COMPANY PROFILE

Company Profile


  • Corporate Name

    KADOKAWA CORPORATION

  • Head Office

    2-13-3 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8177 JAPAN

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Takeshi Natsuno

  • Date of Establishment

    October 1, 2014

  • Common Stock

    ¥40.6 Billion

  • Major Businesses

    KADOKAWA CORPORATION develops a wide range of entertainment including publication, videos, games, Web services, education, operating IP experiential facilities such as TOKOROZAWA SAKURA TOWN. By utilizing technology, KADOKAWA CORPORATION implements a global media mix strategy, focusing on stable Intellectual Property (IP) creation and delivering it to the world in a variety of forms.


Member of the Board


  • Member of the Board

    Takeshi Natsuno

  • Member of the Board

    Naohisa Yamashita

  • Member of the Board

    Shinobu Murakawa

  • Member of the Board

    Noriko Kase

  • Member of the Board

    Nobuo Kawakami

  • Member of the Board

    Cindy Chou

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Chairperson of the Nominating Committee
    Member of the Remuneration Committee

    Hiroo Unoura

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee
    Member of the Nominating Committee

    Ruth Marie Jarman

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Chairperson of the Audit Committee
    Member of the Nominating Committee

    Tadaaki Sugiyama

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Member of the Remuneration Committee

    Yu Sasamoto

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Member of the Audit Committee

    Akihiko Shiba

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Member of the Audit Committee

    Ayumi Uzawa

  • Member of the Board, Independent
    Member of the Remuneration Committee

    David Macdonald

(as of June, 2023)


Chief Officer


  • Chief Executive Officer

    Takeshi Natsuno

  • Chief Human Resource Officer
    Chief Literature & Film Officer

    Naohisa Yamashita

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Shinobu Murakawa

  • Chief Publishing Officer

    Masayuki Aoyagi

  • Chief Anime Officer

    Takeshi Kikuchi

  • Chief Global Officer

    Takashi Sensui

  • Chief Digital Officer

    Ichiro Hashiba

(as of June, 2023)


Corporate Officer


  • Corporate Officer, Publishing Business

    Hiroyuki Watanabe

  • Corporate Officer, Publishing Business

    Masanori Kawakane

  • Corporate Officer, Film and Drama

    Hisaaki Wakaizumi

  • Corporate Officer, Anime Business

    Sho Tanaka

  • Corporate Officer, Global Licensing and Merchandising

    Daijo Kudo

  • Corporate Officer, Marketing

    Masafumi Kurihara

  • Corporate Officer, Manufacturing & Logistics

    Masato Ito

  • Corporate Officer, Information Systems

    Yoichi Yasumoto

  • Corporate Officer, Game Business

    Hidetaka Miyazaki

  • Corporate Officer, Human Resources & General Affairs

    Hajime Matsuda

  • Chief Compliance Officer

    Masahiro Onai

(as of April, 2024)