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'''Japan Home Video Inc. (JHV)''' (ジャパンホームビデオ株式会社 or Japanhomubideo Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label '''[[Alice Japan]]''' (アリスJAPAN) for its [[adult video]] production.
{{nihongo|'''Japan Home Video Co. Ltd.'''|ジャパンホームビデオ株式会社|JapanHōmuBideo Kabushikigaisha}} ('''JHV''') is a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label {{nihongo|'''[[Alice Japan]]'''|アリスJAPAN}} for its [[adult video]] production.


==Company history and finances==
==Company history and finances==
JHV was established in May 1984 using to take advantage of the explosion of [[videocassette recorder]]s (VCRs) in Japan.<ref name="jhvhist">{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/campany-info/history.html|title=JHV Company History|publisher=[http://www.jhv.jp/ JHV]|accessdate=2009-04-16|language=Japanese}}</ref> Following the introduction of commercial VCR Beta recorders in 1975 (and the VHS format in 1976), VCR production in Japan went from one million units in 1978 to 44 million by 1985 fueled largely by the number of movies (including pornography) available on VHS.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cusumano|first=M. A.|coauthors=Y. Mylonadis & R.-S. Rosenbloom|year=1992|title=Strategic Maneuvering and Mass-Market Dynamics: The Triumph of VHS over Beta|journal=Business History Review|volume=66|issue=1|pages=51–94|doi=10.2307/3117053}}</ref> By November 1984, the company had expanded enough to move to new headquarters in the fashionable [[Harajuku]] district of [[Tokyo]].<ref name="jhvhist"/>
JHV was established in May 1984 to take advantage of the explosion of [[videocassette recorder]]s (VCRs) in Japan at that time.<ref name="jhvhist">{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/campany-info/history.html|title=JHV Company History|publisher=JHV|access-date=2009-04-16|language=ja|archive-date=2009-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424202523/http://www.jhv.jp/campany-info/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the introduction of commercial VCR Beta recorders in 1975 (and the VHS format in 1976), VCR production in Japan went from one million units in 1978 to 44 million by 1985 fueled largely by the number of movies (including pornography) available on VHS.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cusumano|first=M. A.|year=1992|title=Strategic Maneuvering and Mass-Market Dynamics: The Triumph of VHS over Beta|jstor=3117053|journal=Business History Review|volume=66|issue=1|pages=51–94|doi=10.2307/3117053|url=http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/1721.1/2343/1/SWP-3266-23735195.pdf|hdl=1721.1/17091|s2cid=18730263 |hdl-access=free}}</ref> By November 1984, the company had expanded enough to move to new headquarters in the fashionable [[Harajuku]] district of [[Tokyo]].<ref name="jhvhist"/>


The company originally used the ''Penguin'' (ぺんぎん) label for its videos but in April 1986, JHV founded [[Alice Japan]] (アリスJAPAN) as a label for their adult videos (AV). The company subsequently expanded into softcore movies, [[anime]] productions, computer games and, in 1996, the satellite broadcasting business. In February 2000, JHV acquired a building in the [[Jinbōchō, Tokyo|Jinbocho]] area of Tokyo and transferred its headquarters there. A further move brought the Production Center to their own building in Tokyo's [[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano City]] in March 2005 which also became the company headquarters in April 2007.<ref name="jhvhist"/>
The company originally used the ''Penguin'' ({{nihongo2|ぺんぎん}}) label for its videos but in April 1986, JHV founded [[Alice Japan]] (アリスJAPAN) as a label for their adult videos (AV). The company subsequently expanded into softcore movies, [[anime]] productions, computer games and, in 1996, the satellite broadcasting business. In February 2000, JHV acquired a building in the [[Jinbōchō, Tokyo|Jinbocho]] area of Tokyo and transferred its headquarters there. A further move brought the Production Center to their own building in Tokyo's [[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano City]] in March 2005 which also became the company headquarters in April 2007.<ref name="jhvhist"/>


For the 2007 fiscal year, the corporation had sales of 2.25 billion yen (about $22.5 million) and a capital of 27 million yen (about $227,000). The company employed 34 people and had its headquarters in the JHV Building (JHV中野ビル) in Nakano, Tokyo.
For the 2007 fiscal year, the corporation had sales of 2.25 billion yen (about $22.5 million) and a capital of 27 million yen (about $227,000). The company employed 34 people and had its headquarters in the JHV Building ({{nihongo2|JHV中野ビル}}) in Nakano, Tokyo.<ref name="jhvinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/campany-info/index.html|title=JHV Company Information|publisher=JHV|access-date=2011-11-10|language=ja|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725085204/http://jhv.jp/campany-info/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
The company is involved in the production and distribution of film, video products, music and TV programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/campany-info/index.html
The company is involved in the production and distribution of film, video products, music and TV programs.<ref name="jhvinfo"/>
|title=JHV Company Information|publisher=[http://www.jhv.jp/ JHV]|accessdate=2009-04-17|language=Japanese}}</ref>


===Film and video===
===Film and video===
JHV has produced and/or distributed a number of theatrical movies, including several in the science fiction or horror genre and often with erotic overtones. Some notable film productions include the 1989 cult horror movie ''[[Tetsuo: The Iron Man]]'' (鉄男: Tetsuo) directed by [[Shinya Tsukamoto]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251/
JHV has produced and/or distributed a number of theatrical movies, including several in the science fiction or horror genre and often with erotic overtones. Some notable film productions include the 1989 cult horror movie ''[[Tetsuo: The Iron Man]]'' directed by [[Shinya Tsukamoto]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251/
|title=Tetsuo (1989)|publisher=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMdB]|accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> and the [[Yakuza]] [[zombie]] flic [[Junk (film)|''Junk: Shiryô-gari'']] from 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273302/
|title=Tetsuo (1989)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2009-04-17}}</ref> and the [[Yakuza]] [[zombie]] flic [[Junk (film)|''Junk: Shiryô-gari'']] from 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273302/
|title=Junk: Shiryô-gari (2000)|publisher=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMdB]|accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Also in the horror genre were ''[[Evil Dead Trap]]'' (死霊の罠 or Shiryo no wana) directed by [[Toshiharu Ikeda]] and featuring AV actress [[Hitomi Kobayashi]] which was released in 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1988/dl001170.htm
|title=Junk: Shiryô-gari (2000)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2009-04-17}}</ref> Also in the horror genre were ''[[Evil Dead Trap]]'' or ''Shiryo no wana'' directed by [[Toshiharu Ikeda]] and featuring AV actress [[Hitomi Kobayashi]] which was released in 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1988/dl001170.htm
|title=死霊の罠|publisher=[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/ Japanese Movie Database]|accessdate=2009-04-18|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167147/
|script-title=ja:死霊の罠|publisher=Japanese Movie Database|access-date=2009-04-18|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167147/
|title=Shiryo no wana (1988)|publisher=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMdB]|accessdate=2009-04-18}}</ref> and the sequel ''Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki'' (死霊の罠２ヒデキ) from 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1992/dp001360.htm
|title=Shiryo no wana (1988)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2009-04-18}}</ref> and the sequel ''Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki'' (死霊の罠2ヒデキ) from 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1992/dp001360.htm
|title=死霊の罠２　ヒデキ|publisher=[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/ Japanese Movie Database]|accessdate=2009-04-18|language=Japanese}}</ref> ''Evil Dead Trap'' was later released by JHV on DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/DVD/original/adsl_FV-001.html
|script-title=ja:死霊の罠2 ヒデキ|publisher=Japanese Movie Database|access-date=2009-04-18|language=ja}}</ref> ''Evil Dead Trap'' was later released by JHV on DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/DVD/original/adsl_FV-001.html
|title=死霊の罠|publisher=[http://www.jhv.jp/ JHV]|accessdate=2009-04-18|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|script-title=ja:死霊の罠|publisher=JHV|access-date=2009-04-18|language=ja}}</ref>


JHV also produced the first three live-action videos of the [[manga]] based superheroine series ''[[Kekko Kamen]]'', the 1991 ''Kekko Kamen'',<ref>{{IMDb title|0099925|Keiko Mask}}</ref> ''Kekko Kamen 2'' from 1992,<ref>{{IMDb title|0184639|Kekkô Kamen 2}}</ref> and ''Kekko Kamen 3'', released in 1993.<ref>{{IMDb title|0184640|Kekkô Kamen 3}}</ref>
More recent productions were the 2004 drama ''Yudan taiteki'' (English title: ''The Hunter and the Hunted'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417284/
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|title=Yudan taiteki (2004)|publisher=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMdB]|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> which won awards at the 2005 [[Yokohama Film Festival]] for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Director<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Yokohama_Film_Festival/2005|accessdate=2009-04-16|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|title=Yokohama Film Festival: 2005}}</ref> and the 2004 comedy ''eiko'' (エイコ).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p1082590.htm |title=ジャパンホームビデオ|accessdate=2009-05-03|language=Japanese|publisher=[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/ Japanese Movie Database]}}</ref>


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More recent productions were the 2004 drama {{nihongo|''The Hunter and the Hunted''|油断大敵|Yudan taiteki}}<ref>{{IMDb title|0417284|Yudan taiteki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/2004/eb000200.htm|script-title=ja:油断大敵|access-date=2011-03-22|language=ja|publisher=Japanese Movie Database}}</ref> which won awards at the 2005 [[Yokohama Film Festival]] for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Director<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Yokohama_Film_Festival/2005|access-date=2009-04-16|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|title=Yokohama Film Festival: 2005}}</ref> and the 2004 comedy ''eiko'' (エイコ).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p1082590.htm |script-title=ja:ジャパンホームビデオ|access-date=2009-05-03|language=ja|publisher=Japanese Movie Database}}</ref>
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JHV's ''Cinemadict Collection'' (シネマディクト・コレクション) is a series of remastered worldwide classic movies with Japanese subtitles released on DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/dvd.html
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|title=Cinemadict Collection|publisher=[http://www.jhv.jp/ JHV]|accessdate=2009-04-20|language=Japanese}}</ref> The collection includes the hard-to-find [[Alfred Hitchcock]] silent film ''Downhill''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/DVD/downhillDVD.html
|title=Downhill - 2002 Japan Home Video edition|publisher=[http://www.silentera.com/ Silent Era]|accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref>


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JHV's ''Cinemadict Collection'' ({{nihongo2|シネマディクト・コレクション}}) is a series of remastered worldwide classic movies with Japanese subtitles released on DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/dvd.html
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In the area of erotica, JHV makes softcore [[V-Cinema]] videos under the V Muvii (Ｖムービィ) label or the SEN Planning label. Some popular series are the soft S&M ''Escape Confinement'' (監禁逃亡), ''Keep Masked'' (けっこう仮面) and ''Pink Curtain'' (ピンクのカーテン).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmm.co.jp/digital/nikkatsu/-/list/=/article=maker/id=45245
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|title=Cinemadict Collection|publisher=JHV|access-date=2009-04-20|language=ja}}</ref> The collection includes the hard-to-find [[Alfred Hitchcock]] silent film ''Downhill''.<ref>{{cite web
|title=動画 成人映画 > メーカー > ジャパンホームビデオ (Adult Film Makers - Japan Home Video|publisher=[http://www.dmm.co.jp/digital/nikkatsu/ DMM Softcore]|accessdate=2009-04-18|language=Japanese}}</ref> The company also produces "gravure" non-nude modeling videos, some using the label Girls' Record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmm.com/mono/dvd/-/list/=/article=maker/id=60063/
|url=http://www.silentera.com/DVD/downhillDVD.html
|title=メーカー > ジャパンホームビデオ (DVD Maker - Japan Home Video|publisher=[http://www.dmm.com www.dmm.com]|accessdate=2009-04-18|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|title=Downhill - 2002 Japan Home Video edition
|publisher=Silent Era
|access-date=2009-04-20
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521155743/http://www.silentera.com/DVD/downhillDVD.html
|archive-date=2009-05-21
}}</ref>

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In the area of erotica, JHV makes softcore [[V-Cinema]] videos under the V Muvii ({{nihongo2|Vムービィ}}) label or the SEN Planning label. Some popular series are the soft S&M ''Escape Confinement'' ({{nihongo2|監禁逃亡}}), ''Keep Masked'' ({{nihongo2|けっこう仮面}}) and ''Pink Curtain'' ({{nihongo2|ピンクのカーテン}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmm.co.jp/digital/nikkatsu/-/list/=/article=maker/id=45245|title=動画 成人映画 > メーカー > ジャパンホームビデオ (Adult Film Makers - Japan Home Video|publisher=DMM Softcore|access-date=2009-04-18|language=ja}}</ref> The company also produces "gravure" non-nude modeling videos, some using the label Girls' Record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmm.com/mono/dvd/-/list/=/article=maker/id=60063/|title=メーカー > ジャパンホームビデオ (DVD Maker - Japan Home Video|publisher=www.dmm.com|access-date=2009-04-18|language=ja}}</ref>


===Anime===
===Anime===
The company has long had an interest in [[anime]] products. On April 25, 1987, the dark adult-oriented science fiction horror film [[Wicked City (film)|''Wicked City'']] (妖獣都市 or Yoju Toshi) was released in theatres by JHV and later on DVD.<ref>{{cite book|last=MacCarthy|first=Helen|title=500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide|year=2009|page=471|publisher=Collins Design|isbn=0061474509}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/DVD/anime/adsl_PIBA-3002.html|title=妖獣都市 SPECIAL EDITION|publisher=[http://www.jhv.jp/ JHV]|accessdate=2009-04-25|language=Japanese}}</ref> They also produced the anime movie ''[[A Wind Named Amnesia]]'' (風の名はアムネジア or Kaze no Na wa Amunejia) which debuted in theatres in Japan in December 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/1992-1990/works_movie_amunejia.html|title=風の名はアムネジア|publisher=[http://www.madhouse.co.jp/ Madhouse Official Site]|accessdate=2009-04-29|language=Japanese}}</ref> and as a video in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108570/
The company has long had an interest in [[anime]] products. On April 25, 1987, the dark adult-oriented science fiction horror film [[Wicked City (1987 film)|''Wicked City'']] (妖獣都市 or Yoju Toshi) was released in theatres by JHV and later on DVD.<ref>{{cite book|last=MacCarthy|first=Helen|title=500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide|year=2009|page=471|publisher=Collins Design|isbn=978-0-06-147450-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/DVD/anime/adsl_PIBA-3002.html|title=妖獣都市 SPECIAL EDITION|publisher=JHV|access-date=2009-04-25|language=ja}}</ref> They also produced the anime movie {{nihongo|''[[A Wind Named Amnesia]]''|風の名はアムネジア|Kaze no Na wa Amunejia}} which debuted in theatres in Japan in December 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/1992-1990/works_movie_amunejia.html|script-title=ja:風の名はアムネジア|publisher=Madhouse Official Site|access-date=2009-04-29|language=ja}}</ref> and as a video in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108570/
|title=Kaze no na wa amunejia (1993)(V)|publisher=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMdB]|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref> A different type of project produced by JHV was the comic ''Nekojiru Gekijou'' (ねこぢる劇場 - ぢるぢるORIGINAL), a series of 27 shorts broadcast on [[TV Asahi]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anisearch.de/index.php?page=anime&id=22|title=Anime-Details: Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru Original|publisher=[http://anisearch.de/ AniSearch.de]|accessdate=2009-04-29|language=German}}</ref>
|title=Kaze no na wa amunejia (1993)(V)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2009-04-29}}</ref> A different type of project produced by JHV was the comic {{nihongo|''Nekojiru Gekijou''|ねこぢる劇場 - ぢるぢるORIGINAL}}, a series of 27 shorts broadcast on [[TV Asahi]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de.anisearch.com/anime/22|title=Anime-Details: Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru Original|publisher=AniSearch.com|access-date=2009-04-29|language=de}}</ref>


In addition, JHV had a role in the production of the following [[Original Video Animation]]s:
In addition, JHV had a role in the production of the following [[Original Video Animation]]s:
* ''[[Maps (anime)|MAPS: Legendary Space Wanderers]]'' (マップス 伝説のさまよえる星人たち or Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi) 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/title3/maps.html|title=「マップス　伝説のさまよえる星人たち」|publisher=[http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/ SF Movie Databank]|accessdate=2009-04-29|language=Japanese}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|''[[Maps (anime)|MAPS: Legendary Space Wanderers]]''|マップス 伝説のさまよえる星人たち|Mappusu: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi}} 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/title3/maps.html|script-title=ja:｢マップス 伝説のさまよえる星人たち｣|publisher=SF Movie Databank|access-date=2009-04-29|language=ja}}</ref>
* ''[[Demon City Shinjuku]]'' (魔界都市 ＜新宿＞ or Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/Video/anime/adsl_SPKL-302.html|title=魔界都市　<新宿>|publisher=[http://www.jhv.jp/ JHV]|accessdate=2009-04-29|language=Japanese}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|''[[Demon City Shinjuku]]''|魔界都市 <新宿|Makai Toshi: Shinjuku}} 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/title/Video/anime/adsl_SPKL-302.html|script-title=ja:魔界都市 <新宿>|publisher=JHV|access-date=2009-04-29|language=ja}}</ref>
* ''Twin'' (ツイン) 1989<ref>{{cite book|last=Clements|first=Jonathan|coauthors=Helen McCarthy|title=The Anime Encyclopedia (Revised & Expanded Edition)|year=2006|place=Berkeley, CA|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|page=682|isbn=1-933330-10-4}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|''Twin''|爆走サーキット·ロマン TWIN|Hassai Circuit Roman Twin}} 1989<ref>{{cite book|last=Clements|first=Jonathan|author2=Helen McCarthy|title=The Anime Encyclopedia|year=2006|place=Berkeley, CA|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|page=682|isbn=1-933330-10-4|edition=Revised & Expanded }}</ref>
* ''Angel Cop'' 1989<ref>Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p18</ref>
* ''[[Angel Cop]]'' 1989<ref>Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p18</ref>
* ''[[Cyber City Oedo 808]]'' (サイバーシティ OEDO 808) 1990-1991 (3 episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220218/
* {{nihongo|''[[Cyber City Oedo 808]]''|サイバーシティ OEDO 808|Saibāshiti OEDO 808}} 1990-1991 (3 episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220218/
|title=Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)(V)|publisher=[http://www.imdb.com/ IMdB]|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref>
|title=Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)(V)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2009-04-29}}</ref>
* ''Secrets of the Telephone Club'' (Terekura no Himitsu) 1991<ref>Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p573</ref>
* {{nihongo|''Secrets of the Telephone Club''|テレクラの秘密 Terekura no Himitsu}} 1991<ref>Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p573</ref>
* ''Shin Dosei Jidai: Hawaiian Breeze'' (新・同棲時代 HAWAIIAN BREEZE) 1992<ref>Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p272</ref>
* {{nihongo|''Shin Dosei Jidai: Hawaiian Breeze''|新・同棲時代 HAWAIIAN BREEZE}} 1992<ref>Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p272</ref>
* ''Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword'' (永遠のアセリア) 2005-2006 (2 episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anisearch.de/index.php?page=anime&id=2839|title=Anime-Details: Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword|publisher=[http://anisearch.de/ AniSearch.de]|accessdate=2009-04-29|language=German}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|''Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword''|永遠のアセリア}} 2005-2006 (2 episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de.anisearch.com/anime/2839|title=Anime-Details: Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword|publisher=AniSearch.com|access-date=2009-04-29|language=de}}</ref>


===Computer games===
===Computer games===
''Graduation'' ([[:ja:卒業 ～Graduation～]] or Sotsugyō) is the title of a simulation genre computer game first released by JHV in June 1992.<ref name="jhvhist"/> Two years later in 1994, a sequel ''Graduation 2: Neo Generation'' (卒業II ～Neo Generation～) appeared.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc98.org/grad2neo.html
''Graduation'' ([[:ja:卒業 〜Graduation〜]] or Sotsugyō) is the title of a simulation genre computer game first released by JHV in June 1992.<ref name="jhvhist"/> Two years later in 1994, a sequel ''Graduation 2: Neo Generation'' (卒業II 〜Neo Generation〜) appeared.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc98.org/grad2neo.html
|title=Graduation 2: Neo Generation
|title=Graduation 2: Neo Generation
|publisher=[http://www.pc98.org/ www.pc98.org]|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref> The game, the object of which is to get five young girls with various problems to graduate high school, has since had several incarnations and been ported to a number of systems including the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/objects/783/783222.html
|publisher=www.pc98.org|access-date=2009-04-19}}</ref> The game, the object of which is to get five young girls with various problems to graduate high school, has since had several incarnations and been ported to a number of systems including the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/objects/783/783222.html
|title=Sotsugyou 2nd Generation
|title=Sotsugyou 2nd Generation
|publisher=[http://ps2.ign.com/ IGN]|accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref>
|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=2009-04-20}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.jhv.jp/|title=JHV Website}}
* [http://www.jhv.jp/ Official website]
* {{ann|company|679}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/company/co0037689/|title=JHV on IMdB}}
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* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p1082590.htm Japan Home Video] at [[Japanese Movie Database]]
* {{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=679|title=JHV at Anime News Network Encyclopedia}}
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p1082590.htm |title=ジャパンホームビデオ|accessdate=2009-04-25|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}}


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Revision as of 12:06, 1 March 2023

Japan Home Video (JHV)
IndustryMotion pictures
FoundedMay 9, 1984
Headquarters
Nakano, Tokyo
,
Japan
ProductsMotion pictures
Anime
Number of employees
34
DivisionsAlice Japan
WebsiteJHV

Japan Home Video Co. Ltd. (ジャパンホームビデオ株式会社, JapanHōmuBideo Kabushikigaisha) (JHV) is a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label Alice Japan (アリスJAPAN) for its adult video production.

Company history and finances

JHV was established in May 1984 to take advantage of the explosion of videocassette recorders (VCRs) in Japan at that time.[1] Following the introduction of commercial VCR Beta recorders in 1975 (and the VHS format in 1976), VCR production in Japan went from one million units in 1978 to 44 million by 1985 fueled largely by the number of movies (including pornography) available on VHS.[2] By November 1984, the company had expanded enough to move to new headquarters in the fashionable Harajuku district of Tokyo.[1]

The company originally used the Penguin (ぺんぎん) label for its videos but in April 1986, JHV founded Alice Japan (アリスJAPAN) as a label for their adult videos (AV). The company subsequently expanded into softcore movies, anime productions, computer games and, in 1996, the satellite broadcasting business. In February 2000, JHV acquired a building in the Jinbocho area of Tokyo and transferred its headquarters there. A further move brought the Production Center to their own building in Tokyo's Nakano City in March 2005 which also became the company headquarters in April 2007.[1]

For the 2007 fiscal year, the corporation had sales of 2.25 billion yen (about $22.5 million) and a capital of 27 million yen (about $227,000). The company employed 34 people and had its headquarters in the JHV Building (JHV中野ビル) in Nakano, Tokyo.[3]

Products

The company is involved in the production and distribution of film, video products, music and TV programs.[3]

Film and video

JHV has produced and/or distributed a number of theatrical movies, including several in the science fiction or horror genre and often with erotic overtones. Some notable film productions include the 1989 cult horror movie Tetsuo: The Iron Man directed by Shinya Tsukamoto[4] and the Yakuza zombie flic Junk: Shiryô-gari from 2000.[5] Also in the horror genre were Evil Dead Trap or Shiryo no wana directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and featuring AV actress Hitomi Kobayashi which was released in 1988[6][7] and the sequel Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (死霊の罠2ヒデキ) from 1992.[8] Evil Dead Trap was later released by JHV on DVD.[9]

JHV also produced the first three live-action videos of the manga based superheroine series Kekko Kamen, the 1991 Kekko Kamen,[10] Kekko Kamen 2 from 1992,[11] and Kekko Kamen 3, released in 1993.[12]

More recent productions were the 2004 drama The Hunter and the Hunted (油断大敵, Yudan taiteki)[13][14] which won awards at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Director[15] and the 2004 comedy eiko (エイコ).[16]

JHV's Cinemadict Collection (シネマディクト・コレクション) is a series of remastered worldwide classic movies with Japanese subtitles released on DVD.[17] The collection includes the hard-to-find Alfred Hitchcock silent film Downhill.[18]

In the area of erotica, JHV makes softcore V-Cinema videos under the V Muvii (Vムービィ) label or the SEN Planning label. Some popular series are the soft S&M Escape Confinement (監禁逃亡), Keep Masked (けっこう仮面) and Pink Curtain (ピンクのカーテン).[19] The company also produces "gravure" non-nude modeling videos, some using the label Girls' Record.[20]

Anime

The company has long had an interest in anime products. On April 25, 1987, the dark adult-oriented science fiction horror film Wicked City (妖獣都市 or Yoju Toshi) was released in theatres by JHV and later on DVD.[21][22] They also produced the anime movie A Wind Named Amnesia (風の名はアムネジア, Kaze no Na wa Amunejia) which debuted in theatres in Japan in December 1990[23] and as a video in 1993.[24] A different type of project produced by JHV was the comic Nekojiru Gekijou (ねこぢる劇場 - ぢるぢるORIGINAL), a series of 27 shorts broadcast on TV Asahi in 1999.[25]

In addition, JHV had a role in the production of the following Original Video Animations:

  • MAPS: Legendary Space Wanderers (マップス 伝説のさまよえる星人たち, Mappusu: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi) 1987[26]
  • Demon City Shinjuku (魔界都市 <新宿, Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) 1988[27]
  • Twin (爆走サーキット·ロマン TWIN, Hassai Circuit Roman Twin) 1989[28]
  • Angel Cop 1989[29]
  • Cyber City Oedo 808 (サイバーシティ OEDO 808, Saibāshiti OEDO 808) 1990-1991 (3 episodes)[30]
  • Secrets of the Telephone Club (テレクラの秘密 Terekura no Himitsu) 1991[31]
  • Shin Dosei Jidai: Hawaiian Breeze (新・同棲時代 HAWAIIAN BREEZE) 1992[32]
  • Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword (永遠のアセリア) 2005-2006 (2 episodes)[33]

Computer games

Graduation (ja:卒業 〜Graduation〜 or Sotsugyō) is the title of a simulation genre computer game first released by JHV in June 1992.[1] Two years later in 1994, a sequel Graduation 2: Neo Generation (卒業II 〜Neo Generation〜) appeared.[34] The game, the object of which is to get five young girls with various problems to graduate high school, has since had several incarnations and been ported to a number of systems including the Sony PlayStation 2.[35]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "JHV Company History" (in Japanese). JHV. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  2. ^ Cusumano, M. A. (1992). "Strategic Maneuvering and Mass-Market Dynamics: The Triumph of VHS over Beta" (PDF). Business History Review. 66 (1): 51–94. doi:10.2307/3117053. hdl:1721.1/17091. JSTOR 3117053. S2CID 18730263.
  3. ^ a b "JHV Company Information" (in Japanese). JHV. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  4. ^ "Tetsuo (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  5. ^ "Junk: Shiryô-gari (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  6. ^ 死霊の罠 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  7. ^ "Shiryo no wana (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  8. ^ 死霊の罠2 ヒデキ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  9. ^ 死霊の罠 (in Japanese). JHV. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  10. ^ Keiko Mask at IMDb
  11. ^ Kekkô Kamen 2 at IMDb
  12. ^ Kekkô Kamen 3 at IMDb
  13. ^ Yudan taiteki at IMDb
  14. ^ 油断大敵 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  15. ^ "Yokohama Film Festival: 2005". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  16. ^ ジャパンホームビデオ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  17. ^ "Cinemadict Collection" (in Japanese). JHV. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  18. ^ "Downhill - 2002 Japan Home Video edition". Silent Era. Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  19. ^ "動画 成人映画 > メーカー > ジャパンホームビデオ (Adult Film Makers - Japan Home Video" (in Japanese). DMM Softcore. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  20. ^ "メーカー > ジャパンホームビデオ (DVD Maker - Japan Home Video" (in Japanese). www.dmm.com. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  21. ^ MacCarthy, Helen (2009). 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Collins Design. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-06-147450-7.
  22. ^ "妖獣都市 SPECIAL EDITION" (in Japanese). JHV. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  23. ^ 風の名はアムネジア (in Japanese). Madhouse Official Site. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  24. ^ "Kaze no na wa amunejia (1993)(V)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  25. ^ "Anime-Details: Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru Original" (in German). AniSearch.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  26. ^ ｢マップス 伝説のさまよえる星人たち｣ (in Japanese). SF Movie Databank. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  27. ^ 魔界都市 <新宿> (in Japanese). JHV. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  28. ^ Clements, Jonathan; Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia (Revised & Expanded ed.). Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. p. 682. ISBN 1-933330-10-4.
  29. ^ Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p18
  30. ^ "Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)(V)". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  31. ^ Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p573
  32. ^ Clements & McCarthy, Anime Encyclopedia, p272
  33. ^ "Anime-Details: Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword" (in German). AniSearch.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  34. ^ "Graduation 2: Neo Generation". www.pc98.org. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  35. ^ "Sotsugyou 2nd Generation". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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