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[[File:Toho_logo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The current Toho logo]]'''Toho Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|東宝株式会社|Tōhō Kabushiki-Kaisha|lit. Toho Co., Ltd.}} is a large 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|{{tt|tokusatsu|special effects}}]] movies, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, as well as the [[Pokémon]] movies.
[[File:Toho_logo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The current Toho logo]]'''Toho Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|東宝株式会社|Tōhō Kabushiki-Kaisha|lit. Toho Co., Ltd.}} is a large 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|{{tt|tokusatsu|special effects}}]] 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 created by [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]].
The company's most famous creation, [[Godzilla]], was created by [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]].
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*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
*''[[Half Human]]''
*''[[Half Human]]''
*''[[Rodan (1956 film)|Rodan]]''
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]''
*''[[The Mysterians (1957 film)|The Mysterians]]''
*''[[The Mysterians]]''
*''The Legend of the White Seprent''
*''The Legend of the White Seprent''
*''Throne of Blood''
*''Throne of Blood''
*''[[H-Man (1958 film)|H-Man]]
*''[[H-Man (film)|H-Man]]
*''[[Varan (1958 film)|Varan the Unbelievable]]''
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan the Unbelievable]]''
*''[[The Birth of Japan]]''
*''[[The Birth of Japan]]''
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]''
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]''
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*''The Secret of Telegian''
*''The Secret of Telegian''
*''[[The Human Vapor]]''
*''[[The Human Vapor]]''
*''[[Mothra (1961 film)|Mothra]]''
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]''
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
*''[[Gorath (1962 film)|Gorath]]''
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]''
*''[[Atragon (1963 film)|Atragon]]''
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]''
*''[[Matango (1963 film)|Matango]]''
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]''
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''
*''[[Dogora (1964 film)|Dogora]]''
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]''
*''Devil Woman''
*''Devil Woman''
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965 film)|Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''
*''Punch Guy''
*''Punch Guy''
*''[[War of the Gargantuas (1966 film)|War of the Gargantuas]]''
*''[[War of the Gargantuas]]''
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
*''[[King Kong Escapes (1967 film)|King Kong Escapes]]''
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]''
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
*''[[Latitude Zero]]''
*''[[Latitude Zero]]''
===1970s===
===1970s===
*''[[Space Amoeba (1970 film)|Space Amoeba]]''
*''[[Space Amoeba]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
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*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''
*''[[Gunhed]]''
*''[[Gunhed]]''
*''[[Yamato Takeru (1994 film)|Yamato Takeru]]
*''[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''
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*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
*''[[Go! Godman (2008 film)|Go! Godman]]''
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]''
===​2010s===
===​2010s===
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'' (2014)]] (licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]])
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'' (2014)]] (licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]])
*''[[Attack on Titan (2015 film)|Attack on Titan]]'' (co-produced with Kodansha, Licri, and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]])
*''[[Attack on Titan (2015 film)|Attack on Titan]]'' (co-produced with Kodansha, Licri, and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]])
*''[[Godzilla: Resurgence]]''
*''[[Godzilla Resurgence]]''
===Cancelled Films===
===Cancelled Films===
{{Main|:Category:Unmade Films}}
{{Main|:Category:Unmade Films}}
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*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (co-created with Nippon Television)
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (co-created with Nippon Television)
*''[[Seishi Yokomizo Series]]'' (co-created with [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and Mifune Productions)
*''[[Seishi Yokomizo Series]]'' (co-created with [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and Mifune Productions)
*''[[The Godzilla Power Hour]]'' (co-created with Hanna-Barbera)
*[[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|Hanna-Barbera's ''Godzilla'']] (co-created with Hanna-Barbera)
*''[[Megaloman (Series)|Megaloman]]''
*''[[Megaloman (Series)|Megaloman]]''
*''Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1''
*''Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1''
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*''Vampire Host''
*''Vampire Host''
*''Godzilla Kingdom''
*''Godzilla Kingdom''
*''[[Godzilla Island (TV series)|Godzilla Island]]''
*''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]''
*''Godzilla TV''
*''Godzilla TV''
*''[[Super Star God GranSazer]]''
*''[[Super Star God GranSazer]]''
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.toho.co.jp/ Official Toho homepage.]
*[http://www.toho.co.jp/ Official Toho homepage.]
*[https://www.toho.co.jp/library/index.html Toho Official Library.]
*[https://www.toho.co.jp/library/index.html Toho Official Library.]

Revision as of 06:28, 4 March 2017

The current Toho logo

Toho Company, Limited (東宝株式会社,   Tōhō Kabushiki-Kaisha, lit. Toho Co., Ltd.) is a large 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 created by Tomoyuki Tanaka.

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 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]

The Shintoho Company was so named "New Toho" because it broke off from Toho.

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.

Productions

1930s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

​2010s

Cancelled Films

Main article: Category:Unmade Films.

Television

In more recent years and for a period, they have produced video games, including a series of games based on Godzilla.

Staff

Former

Producers

Directors

  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Ishiro Honda
  • Jun Fukuda
  • Kinji Fukasaku
  • Masaaki Tezuka
  • Nobuhiko Obayasaki
  • Shinji Higuchi
  • Shusuke Kaneko
  • Takao Okawra
  • Toshiro Mifune

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

  • Akira Ifukube
  • Fumio Hayasaka
  • Ikuma Dan
  • Isao Tomita
  • Joe Hisaishi
  • Kiyoko Ogino
  • Kow Otani
  • Kunio Miyauchi
  • Masamichi Amano
  • Masaru Sato
  • Michiru Oshima
  • Reijiro Koroku
  • Riichiro Manabe 
  • Shiro Sagisu 
  • Takayuki Hattori
  • Toru Takemitsu
  • Toshiyuki Watanabe
  • Yasuharu Takanashi

Special Effects Crew

Musical Artists

  • Asami Abe
  • Masatoh Eve
  • U-Ya Asaoka

Editors

  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Nobuhiko Obayashi

Cinematographers

Gallery

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. [1]
  2. "Toho" Far East Film News December 25, 1963.

External Links

Real World
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