Bandai Namco Filmworks
Japanese entertainment company
Bandai Namco Filmworks
Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. is a Japanese entertainment company owned by Bandai Namco Holdings with its business focused on the planning, production, distribution, and management of anime and live-action films and television series, as well as character licensing. It was founded in September 1972 by former Mushi Production staff as Sunrise Studio, Limited, the animation studio branch of Shoeisha Co., Ltd. In 1977, it gained independence from Shoeisha and Tohokushinsha and rebranded itself to Nippon Sunrise Inc. In 1987, the studio rebranded to Sunrise Inc., a name that would remain in use for over 35 years. In 1994, the company was acquired by toy and entertainment company Bandai and was integrated into Namco Bandai Holdings in 2005. In 2022, as part of a major group restructuring of the Bandai Namco Group, the company would merge with the home video division of Bandai Namco Arts and Bandai Namco Rights Marketing to form Bandai Namco Filmworks. As part of this restructuring, Sunrise would...
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