It was established by Masatsugu TAKAMURA and Kisaburo MINAMI relying on the 'Omuro Studio' of Shoei Makino Kinema, the distribution network of Toa Kinema and funds from Hankyu Railway's Ichizo KOBAYASHI.
高村正次と南喜三郎が設立、正映マキノキネマの「御室撮影所」と、東亜キネマの配給興行網と、阪急電鉄の小林一三の資本を仰いで設立された。