko Takeuchi
Shit Kingz
Yuka Itaya
Eri Murakawa
Juri Ueno
Ruito Aoyagi
Ryo Yoshizawa
Dori Sakurada
Shuhei Nomura
Kento Kaku
Shogo Sakamoto
Shouma Kai
Yuta Koseki
Takuya Mizoguchi
Takuya Terada
Ryohei Otani
Perfume
Sakura Gakuin
Babymetal
Mafumafu
Begin
Porno Graffitti
Akane Sakanoue
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Riisa Naka
Kaya Kiyohara
Ayaka Miyoshi
Eri Fukatsu
Frederic
Anna Yamada
Airi Matsui
Alissa Yagi
Asami Tano
Hinata Satō
The Oral Cigarettes
Yuta Hiraoka
Sakura Fujiwara
Mayu Hotta
Team Nacs
Rie Takahashi
Yui Mizuno
Kenta Izuka
Erika Yamaguchi
Kaori Maeda
Noa Kazama
Former artists
Haruma Miura
One Ok Rock
Takeru Satoh
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Kimito Totani
Seishuu Uragami
Shota Taguchi
Yu Takahashi
Nina Makino
Other holdings
Amuse Models
Amuse Models is a division of Amuse. Amuse Models was founded in 2004, Their Kids division is sometimes called Amuse Kids.
In 2014 Amuse merged with Will Corporation and then established modeling agency that now mainly consists of teenager talent. Talents who belonged to Amuse after their merger with Will Corporation include Juri Ueno and Yuriko Yoshitaka.
See also
Television in Japan
Notes
References
External links
Delivery Company
Talent agencies based in Tokyo
Entertainment companies established in 1978
Japanese companies established in 1978
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Japanese talent agencies
Film production companies of Japan