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==History==
==History==
[[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]]'']]
[[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]]'']]
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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.
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>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2293/|title=Toho La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles, CA|work=Cinema Treasures|accessdate=20 January 2022}}</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>


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>{{cite web|url=https://thecinematheque.ca/nudes-guns-ghosts-the-sensational-cinema-of-shintoho|title=Nudes! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Cinema of Shintoho|work=The Cinematheque|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806234425/https://thecinematheque.ca/nudes-guns-ghosts-the-sensational-cinema-of-shintoho|archivedate=6 August 2019}}</ref>


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''.
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*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[House]]'' (1977)
*''[[House]]'' (1977)
===1980s===
===1980s===
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [co-produced with the {{tt|Gunhed Production Committee|Sunrise, Bandai, Kadokawa Shoten, IMAGICA and Toho Pictures}}]
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [co-produced with the {{tt|Gunhed Production Committee|Sunrise, Bandai, Kadokawa Shoten, IMAGICA and Toho Pictures}}]
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*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced with AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced with AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021) [animated by Bones and Orange]
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021) [animated by Bones and Orange]
*[[Untitled MonsterVerse TV series|Untitled MonsterVerse series]] (TV TBA) [co-produced with Legendary Television and Safehouse Pictures]<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-tv-godzilla-legendary-monsterverse-1234916545/|title=Apple TV+ Lands Godzilla & Titans Series Based On Legendary’s Monsterverse|author=Kroll, Justin|date=20 January 2022|work=Deadline}}</ref>
==Selected distributions==
==Selected distributions==
{{Notice|'''Note''': This section only lists movies not produced by Toho. All movies produced by Toho in the previous section were also distributed by the company.}}
{{Notice|'''Note''': This section only lists movies not produced by Toho. All movies produced by Toho in the previous section were also distributed by the company.}}
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*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
*[[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: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
===2020s===
===2020s===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]

Revision as of 04:31, 21 January 2022

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
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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

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

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

1990s

2000s

​2010s

2020s

  • Monster Hunter (2020) [co-produced with Constantin Film and Tencent Pictures; also distributed in Japan]
  • Shin Ultraman (2022) [co-produced with Tsuburaya Productions and Khara]

Cancelled films

Main article: Category:Unmade Films.

Television

Selected distributions

Note: This section only lists movies not produced by Toho. All movies produced by Toho in the previous section were also distributed by the company.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2010s

  • Gatchaman (2013) [produced by Nippon Television, Nikkatsu and Django Film]
  • Godzilla (2014) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]

2020s

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

This is a list of references for Toho. 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. ↑ "Toho La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles, CA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Toho" Far East Film News December 25, 1963.
  3. ↑ "Nudes! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Cinema of Shintoho". The Cinematheque. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Kroll, Justin (20 January 2022). "Apple TV+ Lands Godzilla & Titans Series Based On Legendary's Monsterverse". Deadline.

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