Kitayama Eiga Seisakujo

Kitayama Eiga Seisakujo (Kitayama Movie Factory) was the first true animation studio in Japan. It was founded by Seitaro Kitayama in 1921.

Animations

Kiatsu to Mizuage Ponpu (Atomospheric pressure and suction pumps) (1921)
Shokubutsu Seiri: Seishoku no Maki (Plant Physiology: Story of Reproduction) (1922)
Usagi to Kame (Rabbit and Tortoise) (1924)

Animation industry in Japan

History of anime

Companies/studios

Active	8-Bit A.C.G.T A.P.P.P. AIC Ajia-do Animation Works Aniplex A-1 Pictures Arms Artland Asahi Production Asread Bandai Namco Holdings Bandai Visual Sunrise Bee Train Bones Brain's Base C-Station C2C CoMix Wave Films Daume David Production Digital Frontier Diomedéa DLE Doga Kobo Eiken Feel G&G Direction Gainax Gallop GoHands Gonzo Hoods Entertainment IG Port Production I.G Wit Studio Xebec Imagin J.C.Staff Khara Kinema Citrus Knack Productions Kyoto Animation Lerche Madhouse Magic Bus Manglobe MAPPA Marza Animation Planet Mook Animation Mushi Production NAZ Nihon Ad Systems Nippon Animation Nomad Oh! Production OLM Ordet P.A.Works Pierrot Polygon Pictures Production Reed Robot Communications Sanzigen Satelight Seven Arcs Shaft Shin-Ei Animation Silver Link Studio 4°C Studio Comet Studio Deen Studio Fantasia Studio Ghibli Studio Gokumi Studio Hibari Studio Nue SynergySP Tatsunoko Production Tezuka Productions TMS Entertainment TNK Toei Animation Trigger Troyca TYO Animations Ufotable Ultra Super Pictures White Fox Zexcs

Defunct	Artmic Group TAC Hal Film Maker Jetlag Productions Kitayama Eiga Seisakujo Radix Ace Entertainment Spectrum Animation Topcraft Triangle Staff Tsuchida Production

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Animation icons

Related topics

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