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| Industry | Animation studio and production enterprise |
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| Founded | November 1990 |
| Headquarters | Main: Seoul,South Korea Others: Los Angeles,United States Tokyo,Japan Qingdao,China |
Area served | South Korea, United States, Japan, China |
Key people | Jeong Jeong-Gyun (CEO) Jung Young-Mok (CFO) |
Number of employees | 350 (approximately) (2007) |
| Subsidiaries | Busan DR DR Tokyo[a] |
| Website | www.drmovie.co.kr |
DR Movie Co., Ltd. is a South Koreananimation studio that was established inSeoul in 1990 and frequently works withJapanese companies onanime titles. Since 1991, the studio has been in an exclusive partnership with theJapanese animation studioMadhouse, and in 2001, Madhouse became a partial owner/investor. In 2006, Madhouse's parent company at the time,Index Holdings, invested 600 million yen.[1] DR Movie has been responsible for the animation production end of several Madhouse anime, starting withTenjho Tenge in 2004 and continuing notably withClaymore in 2007. DR Movie has also been looking to make partnerships with Chinese animation companies for future productions, and as of March 2007 entered into a joint venture studio inQingdao,China.[1]
Besides Madhouse, DR Movie also has worked extensively withNickelodeon,Sunrise,Warner Bros Animation,Gonzo, andStudio Ghibli. DR Movie is the only Korean contract studio with which Ghibli has worked.[2]
Additionally, DR Movie maintains a production facility inBusan, known as Busan DR.
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