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'''Daiei Co., Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|大映株式会社|Daiei Kabushikigaisha}} was a [[Japan]]ese film studio, founded in 1942 as a conglomerate of Shinko Kinema, Daito Film and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]. The company produced various [[kaiju]] and [[tokusatsu]] films until its bankruptcy in 1971, most notably the ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters Series|Yokai Monsters]]'' series. The company consisted of two studios, '''Daiei Kyoto Studio''' {{Nihongo|大映京都撮影所|Daiei Kyōtō Satsueijo}} and '''Daiei Tokyo Studio''' {{Nihongo|大映東京撮影所|Daiei Tōkyō Satsueijo}}, which produced movies independently. Daiei was acquired by Tokuma Shoten, who reestablished the company as '''Daiei Film Co., Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|大映映画株式会社|Daiei Eiga Kabushikigaisha}} in 1974.
|name            =Kadokawa Corporation
|image          =Kadokawa Corporation Logo.jpg
|caption        =The Kadokawa logo
|type            =Media conglomerate
|status          =Active
|leader          =Takeshi Natsuno
|founder        =
|founded        =October 1, [[2014]]
|defunct        =
|hq              =2-13-3 Fujimi, Chiyoda<br>[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] 102-0071
|aka            =Kadokawa Dwango<br>Corporation (2014-2019)
|parent          =
|subsidiary      ={{bl|Kadokawa Future Publishing}}
:*Kadokawa Shoten
:*Media Factory
:*ASCII Media Works
*Kadokawa Daiei Studio, etc.
|preceded        =Kadokawa Shoten Publishing, [[wikipedia:Dwango (company)|Dwango]]
|succeeded      =
|website        =https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/
}}
{{Notice|This page includes the film company once known as Kadokawa Daiei Pictures. For the two film companies which preceded Kadokawa Daiei, see [[Daiei]] and [[Daiei Film]].}}
The '''Kadokawa Corporation''' {{Nihongo|株式会社KADOKAWA|Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa|stylized '''KADOKAWA CORPORATION'''}} is a [[Japan]]ese media conglomerate formed on October 1, [[2014]] through the merger of the original Kadokawa and [[wikipedia:Dwango (company)|Dwango Co., Ltd]]. It was preceded by '''Kadokawa Shoten Publishing''' {{Nihongo|株式会社角川書店|Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Shoten}}, a publishing company initially established as a bookstore by Kenyoshi Kadokawa in [[1945]] and later incorporated as a company on April 2, [[1954]]. Kadokawa Shoten underwent various restructurings in the coming decades, eventually merging with one of its subsidiaries in [[2013]] and being renamed to the first "Kadokawa Corporation." Kadokawa and Dwango established the present-day Kadokawa Corporation under the name '''Kadokawa Dwango Corporation''' {{Nihongo|株式会社KADOKAWA・DWANGO|Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Dowango}}, with it receiving the Kadokawa Corporation name in July of [[2019]]; consequently, the first Kadokawa Corporation became '''Kadokawa Future Publishing''' {{Nihongo|株式会社KADOKAWA Future Publishing|Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Fyūchā Paburisshingu}}, Kadokawa's publishing arm.


The '''Kadokawa Corporation''' {{Nihongo|KADOKAWA株式会社|Kadokawa Kabushikigaisha}}, or simply '''Kadokawa''' (stylized '''KADOKAWA'''), is a Japanese media conglomerate. It currently owns all of the assets of Daiei Film Co., which now operates as the corporation's film-making branch, '''Kadokawa Daiei Studio Co., Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|株式会社角川大映スタジオ|Kabushikigaisha Kadokawa Daiei Sutajio}}.
'''Kadokawa Daiei Studio Co., Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|株式会社角川大映スタジオ|Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Daiei Sutajio}} is currently the Kadokawa Corporation's only film studio. As its name implies, its roots trace back to former film company [[Daiei]], specifically its Tokyo Studio. Declaring bankruptcy in [[1971]], Daiei's assets were acquired by Tokuma Shoten, who established [[Daiei Film]] in its place in [[1974]]. This Daiei was itself acquired by Kadokawa in [[2002]], becoming '''Kadokawa Daiei Pictures, Inc.''' {{Nihongo|角川大映映画株式会社|Kadokawa Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Gaisha}} and later simply '''Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.''' {{Nihongo|角川映画株式会社|Kadokawa Eiga Kabushiki Gaisha}}. Meanwhile, in [[2005]], Kadokawa acquired the film company Nippon Herald Films, and merged it with Kadokawa Pictures in [[2006]] to form '''Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc.''' {{Nihongo|角川ヘラルド映画株式会社|Kadokawa Herarudo Eiga Kabushiki Gaisha}}. This incarnation of the company produced Kadokawa's first, and so far only, feature-length ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' film: ''[[Gamera the Brave]]''. Kadokawa Herald Pictures, which was renamed back to Kadokawa Pictures in [[2007]], merged with another of Kadokawa's subsidiaries in [[2009]], and finally with another in [[2011]], dissolving Kadokawa Pictures in the process.
==History==
===Daiei Co., Ltd.===
[[File:Daiei Logo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Daiei logo]]
Founded in 1942 as '''Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd.''', Daiei went on to become one of the largest and most successful Japanese film studios in the postwar era. Daiei frequently distributed foreign pictures in Japanese theaters, including the re-release of ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]''. Daiei became well-known for producing the popular ''Zatoichi'' films, some of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's early pictures, and in the 1960's began producing [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Films|film]]s. Daiei's first kaiju film was ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' in [[1965]], which capitalized on the success of [[Toho]]'s popular [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla films]]. ''Gamera'' was successful, and Daiei went on to produce many sequels over the next several decades. The [[1966|next year]], Daiei produced the ''[[Daimajin (film)|Daimajin]]'' trilogy. In the late 1960's Daiei began to experience financial problems, so in June of 1970 Daiei and [[Nikkatsu Corporation]], which was also facing financial problems, merged to share distribution costs and formed '''Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd''' {{Nihongo|ＤＮ ダイニチ映配株式会社|Dainichi Eihai Kabushikigaisha}}. This partnership would last until August of 1971, when Nikkatsu withdrew from this deal. On November 29, 1971, Daiei filed for bankruptcy, and in [[1974]] was purchased by Tokuma Shoten. Under Tokuma's ownership, Daiei attempted to produce a new Gamera film, ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', in order to revive the series. The film was produced on a slim budget and relied mainly on stock footage from previous entries in the series, and also included obvious attempts to cash in on the ''Superman'' and ''Star Wars'' films that were popular at the time. The film was a commercial and critical failure, and Daiei did not produce another Gamera film for over a decade.


In [[1995]], Daiei hired director [[Shusuke Kaneko]] to direct a reboot to the Gamera series. Distributed by Toho, ''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' was a huge success with critics and in the box office. Daiei produced two sequels to the film, ''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' and ''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'', both of which were critically acclaimed.
Also of interest are '''Media Factory''' {{Nihongo|メディアファクトリー|Media Fakutorī}} and '''ASCII Media Works''' {{Nihongo|アスキー・メディアワークス|Asukī Media Wākusu}}, imprints of Kadokawa Future Publishing.
 
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In [[2002]], Daiei was purchased from Tokuma Shoten by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., a subsidiary of the Kadokawa Corporation. Daiei was merged with the corporation's film studio, Kadokawa Pictures, to form '''Kadokawa-Daiei Film Company, Ltd.'''
==Selected filmography==
===Kadokawa Pictures===
===Production company===
[[File:Kadokawa_Pictures_Japanese_Logo.jpg|right|200px|The Kadokawa Pictures Logo|thumb|Kadokawa Pictures logo]]'''Kadokawa Pictures''' {{Nihongo|角川映画|Kadokawa Eiga}} was founded in 1975 as the film division of Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Between 1976 and 1993, it produced close to 60 films. In 2002, it was merged with the acquired Daiei Motion Picture Company, Ltd. to become Kadokawa-Daiei Film Company, Ltd. The merged studio produced the twelfth Gamera film, ''[[Gamera the Brave]]'', in [[2006]] to celebrate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Over the next decade, the company went through various restructurings and name changes, and in 2013 became Kadokawa Daiei Studio Company, Ltd.
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' (2005) [Kadokawa Pictures]
 
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) [Kadokawa Herald Pictures]
In [[2015]], Kadokawa screened a [[Gamera (short)|four minute-long short]] at New York Comic-Con to commemorate Gamera's 50th anniversary. The short may have been intended as a proof-of-concept for a potential new entry in the franchise, but so far no new film has come of it.
===Financier===
==Selected productions==
*''[[wikia:w:c:evangelion:Evangelion: Death and Rebirth|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth]]'' (1997) [Kadokawa Shoten Publishing; with the {{tt|EVA Committee|Project Eva., GAINAX, TV Tokyo, Sega Enterprises, and Toei}}]
===1940s===
*''[[wikia:w:c:evangelion:The End of Evangelion|The End of Evangelion]]'' (1997) [Kadokawa Shoten Publishing; with the EVA Committee]
{{col-begin}}
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' (2005) [Kadokawa Pictures; with the {{tt|''The Great Yokai War'' Production Committee|Japan Film Fund and Nippon TV}}]
{{col-2}}
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) [Kadokawa Herald Pictures; with the {{tt|''Gamera the Brave'' Production Committee|Japan Film Fund, Nippon TV, and Yahoo! Japan}}]
;Daiei Tokyo
*''[[Daimajin Kanon]]'' (TV 2010) [Kadokawa Shoten Publishing and Kadokawa Pictures; with the {{tt|''Daimajin Kanon'' Production Committee|Omnibus Japan, TV Tokyo, DogSugar, T.Y. Entertainment, Tablier & Cospa, Bandai, Bandai Namco Games, and NTT Docomo}}]
*''The Rainbow Man'' (1949)
*''[[GAMERA (short film)|GAMERA]]'' (2015) [short film]
{{col-2}}
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' (2021) [with the {{tt|''The Great Yokai War: Guardians'' Production Committee|Toho, TV Tokyo, OLM, Hikari TV, Fujishoji, CyberAgent, and Movie Walker}}]
;Daiei Kyoto
*''[[GAMERA -Rebirth-]]'' (TV 2023) [with the Gamera Rebirth Production Committee]
*''[[Invisible Man Appears]]'' (1949)
*''[[wikipedia:Bullbuster#Anime|Bullbuster]]'' (TV 2023) [with the {{tt|Namidome Industries Production Department|Sammy, AT-X, Kansai TV, Tokyo MX, and P.I.C.S.}}]
{{Col-end}}
===Miscellaneous===
===1950s===
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) - Production committee [Kadokawa Shoten Publishing]
{{col-begin}}
*''[[Nezura 1964]]'' (2021) - Planning associate
{{col-2}}
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' (2021) - Distributor [with [[Toho]]]
;Daiei Tokyo
*''[[wikipedia:Bullbuster#Anime|Bullbuster]]'' (TV 2023) - Music production
*''Brooba'' (1955)
==Selected home video releases==
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Invisible Man Appears]]'' (1949) [DVD]
*''[[Invisible Man vs. Human Fly]]'' (1957)
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) [DVD and Blu-ray]
{{col-2}}
*''[[The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly]]'' (1957) [DVD]
;Daiei Kyoto
*''[[The Ogre of Oeyama]]'' (1960) [DVD]
*''Claws of Iron'' (1951)
*''[[Killer Whale (film)|Killer Whale]]'' (1962) [DVD]
*''Suzunosuke Akado'' series (1958-1959)
*''[[Wind Velocity 75 Meters]]'' (1963) [DVD]
{{col-end}}
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'' (1965) [DVD and Blu-ray]
===1960s===
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' (1966) [DVD and Blu-ray]
{{col-begin}}
*''[[Daimajin (film)|Daimajin]]'' (1966) [DVD and Blu-ray]
{{col-2}}
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) [DVD and Blu-ray]
;Daiei Tokyo
*''[[Wrath of Daimajin]]'' (1966) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]'' (1962)
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''Wind Velocity 75 Meters'' (1963)
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' (1965)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' (1968) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' (1966)
*''[[The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch]]'' (1968) [DVD]
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968)
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch'' (1968)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' (1970) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969)
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970) [DVD and Blu-ray]
{{col-2}}
*''[[Invisible Swordsman]]'' (1970) [DVD]
;Daiei Kyoto
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''Invisible Demon'' (1960)
*''[[Gamera Super Monster]]'' (1980) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[The Demon of Mount Oe]]'' (1960)
*''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''Buddha'' (1961)
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion]]'' (1996) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Daimajin (film)|Daimajin]]'' (1966)
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999) [DVD and Blu-ray]
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966)
*''[[GAMERA1999]]'' (1999) [Media Factory; VHS]
*''[[Daimajin Strikes Again]]'' (1966)
==Unmade films==
*''Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters'' (1968)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gamera (unmade 2002 film)|Godzilla vs. Gamera]]'' (~2002)
*''The Snow Woman'' (1968)
*''Daimajin'' (2008, [[Takashi Miike]])<ref name="SFJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/superheroes/a-double-dose-of-takashi-miike|title=A Double Dose of Takashi Miike News|author=Saint John, Robert|date=2006|work=SciFi Japan|accessdate=4 February 2022}}</ref>
*''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' (1968)
==Selected publications==
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' (1969)
Kadokawa has published numerous [[kaiju]]- and [[tokusatsu]]-related books and manga through Kadokawa Shoten (three separate companies which bore the name) and its imprints.
{{col-end}}
*''[[Godzilla vs. the Self-Defense Forces: Monster Interceptor Strategy Manual]]'' (1999)
===1970s===
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon: Comic Version]]'' (2003)
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Daiei Tokyo
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970)
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971)
{{col-2}}
;Daiei Kyoto
*''The Invisible Swordsman'' (1970)
{{col-end}}
===1980s===
*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980)
*''Virus ''(1980)
*''[[Tokyo Blackout]]'' (1987)
===1990s===
*''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995)
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' (1996)
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999)
===2000s===
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' (2005)
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006)
===2010s===
*''[[Gamera (short)|GAMERA]]'' (2015) [short]
===2020s===
*''[[Nezura 1964]] '' (2020) [licensed to 3Y Co., Ltd.]
==Cancelled films==
*''[[Nezura|Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]''
*''[[Gamera vs. the Space Icemen]]''
*''[[Wyvern|Gamera vs. Two-Headed Monster W]]''
*''Sinking of Japan'' (1972 Daiei production)
*''[[Gamera vs. Phoenix]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gamera (unmade 2002 film)|Godzilla vs. Gamera]]''
*''Daimajin'' (2008, Takashi Miike)
==Television==
*''[[Seishi Yokomizo Series]]'' (1977-1978) [co-created with [[Toho]] and Mifune Productions]
*''[[Daimajin Kanon]]'' (2010)
==Publishing==
Kadokawa originated as a publishing company known as '''Kadokawa Shoten''' {{Nihongo|角川書店}} that was founded in 1945, and to this day remains active as the publishing branch of the Kadokawa Corporation. Kadokawa has published numerous [[kaiju]] and [[tokusatsu]]-related books and manga, including books covering both the [[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]] and [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] franchises. These include:
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon (Kadokawa manga)|Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' (2002)
*''[[Gamera 2006: Hard Link]]'' (2006)
*''[[Gamera 2006: Hard Link]]'' (2006)
*''[[Cloverfield/KISHIN]]'' (2008)
*''[[Cloverfield/KISHIN]]'' (2008)
*''[["Godzilla" Toho Special Effects Unpublished Material Archive: Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka and His Era]]'' (2010)
*''[[Daiei Tokusatsu Movie Chronicle]]'' (2010)
*''[[Daiei Tokusatsu Movie Chronicle]]'' (2010)
*''[[Heisei Godzilla Perfection]]'' (2012)
*''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (2014)
*''[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]'' (2016)
*''[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]'' (2016)
*''Shin Godzilla Walker: Perfect Form'' (2016)
*''Shin Godzilla Walker: Perfect Form'' (2016)
*''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'' (2017)
*''[[GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'' (2017)
*''[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'' (2018)
*''[[GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'' (2018)
*''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (novelization)|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2018)
*''[[GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (novelization)|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2018)
*''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater (novelization)|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018)
*''[[GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (novelization)|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018)
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'>
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
DaieiLogo.jpg|Daiei logo
Kadokawa Pictures Japanese Logo.jpg|The Kadokawa Pictures logo
GW404H229.jpg|Dainichi Eihai Co., Ltd. logo
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Daiei]]
*[[Daiei Film]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kadokawa-pictures.co.jp/ Kadokawa Pictures website]
*[http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/ Kadokawa Corporation website]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/kadokawa_pr Offcial Twitter page]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/kadokawa_pr Offcial Twitter page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070915022253/http://www.historyvortex.org/HistoryDaiei.html "The History of Daiei" by Greg Shoemaker (1979)]
==References==
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{{Comments}}
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 2 January 2024

Kadokawa Corporation
The Kadokawa logo

Type Media conglomerate
Status Active
Led by Takeshi Natsuno
Founded October 1, 2014
Head-
quarters 		2-13-3 Fujimi, Chiyoda
Tokyo, Japan 102-0071
Also known as Kadokawa Dwango
Corporation (2014-2019)
Subsidiary companies
  • Kadokawa Future Publishing
  • Kadokawa Shoten
  • Media Factory
  • ASCII Media Works
  • Kadokawa Daiei Studio, etc.
Preceded by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing, Dwango
Website https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/
This page includes the film company once known as Kadokawa Daiei Pictures. For the two film companies which preceded Kadokawa Daiei, see Daiei and Daiei Film.

The Kadokawa Corporation (株式会社KADOKAWA,   Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa, stylized KADOKAWA CORPORATION) is a Japanese media conglomerate formed on October 1, 2014 through the merger of the original Kadokawa and Dwango Co., Ltd. It was preceded by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing (株式会社角川書店,   Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Shoten), a publishing company initially established as a bookstore by Kenyoshi Kadokawa in 1945 and later incorporated as a company on April 2, 1954. Kadokawa Shoten underwent various restructurings in the coming decades, eventually merging with one of its subsidiaries in 2013 and being renamed to the first "Kadokawa Corporation." Kadokawa and Dwango established the present-day Kadokawa Corporation under the name Kadokawa Dwango Corporation (株式会社KADOKAWA・DWANGO,   Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Dowango), with it receiving the Kadokawa Corporation name in July of 2019; consequently, the first Kadokawa Corporation became Kadokawa Future Publishing (株式会社KADOKAWA Future Publishing,   Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Fyūchā Paburisshingu), Kadokawa's publishing arm.

Kadokawa Daiei Studio Co., Ltd. (株式会社角川大映スタジオ,   Kabushiki Gaisha Kadokawa Daiei Sutajio) is currently the Kadokawa Corporation's only film studio. As its name implies, its roots trace back to former film company Daiei, specifically its Tokyo Studio. Declaring bankruptcy in 1971, Daiei's assets were acquired by Tokuma Shoten, who established Daiei Film in its place in 1974. This Daiei was itself acquired by Kadokawa in 2002, becoming Kadokawa Daiei Pictures, Inc. (角川大映映画株式会社,   Kadokawa Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Gaisha) and later simply Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. (角川映画株式会社,   Kadokawa Eiga Kabushiki Gaisha). Meanwhile, in 2005, Kadokawa acquired the film company Nippon Herald Films, and merged it with Kadokawa Pictures in 2006 to form Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc. (角川ヘラルド映画株式会社,   Kadokawa Herarudo Eiga Kabushiki Gaisha). This incarnation of the company produced Kadokawa's first, and so far only, feature-length Gamera film: Gamera the Brave. Kadokawa Herald Pictures, which was renamed back to Kadokawa Pictures in 2007, merged with another of Kadokawa's subsidiaries in 2009, and finally with another in 2011, dissolving Kadokawa Pictures in the process.

Also of interest are Media Factory (メディアファクトリー,   Media Fakutorī) and ASCII Media Works (アスキー・メディアワークス,   Asukī Media Wākusu), imprints of Kadokawa Future Publishing.

Selected filmography

Production company

Financier

Miscellaneous

Selected home video releases

Unmade films

Selected publications

Kadokawa has published numerous kaiju- and tokusatsu-related books and manga through Kadokawa Shoten (three separate companies which bore the name) and its imprints.

Gallery

  • The Kadokawa Pictures logo

    The Kadokawa Pictures logo

See also

External links

References

This is a list of references for Kadokawa. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Saint John, Robert (2006). "A Double Dose of Takashi Miike News". SciFi Japan. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

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