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[[File:A Toho Pictures production (Godzilla vs. Mothra).png|right|250px|thumb|"A Toho Pictures production" logo, used for all of the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies]]
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'''Toho Pictures, Inc.''' {{Nihongo|株式会社東宝映画|Kabushiki Gaisha Tōhō Eiga}}, or '''Toho Eiga''', is a subsidiary company and film production arm of [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]] headquartered at Toho Studios in Setagaya, [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. It was established in 1971 as an extension of Toho's existing production division, with Toho themselves providing theatrical distribution. As such, all of the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films released from 1984 onward were produced by Toho Pictures. The company was also responsible for a number of Toho's other horror and [[tokusatsu|special effects]] offerings, some of which were co-productions with another of its subsidiaries, [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]].
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'''TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|TOHOスタジオ株式会社|Tōhō Sutajio Kabushiki Gaisha}} is a subsidiary company and film production arm of [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]] that is headquartered at Toho Studios in Setagaya, [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. It was established in [[1971]] as '''Toho Pictures, Inc.''' {{Nihongo|株式会社東宝映画|Kabushiki Gaisha Tōhō Eiga}}, an extension of Toho's existing production division. The company merged with Toho Studios Service Co. to form TOHO Studios on December 1, [[2020]]. All of the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films released from [[1984]] onward were produced and financed by Toho Pictures, with its parent company Toho only providing distribution. The company was also responsible for a number of Toho's other horror and [[tokusatsu|special effects]] offerings, some of which were co-produced with another of its subsidiaries, [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]. In [[2016]], Toho Pictures produced the first live-action Japanese ''Godzilla'' film in over a decade—''[[Shin Godzilla]]''—alongside Cine Bazar, though financing was instead handled by Toho themselves. The renamed TOHO Studios reunited with Cine Bazar for Toho, [[Tsuburaya Productions]], and khara's [[2021]] film ''[[Shin Ultraman]]'', and is also set to co-produce the upcoming ''Shin Kamen Rider'' with [[Toei]].
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==Selected productions==
==Selected filmography==
===Executive producer===
===Presenter===
====1970s====
====1970s====
*''Here Comes Golden Bat'' (1972)
*''Here Comes Golden Bat'' (1972)
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*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978)
*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978)
====1980s====
====1980s====
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)  
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) [with Fuji TV]
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) [with Fuji TV]
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [with Sunrise]
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [with the ''Gunhed'' Production Committee]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
====1990s====
====1990s====
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===Producer===
===Producer===
====2010s====
====2010s====
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) [with the "Attack on Titan" Production Committee]
*''[[As the Gods Will]]'' (2014) [with [[IMAGICA GROUP|OLM]]]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (2015) [with the "Attack on Titan" Production Committee]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015)
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (2015)
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [with Cine Bazar]
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [with Cine Bazar]
====2020s====
====2020s====
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022) [with Cine Bazar]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022) [with Cine Bazar]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
A Toho Pictures production (Godzilla vs. Mothra).png|"A Toho Pictures production" logo, used for all of the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies
A Toho Pictures production white.png|Alternate Toho Pictures logo
A Toho Pictures production white.png|Alternate Toho Pictures logo
A Toho Pictures production (Rebirth of Mothra).png|Toho Pictures logo used for ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]''
A Toho Pictures production (Rebirth of Mothra).png|Toho Pictures logo used for ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]''
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*[[Toho Planning]]
*[[Toho Planning]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.tohoeiga.jp/index.html Official Toho Pictures, Inc. website (Japanese)]
*[https://https://www.tohostudio.jp/ Official TOHO Studios website]
*[https://www.tohoeiga.jp/eng/index.html Official Toho Pictures, Inc. website (English)]
*[https://www.tohoeiga.jp/index.html The former Toho Pictures website (Japanese)]
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/東宝映画_(企業) Toho Pictures on Japanese Wikipedia]
*[https://www.tohoeiga.jp/eng/index.html The former Toho Pictures website (English)]
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOHOスタジオ TOHO Studios on Japanese Wikipedia]
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Revision as of 03:49, 15 August 2022

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.
The logo of TOHO Studios

Type Film production company
Status Active
Led by Minami Ichikawa
Founded November 8, 1971
Head-
quarters
1-4-1 Seijo, Setagaya
Tokyo, Japan 157-8561
Also known as Toho Pictures, Inc. (1971-2020)
Parent company Toho
Website https://www.tohostudio.jp/

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd. (TOHOスタジオ株式会社,   Tōhō Sutajio Kabushiki Gaisha) is a subsidiary company and film production arm of Toho Co., Ltd. that is headquartered at Toho Studios in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1971 as Toho Pictures, Inc. (株式会社東宝映画,   Kabushiki Gaisha Tōhō Eiga), an extension of Toho's existing production division. The company merged with Toho Studios Service Co. to form TOHO Studios on December 1, 2020. All of the Japanese Godzilla films released from 1984 onward were produced and financed by Toho Pictures, with its parent company Toho only providing distribution. The company was also responsible for a number of Toho's other horror and special effects offerings, some of which were co-produced with another of its subsidiaries, Toho Eizo. In 2016, Toho Pictures produced the first live-action Japanese Godzilla film in over a decade—Shin Godzilla—alongside Cine Bazar, though financing was instead handled by Toho themselves. The renamed TOHO Studios reunited with Cine Bazar for Toho, Tsuburaya Productions, and khara's 2021 film Shin Ultraman, and is also set to co-produce the upcoming Shin Kamen Rider with Toei.

Selected filmography

Presenter

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Producer

2010s

2020s

Gallery

See also

External links

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