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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|Kabushikigaisha 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., Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|株式会社東宝スタジオサービス|Kabushiki Gaisha Tōhō Sutajio Sābisu}} to form TOHO Studios on December 1, [[2020]]. All of the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films released from [[1984]] onward were produced 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]], with financing handled by Toho itself. The renamed TOHO Studios reunited with Cine Bazar for ''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' in [[2022]], and also produced [[2023]]'s ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' with [[ROBOT]].
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===1970s===
===Production company===
*''[[Horror of the Wolf]]'' (1973) [with Toho Eizo]
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*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) [with Toho Eizo]
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) [with Toho Eizo]
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) [with Toho Eizo]
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) [with Toho Eizo]
*''[[The Explosion]]'' (1975) [with Toho Eizo]
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [with Toho Eizo]
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [with Toho Eizo]
*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978)
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
===1980s===
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984) [with IO Corp.]
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)  
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Nineteen]]'' (1987) [with Johnny & Associates]
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) [with Fuji TV]
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) [with Fuji TV]
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [with Sunrise]
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [with [[wikipedia:Bandai Namco Filmworks|Sunrise]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
===1990s===
*''[[Reiko, Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991)
*''[[Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' (1998)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
===2000s===
*''[[Pyrokinesis]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003)
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004)
===2010s===
*''[[Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean]]'' (2005) [with [[Cine Bazar]]]
*''[[As the Gods Will]]'' (2014) [with [[IMAGICA GROUP|OLM]]]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015)
*''[[Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back]]'' (TV 2015)
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (2015)
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [with Cine Bazar]
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [with Cine Bazar]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022) [with Cine Bazar]
*''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023) [with [[ROBOT]]]
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===Miscellaneous===
*''[[wikipedia:Hi no Tori (film)|The Phoenix]]'' (1978) - Special thanks
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) - Production committee
*''[[Godzilla TV]]'' (TV 1999-2000) - Supervisor [with [[Toho]]]
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003) - Special thanks
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004) - Special thanks
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005) - Special thanks
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) - Special thanks
*''[[Godzilla vs. the Tigers]]'' (2022) - Special thanks
*''[[Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks]]'' (2022) - Special thanks
==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]]''
A Toho Pictures production (Rebirth of Mothra III).png|Toho Pictures logo used for ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]''
A Toho Pictures production (Rebirth of Mothra III).png|Toho Pictures logo used for ''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]''
A Toho Pictures production (Godzilla 2000).png|Toho Pictures logo used during the late 90s and 2000s
A Toho Pictures production (Godzilla 2000).png|Toho Pictures logo used during the late 1990s and 2000s
50th anniversary a Toho Pictures production.png|"A Toho Pictures production in commemoration of Godzilla's 50th anniversary" logo from ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
50th anniversary a Toho Pictures production.png|"A Toho Pictures production in commemoration of Godzilla's 50th anniversary" logo from ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]''
Toho Pictures Toho Eizo co-production (Horror of the Wolf).png|"A Toho Pictures, Inc. and Toho Eizo Co., Ltd. co-production" logo from ''[[Horror of the Wolf]]''
Toho Pictures Toho Eizo co-production (Horror of the Wolf).png|"A Toho Pictures, Inc. and Toho Eizo Co., Ltd. co-production" logo from ''[[wikipedia:Horror of the Wolf|Horror of the Wolf]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
==See also==
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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 the Japanese Wikipedia]
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Latest revision as of 21:41, 6 April 2024

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

Type Film production company
Status Active
Led by Kazuhiko Seta
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., Ltd. (株式会社東宝スタジオサービス,   Kabushiki Gaisha Tōhō Sutajio Sābisu) to form TOHO Studios on December 1, 2020. All of the Japanese Godzilla films released from 1984 onward were produced 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, with financing handled by Toho itself. The renamed TOHO Studios reunited with Cine Bazar for Shin Ultraman in 2022, and also produced 2023's Godzilla Minus One with ROBOT.

Selected filmography

Production company

Miscellaneous

Gallery

  • "A Toho Pictures production" logo, used for all of the Heisei Godzilla movies

    "A Toho Pictures production" logo, used for all of the Heisei Godzilla movies

  • Alternate Toho Pictures logo

    Alternate Toho Pictures logo

  • Toho Pictures logo used for Rebirth of Mothra

    Toho Pictures logo used for Rebirth of Mothra

  • Toho Pictures logo used for Rebirth of Mothra 3

    Toho Pictures logo used for Rebirth of Mothra 3

  • Toho Pictures logo used during the late 1990s and 2000s

    Toho Pictures logo used during the late 1990s and 2000s

  • "A Toho Pictures production in commemoration of Godzilla's 50th anniversary" logo from Godzilla Final Wars

    "A Toho Pictures production in commemoration of Godzilla's 50th anniversary" logo from Godzilla Final Wars

  • "A Toho Pictures, Inc. and Toho Eizo Co., Ltd. co-production" logo from Horror of the Wolf

    "A Toho Pictures, Inc. and Toho Eizo Co., Ltd. co-production" logo from Horror of the Wolf

See also

External links

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Film/TV studios & distributors
Post-production companies
Publishing companies
Home video & streaming
Game & toy publishers
Food companies & chains
Miscellaneous

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