Nikkatsu Film Studio Establishes Animation Company

Long-established film company Nikkatsu announced on March 3 that it has established NK Animation, a new company that will handle Nikkatsu’s animation-related business, as part of Nikkatsu’s organizational restructure.

NK Animation will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkatsu, with a capital of 50 million yen (about US$333,000), and Nikkatsu’s president and CEO Naoki Sato is also NK Animation’s president and CEO.

NK Animation will specialize in the planning, production, and promotion of animation works and related businesses.