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The$4.50 Theater Company (Japanese:劇団4ドル50セント,Hepburn:Gekidan Yondoru Gojussento) is a Japanesetheater company^[1] established in 2017 by two Japanese producersYasushi Akimoto andMax Matsuura ofAvex.^[2] It is operated by Avex AY Factory, LLC, a subsidiary of Avex.^[3]

The name of the company was taken from the total amount of coinsJanis Joplin, of whom producer Yasushi Akimoto is a fan, was holding in her hand when she died.^[2] The company started with 31 members, selected through auditions attended by approximately 5,000 people.^[4] Ninety percent of the selected members had no acting experience at all.^[4] Despite being a theater company, its members also perform various other activities such as modeling, participating in television shows, and music.^[4]

On October 30, 2017, the company announced that its members would appear in the advertisement for the PlayStation 4 version ofCall of Duty: WWII.^[5]

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