What Eiga.com does

Eiga.com (映画.com) is a Japanese-language movie information platform operated by 映画.com株式会社 (Eiga.com Inc.), a private company headquartered in the Tokyo Shiodome Building that has run a continuously updated website since its founding in 1998. The platform serves Japanese movie enthusiasts with a comprehensive database of films, actors, directors, and theaters, supported by editorial news, critic reviews, interviews, columns, rankings, and user-generated reviews and check-ins. Coverage includes currently showing films, upcoming releases by week, release schedules, all-time best lists, and dedicated verticals for anime (AnimeHack), drama, and theater screening schedules (Screening Master). The platform self-describes as one of Japan's largest movie information sites, with a movie database extending back to 2007 and an actor/director database to 2008, totaling over 106,000 registered movie entries, and a mobile app for iOS and Android that has surpassed 2.8 million cumulative downloads.

The technology stack is a web-based content platform with iOS and Android mobile applications, featuring search and filtering across the movie database, an integrated theater and screening-schedule lookup, an email newsletter distribution system (映画.com Daily) delivered Monday through Friday, and an account system tied to My Page functionality for reviews and check-ins. Distribution spans a primary website, native mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play, a daily email newsletter, and owned accounts on X, Facebook, LINE, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Note, reflecting a content-led, product-led growth motion optimized for organic discovery and SEO rather than paid acquisition.

The business model is advertising-led, monetizing primarily through sponsored featured-content sections (注目特集) paid for by Japanese film studios and distributors — including Nikkatsu, KDDI, Disney, Asmik Ace, Toei, Arc Entertainment, Kinolions, and TSUTAYA DISCAS — and through affiliate commissions on outbound referrals to streaming platforms (U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video) and theater ticketing pages. End-user access is free; the company does not disclose subscription pricing. Eiga.com operates as a group company of GENDA Inc. (株式会社GENDA), a Japanese diversified entertainment conglomerate. No third-party funding rounds or external investor information appear in the available material.

Name

Eiga.com

Legal name

映画.com株式会社

Website

https://eiga.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eiga.com (映画.com) is one of Japan's largest movie information portals, operated as a group company of GENDA Inc. and serving Japanese movie enthusiasts with a comprehensive database, news, reviews, rankings, theater schedule lookup, and a mobile app exceeding 2.8 million downloads.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorship: Featured content sections (注目特集) are sponsored by film studios and distributors including Nikkatsu, KDDI, Disney, Asmik Ace, Toei, Arc Entertainment, Kinolions, and Tsutaya Discus. These are article-style advertisements promoting specific movies.
2. Affiliate Commissions: Revenue generated through referral links to streaming platforms (U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video) and theater ticket purchase pages, earning commissions for directing users to external services.
3. Streaming Service Commissions: Video-on-demand search and rental service integration generates referral revenue when users click through to streaming platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Eiga.com operates a comprehensive Japanese movie information portal providing movie news, reviews, critic commentary, rankings, theater showtimes, user reviews, anime coverage, and drama information. The platform is delivered through a website (eiga.com), native iOS and Android mobile apps (over 2.8 million downloads), a daily email newsletter (Eiga.com Daily), and an anime-focused sub-vertical called AnimeHack. The service is free to consumers, supported by advertising from film studios and affiliate commissions from streaming and ticketing referrals.

Product overview

映画.com (eiga.com) is Japan's large-scale movie information media platform operated by 映画.com株式会社 (eiga.com inc.), a group company of 株式会社GENDA. The platform consists of a central web portal at eiga.com providing movie information, rankings, news, reviews, and user-generated content, supplemented by dedicated vertical properties (animeハック for anime content), a mobile app for iOS/Android (2.8 million+ downloads), and a daily email newsletter (映画.com Daily). The platform also integrates third-party screening information via スクリーニングマスター.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• アニメハック (AnimeHack): Anime information portal operated by Eiga.com covering anime series, voice actors, events, and anime movies
• スクリーニングマスター (Screening Master)

Products and services

• Eiga.com (映画.com) Main Website A comprehensive Japanese movie information portal providing movie listings, showtime search, rankings, news, reviews, critic commentary, interviews, columns, drama information, and user-generated reviews and ratings.
• Eiga.com Official Mobile App Official iPhone and Android mobile application offering movie news, rankings, trailers, theater showtime search, reviews, and Check-in functionality with over 2.8 million downloads.
• AnimeHack (アニメハック) Anime-specific information vertical under the Eiga.com umbrella, offering anime news, program listings, staff and voice actor information, event coverage, and rankings targeting anime enthusiasts.
• Eiga.com Daily (映画.com Daily) Email Newsletter Daily email newsletter delivered Monday through Friday, providing movie rankings, interviews, critic reviews, columns, and film news curated by day of week.
• Screening Master (スクリーニングマスター) Cinema screening event information service integrated into Eiga.com, enabling users to search theaters and screening schedules across partner venues.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 日活 (Nikkatsu)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm studio providing sponsored content for the '注目特集' (featured special) section promoting movies such as 'サヨナラの引力'.
• KDDIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications company co-sponsoring featured content for 'サヨナラの引力' movie promotion.
• 迪士尼 (Disney)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor entertainment studio providing sponsored featured content for 'トイ・ストーリー5' and other Disney properties.
• アスミック・エース (Asmik Ace)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm distributor sponsoring featured content for '有村架純、まさかの子連れで金塊密輸' movie promotion.
• 東映 (Toei)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor film studio and distributor sponsoring featured content for '免許返納!?' movie.
• アークエンタテインメント (Arc Entertainment)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm distributor sponsoring featured content for '四月の余白' movie promotion.
• キノフィルムズ (Kinolions)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm distributor sponsoring featured content for 'Michael マイケル' movie promotion.
• TSUTAYA DISCASminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRental and streaming service providing sponsored content for '今すぐに観てほしい名作10選' feature.
• 株式会社GENDAcoreOthersParent company of 映画.com. Eiga.com is explicitly stated as '株式会社GENDA のグループ企業' (a group company of GENDA Inc.).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMDb: IMDb is the global leader in movie information databases, providing comprehensive film data, reviews, ratings, and showtimes. It operates as the broader incumbent that Eiga.com competes against for Japanese users seeking movie information.
• Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten Tomatoes is a major global movie review aggregator and information platform offering similar editorial, review, and audience-score functionality to Eiga.com, but with international scope and broader editorial reach.
• Yahoo! Japan (Entertainment): Yahoo! Japan's entertainment portal aggregates movie news, reviews, and showtimes as part of its broader general-purpose web portal, representing the incumbent large-portal competitor that captures general entertainment queries in Japan.

Regional players

• MUBI: MUBI is a curated film streaming and discovery platform with strong international presence, comparable to Eiga.com in its cinema-enthusiast focus but operating as a streaming-first subscription model primarily outside Japan.

Direct peers

• MyAnimeList: MyAnimeList is the world's largest anime and manga database with active community reviews and ratings, directly comparable to Eiga.com's AnimeHack vertical in anime content coverage and user engagement mechanics.
• Filmarks: Filmarks is one of Japan's leading movie review and information platforms, offering user reviews, ratings, movie information, and theater showtimes that directly overlap with Eiga.com's core offering for Japanese movie enthusiasts.
• Kinenote: Kinenote is a Japanese movie information database and listing platform offering comprehensive movie and theater information, directly comparable to Eiga.com's core directory and discovery functionality.
• MovieWalker (KADOKAWA): MovieWalker is a Japanese movie information platform operated by KADOKAWA, providing movie news, reviews, showtimes, and ticketing services, competing head-to-head with Eiga.com for the same Japanese movie-going audience.
• Animate Times: Animate Times is a Japanese anime news and information platform operated by Animate, one of Japan's largest anime retailers, competing with AnimeHack for anime enthusiast audiences in Japan.

Emerging players

• Letterboxd: Letterboxd is a social platform for film enthusiasts to log, review, and discover movies, representing the social/community-driven model that Eiga.com's user reviews and check-in features emulate, though operating globally with a smaller Japanese footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eigacom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaBG659xTPn9azES4X3yatw
• Facebookja-jp.facebook.com/eigacom
• Instagraminstagram.com/eigacom
• Pinterestpinterest.com/eigacom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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