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'''Toei''' '''Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|東映株式会社|Tōei  Kabushikigaisha}} is a Japanese film production company and distributor. It is headquartered in Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo. It has produced two feature length kaiju films: ''[[Magic Serpent]]'' and ''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]''. However, it is most famous in the tokusatsu world for its long-running ''[[wikipedia:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Super Sentai|Super Sentai]]'' series, the latter serving as the basis for ''[[wikipedia:Power Rangers|Power Rangers]]'' shows in the United States.
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'''Toei Company, Ltd.''' {{Nihongo|東映株式会社|Tōei  Kabushiki Gaisha}} is a Japanese film production company and distributor. "Toei" is a contraction of the company's former name, '''Tokyo Eiga Haikyu''' {{Nihongo|東京映画配給株式会社|Tōkyō Eiga Haikyū Kabushiki Gaisha|lit. "Tokyo Film Distribution Company, Ltd."}}. Established on October 1, [[1949]] as a subsidiary of Toyoko Eiga, it absorbed both Toyoko and Oizumi Eiga to become Toei on April 1, [[1951]]. As such, the company officially holds 1949 to be its year of "establishment" and 1951 as its year of "foundation."
 
Toei has produced two feature length [[kaiju]] films: ''[[Magic Serpent]]'' and ''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]''. However, it is most famous in the [[tokusatsu]] world for its long-running ''[[wikipedia:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Super Sentai|Super Sentai]]'' TV series, the latter serving as the basis for the ''[[wikipedia:Power Rangers|Power Rangers]]'' franchise in the [[United States]].
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==Selected productions==
==Selected filmography==
===1960s-70s===
===Production company===
*''Terror Beneath the Sea'' (1966) [with Ram Films]
*''[[Magic Serpent]]'' (1966)
*''[[Magic Serpent]]'' (1966)
*''[[The King Kong Show]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [Toei Animation; with Videocraft]
*''[[The King Kong Show]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [Toei Animation]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Captain Ultra (series)|Captain Ultra]]'' (TV 1967) [with TBS]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Captain Ultra (series)|Captain Ultra]]'' (TV 1967) [with TBS]
*''[[The Green Slime]]'' (1968) [with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]
*''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977)
*''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977)
===1990s===
*''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Yugenjikko Sisters Chouchoutrian|Yugenjikko Sisters Chouchoutrian]]'' (TV 1993) [with Fuji TV and Yomiko Advertising; episode 40 in association with Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Yugenjikko Sisters Chouchoutrian|Yugenjikko Sisters Chouchoutrian]]'' (TV 1993) [with Fuji TV and Yomiko Advertising; episode 40 produced in association with Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider|Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]]'' (1993) [with [[Tsuburaya Productions]] and [[Bandai|Bandai Video]]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider|Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]]'' (1993) [with [[Tsuburaya Productions]] and Bandai Video]
*''[[Kaiju Ward Gallas]]'' (2019) [with Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club]
===2010s-20s===
*''[[What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?]]'' (2022) [Toei Tokyo Studio]
*''Kaiju Ward Gallas'' (2019) [Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club]
===Financier only===
*''[[Kaiju Cleanup]]'' (2022) [pre-production; with [[Shochiku]]]
*''[[wikia:w:c:evangelion:Evangelion: Death and Rebirth|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth]]'' (1997) [with the {{tt|EVA Committee|Project Eva., GAINAX, TV Tokyo, Sega Enterprises, and Toei}}]
*''Kaiju Decode'' (TBA) [Toei Animation; with [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]  
*''[[wikia:w:c:evangelion:The End of Evangelion|The End of Evangelion]]'' (1997) [with the EVA Committee]
===Cancelled films===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:KAIJU DECODE|Kaiju Decode]]'' (2021) [Toei Animation]
*''[[What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?]]'' (2022) [Toei and Toei Animation; with the "DAIKAIJU" Film Partners]
*''[[wikia:w:c:kamenrider:Shin Kamen Rider|Shin Kamen Rider]]'' (2023) [with the ''Shin Kamen Rider'' Film Partners]
===Distributor only===
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967) [international]
*''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirror Fight#Mirror Fight 2012|Mirror Fight 2012]]'' (DVD 2012)
*''[[wikia:w:c:evangelion:Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time|Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time]]'' (2021) [with [[Toho]] and khara]
==Canceled films==
*''Kongorilla'' (1977-1978)<ref name="Kong Unmade">{{cite book|title=[[Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island]]|author=LeMay, John|date=14 March 2019 |publisher=Self-published|page=376|isbn=978-1798077993}}</ref>
*''[[Devil-Manta]]'' (1978)
*''[[Devil-Manta]]'' (1978)
*''Kongorilla'' (1977-1978)<ref name="Kong Unmade">{{cite book|title=[[Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island]]|author=LeMay, John|date=14 March 2019 |publisher=Self-published|page=376|isbn=978-1798077993}}</ref>
==Selected distributions==
*[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep|''Yongary, Monster from the Deep'']] (1967) [produced by Keukdong Entertainment; international distributor]
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]
*[[Nikkatsu]]
*[[Shochiku]]
*[[Shochiku]]
*[[Toho]]
*[[Toho]]
*[[Kadokawa|Kadokawa (formerly Daiei)]]
*[[Daiei]]
*[[Shintoho]]
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Latest revision as of 03:55, 15 April 2024

Toei Company, Ltd.
The Toei logo

Type Film company
Status Active
Led by
  • Noriyuki Tada (chairman)
  • Fumio Yoshimura (president/CEO)
Founder(s) Keita Goto
Founded
  • October 1, 1949 (establishment)
  • April 1, 1951 (foundation)
Head-
quarters
3-2-17 Ginza, Chuo
Tokyo, Japan 104-8108
Also known as Tokyo Eiga Haikyu (1949-1951)
Subsidiary companies
  • Toei Tokyo Studios
  • Toei Kyoto Studios
  • Toei Animation
  • Toei Video, etc.
Preceded by
  • Toyoko Eiga
  • Oizumi Eiga
Website https://www.toei.co.jp/

Toei Company, Ltd. (東映株式会社,   Tōei Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese film production company and distributor. "Toei" is a contraction of the company's former name, Tokyo Eiga Haikyu (東京映画配給株式会社,   Tōkyō Eiga Haikyū Kabushiki Gaisha, lit. "Tokyo Film Distribution Company, Ltd."). Established on October 1, 1949 as a subsidiary of Toyoko Eiga, it absorbed both Toyoko and Oizumi Eiga to become Toei on April 1, 1951. As such, the company officially holds 1949 to be its year of "establishment" and 1951 as its year of "foundation."

Toei has produced two feature length kaiju films: Magic Serpent and Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds. However, it is most famous in the tokusatsu world for its long-running Kamen Rider and Super Sentai TV series, the latter serving as the basis for the Power Rangers franchise in the United States.

Selected filmography

Production company

Financier only

Distributor only

Canceled films

See also

References

This is a list of references for Toei. 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. LeMay, John (14 March 2019). Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island. Self-published. p. 376. ISBN 978-1798077993.

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