ABOUT

Corporate Data

Corporate Name

AOI Pro. Inc.

Establishment

October 25, 1963

Representative

Representative Director & President Hajime Ushioda

Board Members
Representative Director & President
Hajime Ushioda
Executive Board Director
Yusaku Tanaka
Board Director
Hirotaka Ogata
Board Director
Ryutaro Narita
Part-time Board Director
Hiroaki Uekubo
Part-time Board Director
Satoshi Yuzurihara
Auditor
Tomohito Yamaki
Corporate Officer
Hiroyuki Yamada
Corporate Officer
Junichi Murata
Corporate Officer
Yoshiyuki Suzuki
Corporate Officer
Akira Hosaka
Capital

100,000,000 yen

Sales

24.8 bil. yen
*non-consolidated, FY ended Dec. 31, 2022

Employees

350 (average age: 34.8)
*company only, as of Dec. 31, 2022

Business Description

Full-service production of commercials, digital content, and entertainment content

Departments

1st Production Dept.
2nd Production Dept.
3rd Production Dept.
1st Production Management Dept.
4th Production Dept.
5th Production Dept.
6th Production Dept.
7th Production Dept.
2nd Production Management Dept.
Training Management Dept.
Planning & Directing Dept.
1st Entertainment Content Production Dept.
2nd Entertainment Content Production Dept.
Global Business Dept.
Business Produce / Business Development Dept.
AOI Asia Dept.
Business Support Dept.
Corporate Dept.

Locations
Head Office
3-18-12, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0022, Japan
Nakameguro
Kusabana Bldg., 1-5-8, Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051, Japan
Daikanyama
MODE COSMOS Bldg. 3F/4F, 28-10, Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033, Japan
Major Clients

Shiseido Co., Ltd. / ADK Creative One Inc. / Beacon Communications K.K. / Daiko Advertising Inc. / Dentsu Inc. / Geometry Ogilvy Japan GK / Hakuhodo Inc. / I&S BBDO Inc. / JR East Marketing & Communications,Inc. / NTT ADVERTISING, INC. / Special Group Australia / TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyu Agency Inc. / Wieden & Kennedy Tokyo / Yomiko Advertising Inc.

Shareholder

KANAMEL Inc. *100%

History

2023

  • Dec.

    Head office relocates to Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

2022

  • May

    Ampersand Inc., a joint venture between AOI Pro. and Nomad Editing Company, opens in Santa Monica, California

2021

  • Jul.

    Over The Moon, Directors Think Tank group commercial film production company, is established in Jakarta.

2018

  • Mar.

    Directors Think Tank, a commercial film production company in Malaysia, becomes a subsidiary of AOI Pro.

2017

  • Jan.

    AOI TYO Holdings Inc.(currently KANAMEL Inc.), a joint holding company by AOI Pro. Inc. and TYO Inc., is established and listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
    AOI Pro. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of AOI TYO Holdings Inc. through a share transfer.

2012

  • Jul.

    Aoi Advertising Promotion Inc. alters its corporate name to AOI Pro. Inc.

2011

  • Dec.

    Information Security Management System “ISO 27001” certification is obtained.

  • Jul.

    tko Inc., an advertisement and advertising photography production company, becomes a subsidiary of Aoi Advertising Promotion.

2008

  • Oct.

    C3Film Co.,Ltd., a commercial film production company, becomes a subsidiary of Aoi Advertising Promotion.

2000

  • Sep.

    Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1998

  • May.

    DIGITAL GARDEN INC., a post-production company (currently TREE Digital Studio Inc.), is established.

  • Feb.

    Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1994

  • Jul.

    Media Garden Inc. is established and commercial film studio construction is completed in April, 1997. (Merged with TREE Digital Studio Inc. in January, 2021.)

1990

  • Apr.

    The stock is registered as over-the-counter issue by the Japan Securities Dealers Association (currently JASDAQ).

1963

  • Oct.

    Aoi Advertising Promotion Inc. is established in Tokyo.