Shigeki Takeuchi

1983 April
Joined Pioneer LDC, Inc. (current NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan)Engaged in introducing labels for both domestic and foreign films and also created a trend of home-video distribution of unreleased horror films, such as George A. Romero’s“Dawn of the Dead - Director’s cut (1978)”, “Night of the Living Dead (1968)”, and “Mar-tin (1978).”

1986 January
Participated in the establishment of GAGA Corporation and held 10% of its capital. Assigned to its company’s New York office in April of the same year.

1987 October
Inaugurated to COO after returning to Japan and launched a film distri-bution business within the company. Independent theatrical distribution hits include “Big-ger Splash (1974)” which is a biopic about David Hockney, “Rude Boy (1989),” and “Mother Teresa (1986).”

1994
Purchased distribution rights of “The Mask (1994).” Invited Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz to Japan and introduced them to the Japanese media. The film earned 20 million yen in the box office, which was considered a massive hit in Japan. Purchased distribution rights of “Se7en (1995).” With those films’ successful distribution,the company consolidated its position and was recognized as the top distributor of inde-pendent films. The company became listed on NASDAQ Japan (current JASDAQ) in 2001.

1999
Inaugurated to the managing director of Marvelous Inc. Worked on many gamesbased on TV animations such as the “Love Hina” series. Accepting an offer from Warner Bros., the company produced the 3DCG animation,“The Animatrix (2003)”, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. At the same time, he worked on initial public offering (IPO) and contributed to the company to be listed on JASDAQ. Inaugurated to senior managing director. After being listed, the company purchased Victor Interactive Soft-ware, Inc.

2004
Established Rising Star Games Ltd. in the UK to launch Japanesegames as a joint business venture with Scandinavian distributorBergsala.

2005
In charge of IPO for Marvelous Inc. that was listed with 2nd section ofthe TSE.
Inaugurated to CEO of NEC Interchannel Inc.
Produced “The Prince of Tennis”.

2006
Produced “Faces of a Fig Tree”.

2007
Produced “Shibuya Maruyama Story”.

2008
Produced “Chii-chan wa Yukyu no Muko”.

2009
Derived the Interchannel Inc.’s overseas game, mobile, and PC onlinebusinesses to MBO and established Intergrow Inc. Also inauguratedto CEO.

2010
Established Gamebridge Inc. in the UK, launched the Nintendo DS and3DS game streaming label, Go series, and released more than 50 ti-tles.

2016
As a former rider and owning a circuit license of NSA, he purchased thedistribution rights of the “Ride” and “Moto GP” series from MilestoneS.r.l, in Italy, and localized them. This action established the motor.