OS Corporation

Founded as

Founded in 1946 by Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, the founder of the Hankyu Toho Group. Subsequently, expanded into real estate and hotels alongside the movie exhibition business.

Leased and opened the Hankyu Hall in the East Building of Kobe Sannomiya Station from Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

Leased and opened the Sannomiya Theater and Sannomiya Cinema in Kobe Sannomiya Station building from Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

OS Movie Theater in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City was completed and opened as a Western film roadshow theater.

Merged Umeda Cinema Corporation and Taisei Kogyo Corporation to directly operate Umeda Cinema.

Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Second Section.

Opened Hankyu Cultural Theater.

Merged with Toyo Movie Corporation.

Opened Hankyu Cinema.

Merged First Movie Theater Corporation and Kansai Entertainment Corporation.

Established subsidiary OS Kyoei Corporation.

Constructed and completed Umeda Gakuten Building, with basement and first floor as rental shops, and second floor and above as New OS Theater.

Constructed and completed Himeji OS Building, with basement to 5th floor as rental shops, and 6th to 8th floors as Himeji OS Theater.

Established subsidiary OS Real Estate Corporation.

Constructed and completed Minami OS Building.

Started land and building business.

Constructed and completed Umeda OS Building, with basement to 2nd floor as rental shops, and 3rd to 17th floors as Umeda OS Hotel.

In 1975, the company changed its name to the current "OS Corporation"

Renovation of Minami OS Building, with rental shops on the 3rd to 4th floors, and OS Subaru Hall opened on the 5th to 6th floors

Capital increase through shareholder allocation, raising capital to 800 million yen, and changing the trade name to OS Corporation

Direct management of Kobe Newspaper Hall Cinema 1 & 2

Merger with OS Real Estate Corporation

Closing of OS Theater and renaming New OS Theater to OS Theater

Closure of Hankyu Hall, Hankyu Cultural Theater, Hankyu Cinema, Kobe Newspaper Hall Cinema 1 & 2 due to damage from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

Conversion of Himeji OS Theater into a complex building, opening as Himeji OS 1, 2, and 3

Conversion of Hankyu Hall into a complex building, opening as OS Hankyu Hall 1 & 2

Conversion of Sannomiya Theater into a complex building, opening as OS Sannomiya Theater 1 & 2

Merger of OS Kyoei Corporation and Kansai Cactus Corporation, changing the trade name to OS Kyoei Cactus Corporation

Conversion of OS Theater into a complex building, opening as OS Theater and OS Theater C.A.P. (renamed to OS Movie Theater in 2005)

Direct management of OS Cine Phoenix 1, 2, and 3

Establishment of subsidiary OS Cine Brothers Corporation

Acquisition of business from OS Kyoei Cactus Corporation and establishment of subsidiary OS Kyoei Building Management Corporation

Establishment of subsidiary OS Real Estate Corporation

Closure of OS Sannomiya Theater 1 & 2

Opening of OS Cinemas Mint Kobe

Opening of Namco Land Sannomiya Store No. 1 and No. 2

Closure of OS Hankyu Hall 1 & 2

Closure of OS Theater and OS Movie Theater

TOHO Cinemas Nishinomiya OS opens

OS Cinemas Kobe Harborland opens

Himeji OS 1, 2, 3 closes

Resort Satellite Office Building ANCHOR completed

Subsidiary OS Food Service Co., Ltd. dissolved

BEER&GRILL Kobe Beer Haus (beer hall) and Namco Sannomiya OS (amusement facility) open

Sannomiya OS building acquired

Pleasia Suminoe Park Air Palace (condominium) completed

Certified as an excellent health management corporation 2022, small and medium enterprise division

Transfer of Osaka Nikko Building trust beneficial rights co-ownership

Transition to the Standard Market due to review of Tokyo Stock Exchange market classification

Laurel Square Osaka LINK (condominium) completed

Head office relocated within OS Building

Sannomiya OS Building value-up completed

Certified as Bright 500 health management corporation 2024

Wagamachi Sauna Osaka Noda opens

Delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market

Becomes a fully owned subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

Capital reduced to 100 million yen