Eleven Arts

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Eleven Arts
TypeFilm production, distribution, sales agent
IndustryEntertainment
FounderKo Mori
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
Ko Mori (CEO)
Websitewww.elevenarts.net

Eleven Arts is a film production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California. The company has Japanese executives and has "a largely Japanese lineup".[1] It specializes in importing anime from Japan to the United States.[2]

Company history[]

Eleven Arts was founded by Ko Mori.

In 2008, Eleven Arts partnered with Funimation to distribute Love and Honor (2006) in the United States. It also sold to TLA Releasing for distribution in the US and the UK.[3] In 2009, Eleven Arts acquired distribution rights to Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl.[4] In 2012, the company partnered with Edlead to produce and distribute several films a year for international audiences.[5]

The company releases Japanese anime films on home video in the United States market, though it has struggled with sales due to the prevalence of illegal downloads.[6] It also filed in 2013 a lawsuit against a DVD distributor for distributing inferior copies of anime films based on poor sales numbers.[7] And in response to piracy, Eleven Arts sought to release anime films in the United States before it is released on home video in Japan. For instance, Eleven Arts released Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale in the United States three weeks after it was released in Japan.[8]

On August 11, 2018, it was announced at Otakon 2018 that Eleven Arts had partnered with Right Stuf Inc. to become the exclusive distributor for select Eleven Arts titles on home video.[9] On October 3, 2018, it was announced Eleven Arts and Shout! Factory had signed a distribution deal, whereby Shout! Factory would distribute Eleven Arts' titles for home video. Eleven Arts also clarified that this deal would not affect their partnership with Right Stuf.[10]

Filmography[]

Films distributed by Eleven Arts in North America
Year Film Notes Ref.
2001 Millennium Actress [11]
2005 What the Snow Brings [3]
2006 Love and Honor Distributed in 2008 [3]
2006 Memories of Tomorrow Distributed in 2007[12] [3]
2008 Daytime Drinking [13]
2009 The Harimaya Bridge Distributed in 2010 [12]
2015 Boruto: Naruto the Movie [12]
2015 The Last: Naruto the Movie [12]
2017 Based on Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern, Part One (of Two) [11]
2017 Based on Laughing Under the Clouds [11]
2017 A Silent Voice [11]
2017 Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale [8]
2018 Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 Based on Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern [11]
2018 Based on Laughing Under the Clouds [11]
2018 Liz and the Blue Bird [11]
2018 Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms [11]
2018 Penguin Highway Based on Penguin Highway [11]
2019 Based on Sound! Euphonium [11]
2019 The Wonderland [11]
2021 Gintama: The Final Based on Gin Tama [14]
Films produced by Eleven Arts
Year Film Notes Ref.
2008 Tokyo Gore Police [15]
2014 Man from Reno [16]
2016 A Bride for Rip Van Winkle [17]
2017 Downrange [17]
2018 Lords of Chaos Produced by Eleven Arts with Vice Films, Insurgent, Scott Free, Kwesi Dickson, Chimney Pot [17][18]
2020 Produced by Eleven Arts with NHK [19]
2021 Prisoners of the Ghostland Produced by Eleven Arts Studios with Untitled Entertainment, Boos Boos Bang Bang, XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures [20]

References[]

  1. ^ Schilling, Mark (October 13, 2006). "Japan's reel deals". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Latchem, John (October 3, 2018). "Shout! Factory Signs Distribution Alliance With Anime Studio Eleven Arts". Media Play News. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Tran, Kevin (February 12, 2008). "'Love and Honor' gets distribution". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Frater, Patrick (May 15, 2009). "Eleven Arts goes for the gore". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark (June 7, 2012). "Edlead, Eleven Arts partner on pics". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Blair, Gavin J. (November 16, 2010). "'Evangelion' to Get U.S. Theatrical Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Matt (May 30, 2013). "Asian Film Producer Is Horrified". courthousenews.com. Courthouse News Service. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Blair, Gavin J. (March 13, 2017). "Filmart: Can Japan Make Anime Great Again?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Ressler, Karen (2018-08-11). "Right Stuf, Eleven Arts Partner for Home Video Distribution". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (2018-10-04). "Eleven Arts, Shout! Factory Announce Home Video Distribution Agreement". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k "Anime Distribution". elevenarts.net. Eleven Arts. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Box Office Performance History of Eleven Arts". The Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  13. ^ Chu, Karen (October 5, 2008). "AFM stuck in slow lane". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Eleven Arts Licenses Gintama The Very Final Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  15. ^ Lee, Maggie (July 28, 2008). "Film Review: Tokyo Gore Police". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  16. ^ Linden, Sheri (June 17, 2014). "'Man from Reno': LAFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Live Action". elevenarts.net. Eleven Arts. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  18. ^ McNary, Dave (October 19, 2016). "Fox, Insurgent Backing Rory Culkin's 'Lords of Chaos'". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Tran, Kevin (August 27, 2020). "NHK's 8K Nuclear Drama 'Gift of Fire' Stars Yagira Yuya". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  20. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 26, 2021). "Nicolas Cage Action Pic 'Prisoners Of The Ghostland' Picked Up By RLJE Films Ahead Of Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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