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Eiga.com (Japanese: 映画.com（えいがドットコム）, Hepburn: Eiga dotto komu; lit. ‘Movie.com‘) is a Japanese movie information website founded in August 1998. It is one of the largest movie information websites in Japan.[2][3]

Overview

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“Eiga.com” domain was registered on May 27, 1998[4] but was founded in August 1998. Started as an independent movie information site. 70% of the share of the website was acquired by Kakaku.com on February 20, 2007 becoming a subsidiary of the company on April 1.[5][2] On July 23, 2025, all shares of Kakaku.com on Eiga.com was sold to Genda kabushiki gaisha.[3]

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Eiga.com features various movie information such as the latest movie information, movie news, original movie reviews by professional critics and the editorial department, and user ratings and review posts.[6] The website also features word-of-mouth information about movies written by users.[3] According to the website, it lists 60,000 different works.[5] In May 2009, website release the first service on a domestic movie information site to introduce unreleased work information in Japan called “Cinema Backstreet”.[7] In July 2015, the website added a feature called “check-in” that allows users to add “favorites” and create a “favorite page” in their accounts. Additionally, the website also launches Anime Hack (アニメハック) in cooperation with “Tokyo Anime News”, which provides various information about Japanese animes such as news, information on anime productions, voice actors, and theatrical information such as television schedule.[8][9]

According to CNET Japan, by 2007, Eiga.com received over 250,000 monthly visitors, and before being acquired by Kakaku.com, it was one of the largest independent sites.[2] By 2025, the website received 100 million monthly views and more than 20 million unique monthly users. The websites generated ¥430 million (US$3.92 million) in revenue during the fiscal year 2024.[3]

An April Fools’s joke by the website in 2016 drew criticism after making various parody teaser posters of the movie 2015 film The Martian with pictures and caption of charcters such as Sadako from the The Ring but also mocking controversial figures like Donald Trump, who was then-running as the president of the United States, with the captions ”7 billion people want him to lose the election” (70億人が彼の落選を願っている), and Hirotada Ototake, who was allegedly discovered to have an affair with five women, with a caption ”7 billion people were astonished by his incredible stamina” (70億人が彼の絶倫にびっくりぽん). The joke was later taken down, and the website has issued an apology.[10]

In December 2024, the website issued an apology following an overbooking issue for the preview of the film Mufasa: The Lion King.[11]

The website opens a mini theatre called “Eiga.com Cinema” in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture in collaboration with the city on April 26, 2014.[12] It was closed on November 9, 2018.[13][14]

The current editor-in-chief of the website since February 2026 is Fumitaka Otsuka.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ 企業情報 [Company Information]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Shimada, Noboru (February 20, 2007). カカクコム、映画情報サイト買収–エンタメ系強化で利用者層拡大 [Kakakucom acquires a movie information site — Expanding the user base by strengthening the entertainment system]. CNET Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d GENDA、エイガ・ドット・コムを買収 映画情報サイト運営 [GENDA acquires eiga.com and operates a movie information site]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). July 23, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  4. ^ “eiga.com WHOIS Domain Name Lookup – Who.is”. WHOIS. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  5. ^ a b ご利用案内 [About Us]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  6. ^ 映画.comから初の電子書籍『eiga.book』発売 [The first e-book “eiga.book” released from eiga.com]. ITmedia (in Japanese). August 19, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  7. ^ eiga.com、劇場未公開の海外映画DVDを紹介する「シネマ裏通り」 [eiga.com introduces “Cinema Back Street” that introduces overseas movie DVDs that have not been released in theaters]. BB Watch (in Japanese). Impress.co.jp. May 15, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  8. ^ 「映画.com」、アニメの総合情報サイト「アニメハック」をオープン [”Eiga.com” launches “Anime Hack,” a comprehensive anime information website.] (Press release). Kakaku.com. July 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Yamakawa, Akira (July 9, 2015). 「映画.com」譲りのアニメ情報総合サイト「アニメハック」オープン、自分だけのアニメ番組表を作成可能 [”Anime Hack,” a comprehensive anime information site inherited from “Eiga.com,” has opened, allowing users to create their own personalized anime program schedules.]. Internet Watch (in Japanese). Impress.co.jp. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  10. ^ Takahiro, Kuroki (April 1, 2016). 「映画.com」エイプリルフールが物議 ゴシップネタを扱う内容に批判も ※追記あり [”Movie.com” April Fool’s Day is controversial. There are also criticisms about the content of gossip stories ※There are postscripts]. Netorabo (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  11. ^ 映画の試写会でオーバーブッキング、映画.com謝罪 SNSで「数十人の座席がない」「泣いている人もいた」など報告 [Over-boking at the movie preview, eiga.com apologizes, SNS reports such as “there are no seats for dozens of people” and “some people were crying”]. Netorabo (in Japanese). December 17, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  12. ^ Sugimoto, Hotaka (February 24, 2014). 市と民間共同で映画館を再生。厚木市に『映画.comシネマ』4/26オープン [The city and the private sector jointly revitalize the cinema. “Eiga.com Cinema” opens on 4/26 in Atsugi City]. HuffPost Japan. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  13. ^ 映画．cｏｍシネマ閉館へ [Eiga.com Cinema closes]. TownNews (in Japanese). November 2, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  14. ^ アミューあつぎの映画館運営会社撤退 １２月から新会社へ [Amu Atsugi’s movie theater management company withdraws from December to a new company]. Kanagawa Shimbun (in Japanese). October 23, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  15. ^ 執筆者一覧 [List of authors]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2026.