Kabuki-za Co., Ltd.

Kabuki-za was destroyed by the Tokyo air raid in May 1945 (Showa 20), but after the war, Kabuki-za Co., Ltd. was newly established for its reconstruction.

Kabuki-za Co., Ltd. was established in November 1949 (Showa 24) with a capital of 150 million yen.

Established: November 1949

Kabukiza Co., Ltd. established (capital 150 million yen)

Established

Kabuki-za was completed in December 1950 (Showa 25).

Kabukiza completed

Kabuki-za opened in January 1951 (Showa 26).

Opened Kabukiza

Kabuki-za was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in July 1952 (Showa 27).

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Kabuki-za Service Co., Ltd. was established in March 1954 (Showa 29).

Established Kabukiza Service Co., Ltd.

In August 1954 (Showa 29), Kabuki-za Service Co., Ltd. changed its name to Kabuki-za Service Co., Ltd.

Renamed Kabukiza Service Co., Ltd. to Kabukiza Service Co., Ltd.

Film production business began in March 1956 (Showa 31).

Started film production business

Kabuki-za Theater (Osaka) Co., Ltd. was established in May 1958 (Showa 33).

Established: May 1958

Yoshihashi Theater Co., Ltd. (Osaka) established

Established

A television film department was newly established in November 1958 (Showa 33).

Established Television Film Division

Matsushita Toyohashi Hall Co., Ltd. (Aichi) was established in June 1960 (Showa 35).

Matsushita Toyohashi Hall Co., Ltd. (Aichi) established

Manga-za Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged in March 1961 (Showa 36), becoming our Osaka branch.

Absorbed and merged with Bunrakuza Co., Ltd., becoming Osaka branch office

In March 1963 (Showa 38), Kabuki-za Service Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged by Matsushita Toyohashi Hall Co., Ltd., and the company was renamed Kabuki-za Business Co., Ltd. (the former Matsushita Toyohashi Hall Co., Ltd. became the Toyohashi branch).

Matsushita Toyohashi Hall Co., Ltd. absorbed Kabukiza Service Co., Ltd., renamed to Kabukiza Business Co., Ltd. (former Matsushita Toyohashi Hall Co., Ltd. became Toyohashi branch office)

In August 1963 (Showa 38), Manga-za was renamed Asahi-za.

Renamed Bunrakuza to Asahi-za

The new hall was completed in October 1973 (Showa 48).

Hyou Shinkan completed

In August 1976 (Showa 51), half of the Kabuki Hall was demolished, and the Kabuki-za Building was completed.

Demolished half of Kabuki Hall and completed Kabuki-za Building

Closed and transferred Asahiza in March 1984 (Showa 59).

Closed Asahi-za and transferred ownership

Purchased land in Oofuna in August 1984 (Showa 59).

Purchased land in Ōfuna

Opened Oofuna Central Parking Lot in May 1985 (Showa 60).

Opened Ōfuna Central Parking Lot

Temporarily suspended production of television movies in August 1985 (Showa 60).

Temporarily suspended production of television movies

Purchased additional land in Oofuna in February 1986 (Showa 61) (adjacent to land acquired in August 1984).

Purchased land in Ōfuna (adjacent to land acquired in 1984)

Yoshihashi Theater Co., Ltd. terminated its lease in March 1986 (Showa 61) and subsequently relocated its headquarters to Tokyo. {

Yoshihashi Theater Co., Ltd. terminated lease and relocated headquarters to Tokyo

Reduced Oofuna Central Parking Lot in September 1986 (Showa 61) and rented it out as a comprehensive residential exhibition site. {

Temporarily reduced Ōfuna Central Parking Lot and rented it as a comprehensive housing exhibition venue

Toshin Hall Building was completed in September 1990 (Heisei 2).

Completed Higashi-Shin-kan Building

Rented Oofuna Central Parking Lot in March 1996 (Heisei 8) as parking land and open set land for film shooting. {

Rented Ōfuna Central Parking Lot as parking land and open set land for film shooting

In November 1999 (Heisei 11), exchanged land with Shochiku Corporation's Mitsukoshi building in the Shochiku Shopping Center and acquired the associated building. {

Exchanged land with Shochiku's Mitsukoshi building in the Shochiku Shopping Center and acquired the associated building

Closed the Toyohashi branch of Kabukiza Business Co., Ltd. in May 2000 (Heisei 12).

Closed Yoshihashi Sales Office of Kabuki-za Business Co., Ltd.

Transferred the land of the closed Toyohashi branch in November 2000 (Heisei 12).

Transferred land of Yoshihashi Sales Office

Kabukiza building was registered as a tangible cultural property in February 2002 (Heisei 14) and was deregistered in December 2010 (Heisei 22).

Kabuki-za building became a registered tangible cultural property (de-registered in 2010)

Yoshihashi Theater Co., Ltd. changed its name to Kabukiza Service Co., Ltd. in September 2005 (Heisei 17).

Yoshihashi Theater Co., Ltd. changed its name to Kabuki-za Service Co., Ltd.

Closed Kabukiza for theater reconstruction on April 30, 2010 (Heisei 22).

The Kabuki-za theater is closed for reconstruction.

Started demolition of Kabukiza Theater, Hyou Shinkan, Toshin Hall, and Kabukiza Building in May 2010 (Heisei 22).

Demolition of the Kabuki-za theater, the new main hall, the eastern new hall, and the Kabuki-za building has begun.

Completed the fifth Kabukiza in February 2013 (Heisei 25).

Fifth Kabukiza completed