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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 Kabushikikaisha}}, officially stylized '''TOHO''', 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.
{{Infobox Company
|type2          =Black
|name            =Toho Company, Limited
|image          =Toho emblem.png
|caption        =The Japanese Toho logo
|type            =Film/theater company
|status          =Active
|leader          ={{bl|[[Yoshishige Shimatani]] (chairman)|[[Hiro Matsuoka]] (president)}}
|founder        =Ichizo Kobayashi
|founded        =August 12, [[1932]]<ref group="note">While Toho is officially said to have been founded on August 12, [[1932]], this is in fact the date on which its predecessor company [[wikipedia:Takarazuka Revue|Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company]] was founded. Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. was founded on August 26, [[1937]] through the merging of Tokyo-Takarazuka, Photo Chemical Laboratory, JO Studio, and Toho Film Distribution. Its name was changed to Toho Co., Ltd. on December 10, [[1943]].</ref>
|hq              =1-2-2 Yuraku, Chiyoda<br>[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] 100-8415
|aka            =Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. (1937-1943)
|subsidiary      ={{bl|[[TOHO Studios]]|[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu]]|[[Toho Planning]]|[[Toho-Towa]]}}
:*[[Toho-Towa|Towa Pictures]]
*[[Toho International]], etc.
|preceded        ={{bl|Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company|Photo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd.|JO Studio|Toho Film Distribution Co., Ltd.}}
|website        =https://www.toho.co.jp/
}}
'''Toho Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|東宝株式会社|Tōhō Kabushiki Gaisha}}, also stylized as '''TOHO''', is a major [[Japan]]ese film studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, [[Tokyo]], and is one of the core companies of [[wikipedia:Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group|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 co-created by producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]].
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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.
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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.


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 studio went on to produce a slew of films during its short lifespan before it 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>


[[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''.
Toho has contributed to the production of some American films, including [[wikipedia:Sam Raimi|Sam Raimi]]'s film ''[[wikipedia:A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]'' (1998).
==Productions==
==Selected filmography==
===1950s===
===Films===
====Production company====
{{See also|TOHO Studios|Toho Eizo Bijutsu}}
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*''[[Ramayana]]'' (1940s)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954)
*''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[The Legend of the White Serpent]]'' (1956)
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957)
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*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959)
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959)
===1960s===
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960)
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*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961)
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961)
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962)
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962)
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964)
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)<ref group="note" name="Benedict">Co-financed by [[Benedict Pictures Corporation]].</ref>
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965){{R|Benedict|group="note"}}
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966){{R|Benedict|group="note"}}
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
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*''[[The Killing Bottle]]'' (1967) [with Takarazuka Eiga]
*''[[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)
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969)
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
===1970s===
*''[[Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure]]'' (1969)
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (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)
*''Mirror Man'' (1972) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]'' (1972) [with [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]
*''Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster'' (1972) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[The Professional Killers|Rainbowman: The Professional Killers]]'' (1973) [with [[wikipedia:TV Asahi|NET]]]
*''Mirror Man: Dinosaur Aroza Reanimated'' (1972) [compilation film, distributor only]
*''[[Mystery of the Baraúna-Type Abduction|Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (1977)
*''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]'' (1972) [co-produced with [[Tsuburaya Productions|Tsuburaya]]]
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====Financier====
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{{col-3}}
*''[[Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean]]'' (2005) [with [[wikipedia:Fuji TV|Fuji TV]], Kansai TV, King Records]
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) [with Sazer-X Movie Project]
*''[[Sinking of Japan]]'' (2006) [with the ''Sinking of Japan'' Production Committee]
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (DVD 2008)
*''[[Paco and the Magical Book]]'' (2008) [with the ''Paco and the Magical Book'' Production Committee]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) [with the ''Attack on Titan'' Film Partners]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (2015) [with the ''Attack on Titan'' Film Partners]
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)
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*''[[GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017)
*''[[GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018)
*''[[GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018)
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [with Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros.]
*''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2020) [with Constantin Film, Tencent Pictures]
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' (2021) [with the ''The Great Yokai War: Guardians'' Production Committee]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022) [with the ''Shin Ultraman'' Film Partners]
*''[[yokaipedia]]'' (2022) [with the "GHOSTBOOK" Film Partners]
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex]]'' (2022)
*''[[Godziban (film)|Godziban]]'' (2022)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.GRIDMAN|SSSS.GRIDMAN]]'' (2023) [with the Gridman Universe Movie Production Committee]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.DYNAZENON|SSSS.DYNAZENON]]'' (2023) [with the Gridman Universe Movie Production Committee]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:GRIDMAN UNIVERSE|GRIDMAN UNIVERSE]]'' (2023) [with the Gridman Universe Movie Production Committee]
*''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon (short film)|Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (2023)
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====Distributor only====
{{See also|TOHO Visual Entertainment}}
Note that all of the above films were also distributed in Japan by Toho or its [[TOHO Visual Entertainment|Products & Licensing Department]], with the exception of ''[[Ramayana]]''.
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature|Ultraman]]'' (1967)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman (film)|Return of Ultraman]]'' (1971)
*''Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monster'' (1971)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman is Born|Mirror Man]]'' (1972)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jiro-Kun Rides a Monster|Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster]]'' (1972)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Aroza Rises from the Dead|Mirror Man: Dinosaur Aroza Reanimated]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974)
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974)
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[House]]'' (1977)
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977)
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977)
===1980s===
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
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*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987)
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987)
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
===1990s===
*''[[Reiko, Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991)
*''[[Mikadoroid]]'' (1991) [co-produced with Tohokushinsha and Tsuburaya]
*''[[Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991) [co-produced with Burning Production]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994)
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994)
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
*''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) [distributor only]
*''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' (1996) [distributor only]
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997)
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*[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'']] (1998) [licensed to [[TriStar Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' (1998)
*''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' (1998) [Japan only]
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999) [distributor only]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998)
*''[[Rosetta the Masked Angel: Rosetta vs. Freia]]'' (1999)
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
===2000s===
*''[[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)
*''[[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)
*''[[Sinking of Japan]]'' (2006)
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) [Japan only]
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (2008)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [Japan only]
===​2010s===
*''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024) [Japan only]
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) [licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
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*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) [co-produced with Kodansha, Licri, and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]]
===Cancelled films===
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (20150 [co-produced with Kodansha, Licri, and Nikkatsu]
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) [co-produced with Cine Bazar]
*''[[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: 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===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2020) [licensed to [[Legendary Pictures]], distributed in [[Japan]]]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2021) [co-produced with Tsuburaya, Khara, and Cine Bazar]
===Cancelled Films===
{{Main|:Category:Unmade Films}}
{{Main|:Category:Unmade Films}}
===Television===
===Series===
*''[[Beat the Monsters!|He of the Sun]]'' (TV 1967)
====Production company====
*''[[Go! Godman]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
{{col-begin}}
*''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
{{col-2}}
*''[[Assault! Human!!]]'' (TV 1972) [co-created with [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]]]
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [with [[Nippon TV]], Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973)
*''[[Beat the Monsters!|He of the Sun]]'' (TV 1967) [with TBS]
*''[[Kure Kure Takora (Series)|Kure Kure Takora]]'' (TV 1973-1974)
*''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972 series)|Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' (TV 1972-1973) [with NET]
*''[[Warrior of Light Diamond Eye]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [co-created with NET]
*''[[Diamond Eye (series)|Diamond Eye]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [with NET]
*''[[Go! Greenman]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [co-created with Nippon Television]
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (TV 1976-1977) [with Nippon TV]
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) [co-created with TBS TV]
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*''[[Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka]]'' (TV 1974-1975)
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979-1980) [with Fuji TV]
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (TV 1976-1977) [co-created with Nippon Television]
*''[[Forbidden Mariko]]'' (TV 1985-1986) [with TBS]
*''[[Seishi Yokomizo Series]]'' (TV 1977-1978) [co-created with [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and Mifune Productions]
*''[[Adventure! Godzilland]]'' (TV 1992-1993) [with [[wikipedia:TV Tokyo|TV Tokyo]]]
*[[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|''Godzilla'']] (TV 1978-1979) [co-created with Hanna-Barbera]
*''[[Guyferd (series)|Guyferd]]'' (TV 1996) [with TV Tokyo]
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979)
*''Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1'' (TV 1980)
*''Forbidden Mariko'' (TV 1985-1986)
*''[[Computer Police Cybercops]]'' (TV 1988-1989)
*''[[Adventure! Godzilland]]'' (TV 1992-1993)
*''[[Guyferd (series)|Guyferd]]'' (TV 1996) [co-created with Capcom]
*''[[Godzilla Kingdom]]'' (TV 1996-1997)
*''[[Godzilla Kingdom]]'' (TV 1996-1997)
*''[[Godzilla Island (series)|Godzilla Island]]'' (TV 1997-1998)
{{col-end}}
*''Godzilla TV'' (TV 1999-2000)
====Financier only====
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004)
{{col-begin}}
*''The Vampire Gigolo'' (TV 2004)
{{col-2}}
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005)
*''[[Godzilla (series)|Godzilla]]'' (TV 1978-1979) [with [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]], [[Benedict Pictures Corporation|Benedict Pictures]]]
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006)
*''[[Godzilla Island (series)|Godzilla Island]]'' (TV 1997-1998) [with TV Tokyo]
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) [co-created with Dream Planet Japan and Takara Tomy]
*''[[Star Bows]]'' (TV 2000-2001) [with TBS, Layup]
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1#Miniseries|Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack]]'' (TV 2015)
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) [with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising]<!--
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced by AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
*''[[The Vampire Gigolo]]'' (TV 2004) [with TV Tokyo]-->
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) [with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising]
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) [with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising]
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) [with Takara Tomy]
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*''[[The Always Selfish Prince Gama]]'' (TV 2008) [with the ''The Always Selfish Prince Gama'' Production Committee]
*''[[Godziban]]'' (web 2019-2023)
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021)
*''[[Shin Ultra Fight]]'' (web 2022) [with Tsuburaya Productions, khara]
*''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (TV 2023)
*''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' (TV 2023-2024) [with Legendary Television, 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><!--
*''[[Kaiju No. 8]]'' (TV 2024)-->
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===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Godzilla TV]]'' (TV 1999-2000) - Supervisor [with [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]]
==Selected staff==
==Selected staff==
===Former===
====Producers====
====Producers====
*Akira Kurosawa
*Akira Kurosawa
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*Hayao Miyazaki
*Hayao Miyazaki
*[[Jun Fukuda]]  
*[[Jun Fukuda]]  
*Shogo Tomiyama
*[[Shogo Tomiyama]]
*[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
*[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
*Yoshinari Shimatani
*Yoshinari Shimatani
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*Hayao Miyazaki
*Hayao Miyazaki
*[[Ishiro Honda]]
*[[Ishiro Honda]]
*Jun Fukuda
*[[Jun Fukuda]]
*Kinji Fukasaku
*Kinji Fukasaku
*Masaaki Tezuka
*[[Masaaki Tezuka]]
*Nobuhiko Obayasaki
*Nobuhiko Obayasaki
*Shinji Higuchi
*[[Shinji Higuchi]]
*Shusuke Kaneko
*[[Shusuke Kaneko]]
*Takao Okawra
*[[Takao Okawara]]
*Toshiro Mifune
*Toshiro Mifune
====Writers====
====Writers====
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*Takao Okawara
*Takao Okawara
*Tomoyuki Tanaka
*Tomoyuki Tanaka
*Wataru Mimura
*[[Wataru Mimura]]
====Composers====
====Composers====
*[[Akira Ifukube]]
*[[Akira Ifukube]]
*Fumio Hayasaka  
*Fumio Hayasaka  
*Ikuma Dan  
*[[Ikuma Dan]]
*Isao Tomita
*Isao Tomita
*Joe Hisaishi
*Joe Hisaishi
*Kiyoko Ogino
*Kiyoko Ogino
*Kow Otani
*[[Kow Otani]]
*Kunio Miyauchi
*[[Kunio Miyauchi]]
*Masamichi Amano
*Masamichi Amano
*Masaru Sato
*[[Masaru Sato]]
*Michiru Oshima
*[[Michiru Oshima]]
*Reijiro Koroku
*Reijiro Koroku
*Riichiro Manabe 
*[[Riichiro Manabe]]
*[[Shiro Sagisu]] 
*[[Shiro Sagisu]]  
*[[Takayuki Hattori]]
*[[Takayuki Hattori]]
*Toru Takemitsu
*Toru Takemitsu
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*[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
*[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
*[[Ishiro Honda]]
*[[Ishiro Honda]]
*Kenji Suzuki
*[[Kenji Suzuki]]
*Koichi Kawakita
*[[Koichi Kawakita]]
*Masaaki Tezuka
*Masaaki Tezuka
*Nobuhiko Obayashi
*Nobuhiko Obayashi
*[[Shinji Higuchi]]
*[[Shinji Higuchi]]
*Takao Okawara
*Takao Okawara
*Teruyoshi Nakano
*[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
====Musical artists====
====Musical artists====
*Asami Abe
*Asami Abe
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====Cinematographers====
====Cinematographers====
*[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
*[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
====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==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Desert.jpg|Shinjuku Toho Building in Tokyo
File:TohoScope logo.jpg|The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964, and once more in 2004's ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]''
Toho_Studios_Godzilla_Mural.jpg|Toho's Godzilla mural, finished in mid-2014
File:Toho logo.jpg|The current Toho logo
Toho Lawyers Aaron Moss and Charles Shephard.jpg|Toho Lawyers Aaron Moss and Charles Shephard
File:Desert.jpg|Shinjuku Toho Building in Tokyo
Toho Nagoya.jpg|Toho building in [[Nagoya]]
File:Toho Studios Godzilla Mural.jpg|Toho's Godzilla mural, finished in mid-2014
TohoLogoFilming.JPG|The Original Toho logo being filmed  
File:Toho Lawyers Aaron Moss and Charles Shephard.jpg|Toho lawyers Aaron Moss and Charles Shephard
File:Toho Nagoya.jpg|Toho building in [[Nagoya]]
File:TohoLogoFilming.JPG|The original Toho logo being filmed
File:Toho Studios Godzilla Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Shin Godzilla Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Minilla Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Mothra Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios King Ghidorah Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Mechagodzilla Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Kiryu Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios King Caesar Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Jet Jaguar Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Baragon Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Hedorah Room Door.png
File:Toho Studios Ebirah Room Door.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
==External Links==
==See also==
*[[TOHO Studios]]
*[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu]]
*[[Toho Planning]]
*[[Toho International]]
==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.]
*[https://www.twitter.com/toho_movie Official Twitter page (@toho_movie).]
*[https://www.twitter.com/toho_movie Official Twitter page (@toho_movie).]
*[https://twitter.com/toho_official Second Twitter page (@toho_official).]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/TohoEnt Official Toho Entertainment Twitter page]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/TohoEnt Official Toho Entertainment Twitter page]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/TOHOanimation Official Toho Animation Twitter page]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/TOHOanimation Official Toho Animation Twitter page]
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*[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Toho|Toho]] on Tokupedia.
*[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Toho|Toho]] on Tokupedia.
*[http://www.tohokingdom.com Toho Kingdom (fan site).]
*[http://www.tohokingdom.com Toho Kingdom (fan site).]
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Companies}}
{{Comments}}
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Toho Company, Limited
The Japanese Toho logo

Type Film/theater company
Status Active
Led by
Founder(s) Ichizo Kobayashi
Founded August 12, 1932[note 1]
Head-
quarters 		1-2-2 Yuraku, Chiyoda
Tokyo, Japan 100-8415
Also known as Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. (1937-1943)
Subsidiary companies
Preceded by
  • Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company
  • Photo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd.
  • JO Studio
  • Toho Film Distribution Co., Ltd.
Website https://www.toho.co.jp/

Toho Company, Limited (東宝株式会社,   Tōhō Kabushiki Gaisha), also stylized as 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

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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 studio went on to produce a slew of films during its short lifespan before it declared bankruptcy in 1961.[3]

Toho has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's film A Simple Plan (1998).

Selected filmography

Films

Production company

See also: TOHO Studios, Toho Eizo Bijutsu.

Financier

Distributor only

See also: TOHO Visual Entertainment.

Note that all of the above films were also distributed in Japan by Toho or its Products & Licensing Department, with the exception of Ramayana.

Cancelled films

Main article: Category:Unmade Films.

Series

Production company

Financier only

Miscellaneous

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

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

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

  • The current Toho logo

    The current Toho logo

  • 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

  • Toho Studios Godzilla Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Shin Godzilla Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Minilla Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Mothra Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios King Ghidorah Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Mechagodzilla Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Kiryu Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios King Caesar Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Jet Jaguar Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Baragon Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Hedorah Room Door.png
  • Toho Studios Ebirah Room Door.png

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ While Toho is officially said to have been founded on August 12, 1932, this is in fact the date on which its predecessor company Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company was founded. Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. was founded on August 26, 1937 through the merging of Tokyo-Takarazuka, Photo Chemical Laboratory, JO Studio, and Toho Film Distribution. Its name was changed to Toho Co., Ltd. on December 10, 1943.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Co-financed by Benedict Pictures Corporation.

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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