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2The oldest operating film company in Japan[[note]]But ''not'' the oldest operating film ''studio''; that distinction goes to Nikkatsu, who has been producing films since 1912[[/note]], [[https://www.shochiku.co.jp Shochiku]] was established in 1895 as a KabukiTheatre company and entered the film industry in 1920. Shochiku has distributed works by acclaimed directors such as Creator/KeisukeKinoshita, Creator/TakeshiKitano, Creator/TakashiMiike, Creator/YasujiroOzu, and Creator/YojiYamada. They also have a long-running relationship with animation studio Creator/{{Sunrise}}, having released most of their film output to theaters.
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6[[folder:Films produced or distributed by Shochiku]]
7* ''Film/The47Ronin'' (1941-1942)
8* ''[[Manga/AhMyGoddess Ah! My Goddess: The Movie]]'' (2000)
9* ''Film/AnAutumnAfternoon'' (1962)
10* ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' films (1989-1998)
11* ''Film/{{Army}}'' (1944)
12* ''Film/AugustWithoutEmperor'' (1978)
13* ''Film/TheBalladOfNarayama'' (1958)
14* ''Film/BigManJapan'' (2007)
15* ''Anime/BlackCloverSwordOfTheWizardKing'' (2023)
16* ''[[Manga/BlackJack Black Jack: The Movie]]'' (1996)
17* ''Film/{{Boiling Point|1990}}'' (1990)
18* ''Film/{{Brother|2000}}'' (2000)
19* ''Film/CarmenComesHome'' (1951)
20** ''Film/CarmensPureLove'' (1952)
21* ''Anime/CardCaptorSakuraTheMovie'' (1999)
22** ''Anime/CardCaptorSakuraMovie2TheSealedCard'' (2000)
23* ''Film/{{Casshern}}'' (2004)
24* ''Film/CastleOfSand'' (1974)
25* ''Film/CruelStoryOfYouth'' (1960)
26* ''[[Literature/CrusherJoe Crusher Joe: The Movie]]'' (1983)
27* ''Anime/DeadLeaves'' (2004)
28* ''Film/{{Departures}}'' (2008)
29* ''[[Literature/DirtyPair Dirty Pair: Project Eden]]'' (1986)
30* ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' (1997)
31* ''Film/DragnetGirl'' (1933)
32* ''Film/EarlySummer'' (1951)
33* ''Film/TheEel'' (1997)
34* ''Film/{{Eijanaika}}'' (1981)
35* ''Film/TheEmperorInAugust'' (2015)
36* ''Film/EquinoxFlower'' (1958)
37* ''Anime/FairyTailTheMoviePhoenixPriestess'' (2012)
38* ''Film/FarewellToSpring'' (1959)
39* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa'' (2005)
40** ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheSacredStarOfMilos'' (2011)
41* ''Film/GameraTheBrave'' (2006)
42* ''Film/GenghisKhanToTheEndsOfTheEarthAndSea'' (2007)
43* ''Anime/{{Ghost in the Shell|1995}}'' (1995)
44* ''Film/{{Gohatto}}'' (1999)
45* ''Film/GokeBodySnatcherFromHell'' (1968)
46* ''Film/GoodMorning'' (1959)
47* ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach'' (1986)
48* ''Film/TheGreatYokaiWar'' (2005)
49* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' films:
50** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' compilation trilogy (1981-1982)
51** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (1988)
52** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'' (1991)
53** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon]]'' (1992)
54** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam: Miller's Report'' (1998)
55** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – Special Edition]]'' (1998)
56** ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' compilation duology (2002)
57** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED: Special Edition'' trilogy (2004)
58** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation]]'' trilogy (2005-2006)
59** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny: Special Edition'' trilogy (2006-2007)
60** ''[[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer]]'' (2010)
61** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative'' (2018)
62** ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'' trilogy (2021-ongoing)
63** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCucuruzDoansIsland'' (2022)
64** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom'' (2024)
65* ''Anime/{{Hal}}'' (2013)
66* ''Film/TheHappinessOfTheKatakuris'' (2001)
67* ''Film/{{Harakiri}}'' (1962)
68** ''Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai'' (2011 remake)
69* ''Film/AHenInTheWind'' (1948)
70* ''Film/HeresToTheYoungLady'' (1949)
71* ''Film/TheHumanCondition'' (1959-1961)
72* ''[[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon The Ideon: Be Invoked]]'' (1982)
73* ''Film/{{The Idiot|1951}}'' (1951)
74* ''Film/ImmortalLove'' (1961)
75* ''Film/AnInnInTokyo'' (1935)
76* ''Film/IWasBornBut'' (1932)
77* ''Film/JapaneseSummerDoubleSuicide'' (1967)
78* ''Anime/JoseeTheTigerAndTheFish'' (2020)
79* ''[[Manga/OokuTheInnerChambers The Lady Shogun and Her Men]]'' (2010)
80** ''The Castle of Crossed Destinies'' (2012 sequel)
81* ''Film/LateSpring'' (1949)
82* ''Film/TheLivingSkeleton'' (1968)
83* ''Anime/LizAndTheBlueBird'' (2018)
84* ''Film/LoveAndHonor'' (2006)
85* ''[[Anime/LoveLive Love Live! The School Idol Movie]]'' (2015)
86** ''[[Anime/LoveLiveSunshine Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow]]'' (2019)
87* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' films:
88** ''[[Anime/MacrossPlus Macross Plus: Movie Edition]]'' (1995)
89** ''[[Anime/Macross7 Macross 7 The Movie: The Galaxy is Calling Me!]]'' (1995)
90* ''Anime/{{Memories}}'' (1995)
91* ''Film/MerryChristmasMrLawrence'' (1983)
92* ''Anime/MomotarosDivineSeaWarriors'' (1945)
93* ''Film/MoonChild'' (2003)
94* ''Film/MorningForTheOsoneFamily'' (1946)
95* ''Anime/MyNeighborsTheYamadas'' (1999)
96* ''Film/TheOnlySon'' (1936)
97* ''Film/OsakaElegy'' (1936)
98* ''Film/PaleFlower'' (1964)
99* ''Film/PassingFancy'' (1933)
100* ''Anime/PatlaborTheMovie'' (1989)
101** ''Anime/Patlabor2TheMovie'' (1993)
102** ''Anime/WXIIIPatlaborTheMovie3'' (2002)
103** ''Film/TheNextGenerationPatlabor'' series (2014-2015)
104* ''Film/PortraitOfChieko'' (1967)
105* ''Film/PleasuresOfTheFlesh'' (1965)
106* ''Anime/ProjectAKo'' (1986)
107* ''Film/RecordOfATenementGentleman'' (1947)
108* ''Literature/RunWithTheWind'' (2009)
109* ''Film/{{Scandal|1950}}'' (1950)
110* ''Manga/ASilentVoice'' (2016)
111* ''Anime/SingABitOfHarmony'' (2021)
112* ''Film/{{Sonatine}}'' (1993)
113* ''Film/ASongToTheSun'' (2006)
114* ''Film/SpringDreams'' (1960)
115* ''Film/AStoryOfFloatingWeeds'' (1934)
116* ''Film/TheStoryOfTheLastChrysanthemums'' (1929)
117* ''Film/AStraightforwardBoy'' (1929)
118* ''Film/StrayDogKerberosPanzerCops'' (1991)
119* ''Anime/SummerDaysWithCoo'' (2007)
120* ''Film/TheSunsBurial'' (1960)
121* ''Film/SwordOfTheBeast'' (1965)
122* ''Film/ATaleOfSorrowAndSadness'' (1977)
123* ''Film/TokyoChorus'' (1931)
124* ''Film/TokyoStory'' (1953)
125* ''Film/TokyoTwilight'' (1957)
126* ''Film/TorasPureLove'' (1976)
127* ''Film/ATownOfLoveAndHope'' (1959)
128* ''Film/TwentyFourEyes'' (1954)
129* ''Film/TheTwilightSamurai'' (2002)
130* ''Film/TwinSistersOfKyoto'' (1963)
131* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' films (1984-present)[[note]]Bar the [[ChannelHop occasional jump]] to other studios like Creator/{{Toho}} (''Film/ShinUltraman'') or Creator/WarnerBros (''Film/MegaMonsterBattleUltraGalaxyLegends'').[[/note]]
132* ''Film/VengeanceIsMine'' (1979)
133* ''Manga/VenusWars'' (1989)
134* ''Film/ViolentCop'' (1989)
135* ''Film/WalkCheerfully'' (1930)
136* ''Film/WhenTheLastSwordIsDrawn'' (2002)
137* ''Film/WhereNowAreTheDreamsOfYouth'' (1932)
138* ''Anime/WordsBubbleUpLikeSodaPop'' (2021)
139* ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}'' (2009; live-action adaptation)
140* ''Film/{{Zatoichi|2003}}'' (2003)
141* ''Film/ZeroFocus'' (1961)
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144[[folder:Television shows (live-action and anime) produced by Shochiku (includes [=OVAs=])]]
145* ''[[Manga/{{Aria}} ARIA the Animation]]'' (2005; with [[Creator/{{TYO}} Hal Film Maker]])
146** ''ARIA the Natural'' (2006)
147** ''ARIA the Origination'' (2008)
148** ''ARIA the Avvenire'' (2015)
149** ''ARIA the Crepuscolo'' (2021)
150** ''ARIA the Benedizione'' (2021)
151* ''Anime/CaptainEarth'' (2014; with Creator/StudioBones)
152* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' (2006-2008 [Seasons 1-3]; with Creator/JCStaff)
153* ''Series/{{Hissatsu}}'' series (1972-present)
154* ''[[Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These]]'' (2018; with Creator/ProductionIG)
155* ''Anime/MasterOfMartialHearts'' (2008-2009; with Creator/ArmsCorporation)
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157[[/index]]

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