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==History==
==History==
Toho was founded by the Hankyu Railway in 1932 as the ''Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company''. It managed much of the kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater and the Imperial Garden Theater in [[Tokyo]]; Toho and [[:Category:Shochiku|Shochiku]] enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years.
[[File:TohoScope logo.jpg|thumb|200px|The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964, and once more in 2004's ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'']]
Toho was founded by the Hankyu Railway in 1932 as the '''Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company'''. It managed much of the kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater and the Imperial Garden Theater in [[Tokyo]]; Toho and [[:Category:Shochiku|Shochiku]] enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years.


After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s, Toho opened the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its own films without selling to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s.<ref>[http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2293/]</ref> Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York in 1963.<ref>"Toho" ''Far East Film News'' December 25, 1963.</ref>
After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s, Toho opened the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its own films without selling to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s.<ref>[http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2293/]</ref> Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York in 1963.<ref>"Toho" ''Far East Film News'' December 25, 1963.</ref>
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An offshoot of Toho called [[Shintoho]], was established in [[1947]] due to labor turmoil at Toho. The company went on to produce a slew of films during its short lifespan and declared bankruptcy in [[1961]].<ref name="Cinematheque">[http://thecinematheque.ca/nudes-guns-ghosts-the-sensational-cinema-of-shintoho Nudes! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Cinema of Shintoho | The Cinematheque]</ref>
An offshoot of Toho called [[Shintoho]], was established in [[1947]] due to labor turmoil at Toho. The company went on to produce a slew of films during its short lifespan and declared bankruptcy in [[1961]].<ref name="Cinematheque">[http://thecinematheque.ca/nudes-guns-ghosts-the-sensational-cinema-of-shintoho Nudes! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Cinema of Shintoho | The Cinematheque]</ref>


[[File:TohoScope logo.jpg|thumb|200px|The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964, and once more in 2004's ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'']]They have contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's ''A Simple Plan''.
They have contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's ''A Simple Plan''.
==Selected productions==
==Selected productions==
===1950s===
===1950s===
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*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature|Ultraman]]'' (1967) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
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*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[The Vampire Doll]]'' (1970)
*''[[The Vampire Doll]]'' (1970)
*''[[Lake of Dracula]]'' (1971)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
*''Return of Ultraman'' (1971) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monster'' (1971) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''Mirrorman'' (1972) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]'' (1972) [co-produced with Tsuburaya Productions]
*''Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster'' (1972) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''Mirror Man: Dinosaur Aroza Reanimated'' (1972) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]'' (1972) [co-produced with [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)
*''[[Horror of the Wolf]]'' (1973)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974)
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[House]]'' (1977)
*''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) - [produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]] and [[Rankin/Bass Productions]], distributed by Toho]
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977)
*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978)
===1980s===
===1980s===
*''[[Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1]]'' (1980)
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989)　[co-produced with the {{tt|Gunhed Production Committee|Sunrise, Bandai, Kadokawa Shoten, IMAGICA and Toho Pictures}}]
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987)
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
===1990s===
===1990s===
*''[[Mikadoroid]]'' (1991) [co-produced with Tohokushinsha and [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]
*''[[Mikadoroid]]'' (1991) [co-produced with Tohokushinsha and Tsuburaya Pictures]
*''[[Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991) [co-produced with Burning Production]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994)
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
*''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) [distributor only]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' (1996) [distributor only]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997)
*[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'']] (1998) [licensed to [[TriStar Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' (1998)
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999) [distributor only]
*''[[Rosetta the Masked Angel: Rosetta vs. Freia]]'' (1999)
*''[[Rosetta the Masked Angel: Rosetta vs. Freia]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
===2000s===
===2000s===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) [co-produced with the {{tt|Sazer-X Movie Project|TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and General Entertainment}}]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
*''[[Sinking of Japan]]'' (2006) [co-produced with the {{tt|Sinking of Japan Production Committee|Shogakukan, TBS, Mainichi Broadcasting, Dentsu, The Mainichi Newspapers, J dream, Stardust Pictures, SEDIC International}}]
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005)
*''[[Sinking of Japan]]'' (2006)
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (2008)
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (2008)
===​2010s===
===​2010s===
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) [licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) [co-produced with the {{tt|Attack on Titan Production Committee|Kodansha, Dentsu, Amuse, Horipro, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, East Japan Marketing & Communications, KDDI, Yomiuri Newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun Company, Nippan Group Holdings, GYAO and TOKYO FM}}]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) [co-produced with Kodansha, Licri, and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (20150 [co-produced with the Attack on Titan Production Committee]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (20150 [co-produced with Kodansha, Licri, and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]]
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [co-produced with Cine Bazar]
*''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
===2020s===
===2020s===
*''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2020) [co-financed with Screen Gems and Tencent and distributed in Japan]
*''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2020) [co-produced with Screen Gems and Tencent]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2021) [co-produced with Tsuburaya, Khara, and Cine Bazar]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2021) [co-produced with Tsuburaya, Khara, and Cine Bazar]
===Cancelled films===
===Cancelled films===
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*''[[Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back]]'' (TV 2015)
*''[[Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back]]'' (TV 2015)
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced by AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced by AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021) [co-produced by Bones and Orange]
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021) [animated by Bones and Orange]
==Selected distributions==
{{Notice|'''Note''': This section lists movies exclusively distributed by Toho. All movies produced by Toho in the previous section were also distributed by the company.}}
===1960s===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature|Ultraman]]'' (1967) [produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]
===1970s===
*''[[Lake of Dracula]]'' (1971) [produced by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]]
*''Return of Ultraman'' (1971) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monster'' (1971) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''Mirrorman'' (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster'' (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''Mirrorman: Dinosaur Aroza Reanimated'' (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) [produced by Toho Eizo]
*''[[Horror of the Wolf]]'' (1973) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and [[Toho Pictures]]]
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [produced by Toho Eizo]
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) [produced by Toho Eizo]
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) [produced by Toho Eizo]
*''[[The Explosion]]'' (1975) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
*''[[House]]'' (1977) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) - [co-produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]] and [[Rankin/Bass Productions]]]
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
*''The Blue Stigma'' (1978) [produced by Toho Pictures]
===1980s===
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984) [co-produced by Toho Pictures and Io]
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) [co-produced by Fuji TV and Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) [produced by Toho Pictures]
===1990s===
*''[[Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) [produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' (1996) [produced by Daiei]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'']] (1998) [produced by [[TriStar Pictures]]; distributed in [[Japan]]]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' (1998) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999) [produced by Daiei]
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003) [produced by Toho Pictures]
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) [produced by Toho Pictures]
===2010s===
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
==Selected staff==
==Selected staff==
====Producers====
====Producers====

Revision as of 18:20, 5 January 2021

The current Toho logo

Toho Company, Limited (東宝株式会社,   Tōhō Kabushikikaisha), officially stylized TOHO, is a major Japanese film studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. In the West, it is best known as the producer of many kaiju and tokusatsu movies, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, as well as the Pokémon movies.

The company's most famous creation, Godzilla, was co-created by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka.

History

The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964, and once more in 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars

Toho was founded by the Hankyu Railway in 1932 as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company. It managed much of the kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater and the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo; Toho and Shochiku enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years.

After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s, Toho opened the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its own films without selling to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s.[1] Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York in 1963.[2]

An offshoot of Toho called Shintoho, was established in 1947 due to labor turmoil at Toho. The company went on to produce a slew of films during its short lifespan and declared bankruptcy in 1961.[3]

They have contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan.

Selected productions

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

  • Gunhed (1989)　[co-produced with the Gunhed Production Committee]

1990s

2000s

​2010s

2020s

  • Monster Hunter (2020) [co-produced with Screen Gems and Tencent]
  • Shin Ultraman (2021) [co-produced with Tsuburaya, Khara, and Cine Bazar]

Cancelled films

Main article: Category:Unmade Films.

Television

Selected distributions

Note: This section lists movies exclusively distributed by Toho. All movies produced by Toho in the previous section were also distributed by the company.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2010s

Selected staff

Producers

Directors

Writers

  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Ikuma Dam
  • Ishiro Honda
  • Jun Fukuda
  • Kinji Fukasaku
  • Masaaki Tezuka
  • Nobuhiko Obayashi
  • Seishi Yokomizo
  • Shogo Tomiyama
  • Shusuke Kaneko
  • Takao Okawara
  • Tomoyuki Tanaka
  • Wataru Mimura

Composers

Special effects crew

Musical artists

  • Asami Abe
  • Masatoh Eve
  • U-Ya Asaoka

Editors

  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Nobuhiko Obayashi

Cinematographers

Sound department

  • Ichiro Minawa
  • Sadamasa Nishimoto
  • Hideyo Sasaki
  • Yuji Tan
  • Hiromi Ogawa
  • Akihiko Okase
  • Naoko Asari
  • Tatsuhiko Sasaki
  • Yoichi Nishimura
  • Kimiko Asakura
  • Haru Yamada
  • Toru Noguchi
  • Satoshi Motoyama

Gallery

  • Shinjuku Toho Building in Tokyo

    Shinjuku Toho Building in Tokyo

  • Toho's Godzilla mural, finished in mid-2014

    Toho's Godzilla mural, finished in mid-2014

  • Toho Lawyers Aaron Moss and Charles Shephard

    Toho Lawyers Aaron Moss and Charles Shephard

  • Toho building in Nagoya

    Toho building in Nagoya

  • The Original Toho logo being filmed

    The Original Toho logo being filmed

See also

External links

References

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