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'''Shochiku Company Limited''' {{Nihongo|松竹株式会社|Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha}} is a [[Japan]]ese film studio and production company. It is headquartered in Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo. Among many other films, Shochiku has created a number of [[kaiju]] films such as ''[[The X from Outer Space (1967 film)|The X from Outer Space]]'' and ''[[Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit]]''. Shochiku also distributed the [[Kadokawa]]-produced film ''[[Gamera: The Brave]]''.
'''Shochiku Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|松竹株式会社|Shōchiku Kabushikigaisha}} is a [[Japan]]ese film production company and distributor. It is headquartered in Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo. Among many others, Shochiku has produced a handful of [[tokusatsu]] films, most notably ''[[The X from Outer Space]]'' and its comedic remake ''[[Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit]]''. Shochiku has also distributed films for [[Kadokawa]], including ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' and ''[[Gamera the Brave]]''.
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==Selected productions==
== Selected productions ==
*''[[Japanese King Kong]]'' (1933) [short]<ref group="lower-alpha">Produced by Shochiku Kinema, a predecessor of Shochiku Co., Ltd.</ref>
 
*''[[The X from Outer Space]]'' (1967)
=== 1930s ===
*''[[Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell|Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell]]'' (1968)
 
*''The Living Skeleton'' (1968)
* ''[[Japanese King Kong]]'' (1933)
*''[[Genocide]]'' (1968)
 
*''[[Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit]]'' (2008)
=== 1960s ===
===Cancelled films===
 
*''The Birth of Monster Nesugon'' (1976)
* [[The X from Outer Space|''The X from Outer Space'']] (1967)
*''Gilalla'' (1995)
 
*''Japan Sinks 1999'' (1998)
* [[Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell|''Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell'']] (1968)
==Selected distributions==
* ''The Living Skeleton'' (1968)
===1970s-80s===
 
*''[[The Mighty Peking Man]]'' (1977) [produced by Shaw Brothers; distributor in Japan]
* ''[[Genocide]]'' (1968)
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) [produced by [[Toho]]; select distributor in the [[United States]]]<ref name="TSS">{{cite book|title=[[The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography]]|author=Gailbraith IV, Stuart|date=2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=324|isbn=978-0-8108-6004-9}}</ref>
 
*''[[King Kong Lives]]'' (1986) [produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment; distributor in Japan]<ref group="lower-alpha">Distributed by Shochiku Fuji, a subsidiary of Shochiku.</ref>
=== 1980s ===
===1990s-2000s===
 
*''[[Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo]]'' (1998) [produced by Yoshimoto Kogyo, Marubeni, and Tokyu Agency]
* [[Magnitude 7.9|''Magnitude 7.9'']] (1980)
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' (2005) [produced by [[Kadokawa]]]
 
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) [produced by Kadokawa]
=== 1990s ===
*''[[Big Man Japan]]'' (2007) [produced by Yoshimoto Kogyo]
 
==See also==
* [[Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo|''Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo'']] (1998)
*[[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]
 
*[[Toho]]
=== 2000s ===
*[[Kadokawa|Kadokawa (formerly Daiei)]]
 
*[[Shintoho]]
* ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' (2005)
==Notes==
* ''[[Big Man Japan]]'' (2007)
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* ''[[Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit]]'' (2008)
==References==
 
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== Selected distributions ==
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{{Comments}}
=== 1970s ===
{{Era|REL|SCH}}
 
* ''[[The Mighty Peking Man]]'' (1977) - Japanese distributer
 
=== 2000s ===
 
* ''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' (2006) - Japanese distributer
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Nikkatsu Corporation]]
* [[Toho]]
* [[Kadokawa|Kadokawa (formerly Daiei)]]
* [[Shintoho]]
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Revision as of 21:58, 17 March 2021

The Shochiku Co., Ltd. logo

Shochiku Company, Limited (松竹株式会社,   Shōchiku Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese film production company and distributor. It is headquartered in Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo. Among many others, Shochiku has produced a handful of tokusatsu films, most notably The X from Outer Space and its comedic remake Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. Shochiku has also distributed films for Kadokawa, including The Great Yokai War and Gamera the Brave.

Selected productions

Cancelled films

  • The Birth of Monster Nesugon (1976)
  • Gilalla (1995)
  • Japan Sinks 1999 (1998)

Selected distributions

1970s-80s

1990s-2000s

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Produced by Shochiku Kinema, a predecessor of Shochiku Co., Ltd.
  2. ↑ Distributed by Shochiku Fuji, a subsidiary of Shochiku.

References

This is a list of references for Shochiku. 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. ↑ Gailbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-8108-6004-9.

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