Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan

Background
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. is a Japanese film studio and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, with the majority of shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Besides distributing SPE films (as of 1992) in Japan, they have also produced anime films and a number of live-action productions. As of 2017, the live-action productions are usually distributed through SPE's Columbia Pictures unit. Previously the productions would be distributed through Sony Pictures Releasing International.

1st Logo (December 20, 1997)
Logo: On a blue background, a striped parallelogram in white (a print version of the SPE bars which were introduced in 1991) is seen to the left. To the right of the bars is Japanese text "配給" (translating to "Distribution") with "Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc." below, all in white.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (September 1, 2001)
Logo: On a white background, the SPE bars in color (which is the 1991 Sony Pictures Entertainment logo) (a blue striped parallelogram with an oblong orange-white glare within the bars) is seen. Below the Bars is "serif" in the Sony font, stacked.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the original Japanese release of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.

Editor's Note: None.