| 1978 |
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Amuse Inc. established in Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (paid-in capital 5 million yen) |
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Southern All Stars debuts. |
| 1981 |
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Amuse Cinema City Inc. established in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
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The film Morning Moon Wa Sozatsu Ni is produced. |
| 1983 |
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Theatrical group Super Eccentric Theater (leader Yuji Miyake) , participates in Amuse. |
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The film Aiko, 16 (starring Yasuko Tomita) is produced. Winner of Best New Actress award at the Japan Academy Awards and the Yokohama Film Festival. |
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Yasuko Tomita debuts. |
| 1984 |
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Amuse America Inc. established in New York, USA |
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Kitaro signs contract with Amuse America Inc. |
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Amuse begins managing Yuji Miyake. |
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Amuse begins managing Hisahiro Ogura. |
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Amuse begins managing Goro Kishitani. |
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Amuse begins managing Yasufumi Terawaki. |
| 1986 |
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Kirei Inc. established in California, U.S.A. |
| 1988 |
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Off-Broadway musical MAMA, I WANT TO SING is invited, attracting an audience of 110,000. |
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Eri Fukatsu debuts. |
| 1989 |
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Amuse Video Inc., a video software production/sales company, is established in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo (company name changed to Amuse Pictures, Inc. in October 2000). |
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Miyake Yuji no Ikasu Bando Tengoku (Heisei Meibutsu TV), commonly called Ikaten, is produced, sparking the subsequent band boom. |
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Amuse begins managing Bakufu Slump. |
| 1990 |
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The film Inamura Jane is a major hit, with 3.5 million recorded viewers. |
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Masaharu Fukuyama debuts. |
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BEGIN debuts. |
| 1991 |
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Amuse Hong Kong Ltd. established in Hong Kong |
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Twin Peaks released on video by Amuse Video Inc. |
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Yoshie Okuyama debuts. |
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Contracts signed with Hong Kong rock band BEYOND. |
| 1992 |
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Southern All Stars perform their first overseas concert at Beijing Capital Gymnasium. |
| 1993 |
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Act Against AIDS (AAA) campaign planned |
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Yoshinori Okada debuts. |
| 1994 |
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Amuse Sales, Inc. established as an affiliate of Amuse Pictures, Inc. |
| 1995 |
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Affiliate Amuse CineQuanon Inc. (est. July 1985) opens movie theater CINE AMUSE EAST & WEST in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. |
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Act Against AIDS special single, Kiseki no Hoshi by Keisuke Kuwata and Mr. Children, is released. |
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Amuse begins managing Takako Katou. |
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Ayers Inc. established as a joint venture with Bandai Co., Ltd. |
| 1996 |
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In a first for China and Japan, the large-scale TV drama series Tokyo no Shanghai-jin is co-produced with Shanghai Denshidai and broadcast at 60 television stations in China, including Shanghai. Average ratings for the Shanghai area are 31.3%. Highest recorded rating in China as a whole is 60%. |
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Binzume no Jigoku: Bottled Neck by Chikyu Gorgeous theater company (Goro Kishitani, Yasufumi Terawaki), is produced. |
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Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production, Ltd. established in Beijing. |
| 1998 |
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Risa Sudou debuts. |
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Yuka Itaya debuts. |
| 1999 |
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Porno Graffitti debuts. |
| 2000 |
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Amuse Video Inc. changes name to Amuse Pictures, Inc. |
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Amuse Korea Inc. established in Korea |
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Southern All Stars's single TSUNAMI sells over 3 million copies. Their album Ballad 3 ~the album of Love~ sells over 2.5 million copies. Southern All Stars perform a concert in Chigasaki. |
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1 million recorded viewers for Shuri, a film co-distributed by Amuse CineQuanon |
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Masaharu Fukuyama's new single Sakurazaka sells over 2.3 million copies. |
| 2001 |
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Amuse Pictures, Inc. acquires shares for Amuse Sales, Inc. and makes it its subsidiary. |
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Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange NASDAQ Japan on September 20. |
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Amuse begins managing Yukinojo Mori. |
| 2002 |
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Keisuke Kuwata's album ROCK AND ROLL HERO sells over 1 million copies. His best album TOP OF THE POPS sells over 2 million copies. |
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Amuse begins managing Yuta Hiraoka. |
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Amuse begins managing FLOW. |
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Amuse begins managing Perfume. |
| 2003 |
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Distributed film Ryoki-teki na Kanojo, becomes a single-theater hit. |
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Masaharu Fukuyama's single Niji/Himawari/Sore ga Subete sa and album fukuyama masaharu MAGNUM COLLECTION "SLOW" simultaneously reach number 1 in the first week of sales, a first for a male solo singer. |
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Amuse hosts Southern Fan no Katte ni 25 Shu-nen Manatsu no Hihokan! in Odaiba. |
| 2004 |
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Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 24. |
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Amuse Sales, Inc. changes name to AMUSE SOFT ENTERTAINMENT INC. |
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Amuse begins managing Juri Ueno. |
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Keisuke Koide debuts. |
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Amuse begins managing TEAM NACS (Hiroyuki Morisaki, Ken Yasuda, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yo Oizumi, Takumi Otoo). |
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Amuse begins managing Haruma Miura. |
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Amuse begins managing Akihisa Soguchi. |
| 2005 |
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Amuse invites equestrian opera Zingaro, drawing an audience of 68,000. |
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Amuse invites rock musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, attracting an audience of 168,000. |
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Southern All Stars's 2-disc album Killer Street sells over 1 million copies. |
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Amuse co-produces Composer ~Hibiki Tsuzukeru Senritsu no Shirabe by TEAM NACS theater company. |
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Amuse begins managing Ryunosuke Kamiki. |
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Amuse begins managing Yuriko Yoshitaka. |
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Riisa Naka debuts. |
| 2006 |
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Listed on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 1. |
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Amuse hosts open-air festival THE MUJINTO Fes. 2006 WOW!! Kohaku! Enta no Friend Park HeyHey Station...ni Tomarou! at Hamanako Garden Park, drawing 120,000 people in the 2 days of the festival. |
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Takeru Sato debuts. |
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Kento Kaku debuts. |
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Shogo Sakamoto debuts. |
| 2007 |
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TAISHITA Label Music Co., Ltd. established through joint investment with Victor Entertainment, Inc. |
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Tatsuro Hatanaka assumes the post of CEO and President. |
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J-Feel Inc. established. |
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Amuse holds the Amuse 30th Anniversary Nationwide Audition. |
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Oshirikajiri Mushi, a song jointly developed by AMUSE SOFT ENTERTAINMENT INC. and NHK Minnanouta, becomes a major hit. |
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ONE OK ROCK debuts. |
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MONOBRIGHT debuts. |
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Amuse begins managing Chizu Saeki. |
| 2008 |
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Brussels Co., Ltd., a company that develops Belgian beer bars, is incorporated as a subsidiary. |
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A-Sketch is jointly established by Amuse and KDDI Corporation. |
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Perfume's second album debuts at number 1 in the Oricon music charts. Perfume perform at Nippon Budokan for the first time |
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Southern All Stars perform their 30th anniversary concert Manatsu no Dai Kanshasai. |
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flumpool debuts. |
| 2009 |
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AMUSE SOFT ENTERTAINMENT INC., a wholly-owned subsidiary, is formed through the acquisition of additional shares. |
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Amuse Edutainment, Inc. is established. |
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Amuse Edutainment Inc. opens Amuse Museum in Asakusa. |
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GEISHIN CREATIVE TOKYO INC. is established. |
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La La La farming project begins. |
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Amuse invites equestrian opera spectacle Zingaro BATTUTA, drawing an audience of 63,000. |
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Departures, a film produced by AMUSE SOFT ENTERTAINMENT INC. , is the first Japanese film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards. |
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Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida 10th act by Chikyu Gorgeous theater company is produced. |
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Amuse produces 30th anniversary film Killer Virgin Road. |
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Masaharu Fukuyama performs 20th anniversary concerts at arenas nationwide, including his first concert at Nippon Budokan. |
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WEAVER debuts. |
| 2010 |
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With the establishment of GEISHIN CREATIVE TOKYO, INC., Amuse establish joint business GEISHIN CREATIVE SHANGHAI INC. with Shanghai Nisshin Crafts Inc. |
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Masaharu Fukuyama appears in NHK period drama Ryomaden. |
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Eri Fukatsu wins the Best Actress Award at the 34th World Film Festival in Montreal for her role in the film Villain. |
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We obtain the Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification. |
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ONE OK ROCK perform at Nippon Budokan for the first time. |
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Yu Takahashi debuts. |
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Shu Watanabe debuts. |
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SakuraGakuin debuts. |
| 2011 |
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AMUSE ENTERTAINMENT TAIWAN INC. is established. |
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LIVE VIEWING JAPAN Inc. is established. |
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Juri Ueno appears in the NHK historical drama, Gou Himetachi no Sengoku. |
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In a first for Amuse, we distribute and sell CDs of the special charity song Let's try again by Team Amuse!! |
