HUMAX ENTERTAINMENT INC. is a company whose main businesses are film exhibition and post-production in the Kanto region. It belongs to the Humax Group, chaired by Hayashi Zuisho. Its post-production business operates under the name HAC Studio.
Credited On
- Galileo Galilei - Last Live Sharin no Jiku at Nippon Budokan - Galileo Galilei, released January 25, 2017 (
SEXL-79). MA Mixer (Satoshi Kawashima), On-Line Editor (Hisae Maruyama).
History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article ヒューマックスエンタテインメント (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 110707034.
In April 1947, Hayashi Ibun (林以文) acquired the Moulin Rouge Shinjuku-za and entered the theatre management business. In December 1947, Shinjuku Chikyuza and Shinjuku-za, later Shinjuku Joy Cinema, opened. In May 1948, Keitsu Kigyo Co., Ltd., the predecessor of the present HUMAX Group, was established. The Moulin Rouge Shinjuku-za closed in May 1951.
Shinjuku Chikyu Kaikan was completed in December 1958. Shibuya Chikyu Kaikan, later HUMAX Pavilion Shibuya Koen-dori, was completed in November 1963. Joypack Film Co., Ltd., the predecessor of the present HUMAX Cinema, was established in November 1965. Ikebukuro Chikyu Kaikan, later HUMAX Pavilion Minami-Ikebukuro, was completed in October 1967. Shinjuku Joypack Building, later HUMAX Pavilion Shinjuku Kabukicho, was completed in October 1971.
In 1983, Shinjuku Chikyuza was renamed Kabukicho Shochiku, later Shinjuku Joy Cinema 2, and became a first-run theatre for Shochiku films. In January 1984, Shinjuku-za was renamed Shinjuku Joy Cinema. In December 1985, the Ikebukuro Theatre was renovated and became Ikebukuro Joypack Building 3, later HUMAX Pavilion Ikebukuro Sunshine 60-dori. In July 1987, Keitsu Kigyo Co., Ltd. was renamed HUMAX Co., Ltd. In the same year, Shinjuku Meigaza was renamed Shinjuku Cinepathos, later Shinjuku Joy Cinema 3, and reopened following renovation.
Ginza Cinepathos opened in July 1988. In April 1989, Joypack Film Co., Ltd. was renamed HUMAX Pictures Co., Ltd., while Joypack Cinema Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to HUMAX Cinema Co., Ltd. Yokosuka Joy Cinema opened on April 25, 1991. HUMAX Technology Co., Ltd. was established in July 1995.
Ikebukuro Joy Cinema 1, 2 and 3 closed on April 10, 1998. In December 1999, Yokosuka Joy Cinema was renamed Yokosuka HUMAX Cinemas and reopened following renovation. Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas opened on July 8, 2000, followed by Narita HUMAX Cinemas in March 2002. In March 2003, all business divisions of HUMAX Technology and HUMAX Pictures were transferred to HUMAX Cinema.
On March 11, 2006, Shibuya Joy Cinema was renamed Cinema GAGA! and reopened following renovation. Cinema GAGA! was renamed Shibuya HUMAX Cinema on December 23, 2008. Shinjuku Joy Cinema 1, 2 and 3 closed on May 31, 2009, and Ginza Cinepathos closed on March 31, 2013.
On April 1, 2024, HUMAX Cinema Co., Ltd., HUMAX Entertainment Co., Ltd., and HUMAX Communications Co., Ltd. merged, with HUMAX Cinema Co., Ltd. as the surviving company, and the company was renamed HUMAX Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q11330240.
- ja.wikipedia, ヒューマックスエンタテインメント (revision 110707034), CC BY-SA 4.0.