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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 major [[Japan]]ese 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 co-created by producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]].
The company's most famous creation, [[Godzilla]], was co-created by producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]].
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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]]'']]
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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 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>


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).
==Selected productions==
==Selected filmography==
===1940s===
===Films===
*''[[Ramayana]]'' (1942)
====Production company====
===1950s===
{{See also|TOHO Studios|Toho Eizo Bijutsu}}
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{{col-3}}
*''[[Ramayana]]'' (1940s)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954)
*''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954)
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*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958)
*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958)
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958)
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958)
*''[[Monkey Sun]]'' (1959)
*''[[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)
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961)
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*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (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)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
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*''[[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)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]'' (1972) [co-produced with Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]'' (1972) [with [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]
*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[The Professional Killers|Rainbowman: The Professional Killers]]'' (1973) [with [[wikipedia:TV Asahi|NET]]]
*''[[House]]'' (1977)
*''[[Mystery of the Baraúna-Type Abduction|Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (1977)
 
{{col-end}}
===1980s===
====Financier====
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) [co-produced with the {{tt|Gunhed Production Committee|Sunrise, Bandai, Kadokawa Shoten, IMAGICA and Toho Pictures}}]
{{Col-begin}}
===1990s===
{{col-3}}
*''[[Mikadoroid]]'' (1991) [co-produced with Tohokushinsha and Tsuburaya Entertainment]
*''[[Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean]]'' (2005) [with [[wikipedia:Fuji TV|Fuji TV]], Kansai TV, King Records]
*''[[Rosetta the Masked Angel: Rosetta vs. Freia]]'' (1999)
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) [with Sazer-X Movie Project]
===2000s===
*''[[Sinking of Japan]]'' (2006) [with the ''Sinking of Japan'' Production Committee]
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) [co-produced with the {{tt|Sazer-X Movie Project|TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and General Entertainment}}]
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (DVD 2008)
*''[[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}}]
*''[[Paco and the Magical Book]]'' (2008) [with the ''Paco and the Magical Book'' Production Committee]
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (2008)
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' (2015) [with the ''Attack on Titan'' Film Partners]
===​2010s===
*''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2]]'' (2015) [with the ''Attack on Titan'' Film Partners]
*''[[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 2]]'' (20150 [co-produced with the Attack on Titan Production Committee]
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)
*''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
{{col-3}}
*''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017)
*''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
*''[[GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018)
===2020s===
*''[[GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018)
*''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2020) [co-produced with Constantin Film and Tencent Pictures; also distributed in Japan]
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [with Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros.]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2021) [co-produced with Tsuburaya Productions and Khara]
*''[[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]
{{col-3}}
*''[[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)
{{col-end}}
====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]]''.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
*''[[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)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974)
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977)
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
{{col-3}}
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
*''[[Reiko, Psyche Resurrected]]'' (1991)
*''[[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 the Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996)
{{col-3}}
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997)
*''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' (1998) [Japan only]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998)
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003)
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) [Japan only]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [Japan only]
*''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024) [Japan only]
{{col-end}}
===Cancelled films===
===Cancelled films===
{{Main|:Category:Unmade Films}}
{{Main|:Category:Unmade Films}}
===Television===
===Series===
*''[[Beat the Monsters!|He of the Sun]]'' (TV 1967)
====Production company====
*''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' (TV 1972-1973) [co-produced with NET]
{{col-begin}}
*''[[Diamond Eye (series)|Diamond Eye]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [co-produced with NET]
{{col-2}}
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (TV 1976-1977) [co-produced with [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]]]
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [with [[Nippon TV]], Tsuburaya Productions]
*[[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|''Godzilla'']] (TV 1978-1979) [co-produced with Hanna-Barbera]
*''[[Beat the Monsters!|He of the Sun]]'' (TV 1967) [with TBS]
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979) [co-produced with Fuji TV]
*''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972 series)|Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' (TV 1972-1973) [with NET]
*''[[Forbidden Mariko]]'' (TV 1985-1986) [co-produced with TBS]
*''[[Diamond Eye (series)|Diamond Eye]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [with NET]
*''[[Adventure! Godzilland]]'' (TV 1992-1993)
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (TV 1976-1977) [with Nippon TV]
*''[[Guyferd (series)|Guyferd]]'' (TV 1996) [co-produced with TV Tokyo]
{{col-2}}
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979-1980) [with Fuji TV]
*''[[Forbidden Mariko]]'' (TV 1985-1986) [with TBS]
*''[[Adventure! Godzilland]]'' (TV 1992-1993) [with [[wikipedia:TV Tokyo|TV Tokyo]]]
*''[[Guyferd (series)|Guyferd]]'' (TV 1996) [with TV Tokyo]
*''[[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) [co-produced with TV Tokyo and Yomiko Advertising]
{{col-begin}}
*''[[The Vampire Gigolo]]'' (TV 2004) [co-produced with TV Tokyo]
{{col-2}}
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) [co-produced with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and General Entertainment]
*''[[Godzilla (series)|Godzilla]]'' (TV 1978-1979) [with [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]], [[Benedict Pictures Corporation|Benedict Pictures]]]
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) [co-produced with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and General Entertainment]
*''[[Godzilla Island (series)|Godzilla Island]]'' (TV 1997-1998) [with TV Tokyo]
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) [co-produced with Takara Tomy]
*''[[Star Bows]]'' (TV 2000-2001) [with TBS, Layup]
*''[[Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back]]'' (TV 2015)
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) [with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising]<!--
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced with AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
*''[[The Vampire Gigolo]]'' (TV 2004) [with TV Tokyo]-->
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021) [animated by Bones and Orange]
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) [with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising]
==Selected distributions==
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) [with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising]
{{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.}}
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) [with Takara Tomy]
===1960s===
{{col-2}}
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature|Ultraman]]'' (1967) [produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]]]
*''[[The Always Selfish Prince Gama]]'' (TV 2008) [with the ''The Always Selfish Prince Gama'' Production Committee]
===1970s===
*''[[Godziban]]'' (web 2019-2023)
*''[[Lake of Dracula]]'' (1971) [produced by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]]
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (TV 2021)
*''Return of Ultraman'' (1971) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[Shin Ultra Fight]]'' (web 2022) [with Tsuburaya Productions, khara]
*''Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monster'' (1971) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (TV 2023)
*''Mirrorman'' (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[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><!--
*''Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster'' (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
*''[[Kaiju No. 8]]'' (TV 2024)-->
*''Mirrorman: Dinosaur Aroza Reanimated'' (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
{{col-end}}
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) [produced by Toho Eizo]
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Horror of the Wolf]]'' (1973) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and [[Toho Pictures]]]
*''[[Godzilla TV]]'' (TV 1999-2000) - Supervisor [with [[TOHO Studios|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]
*''[[Conflagration]]'' (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]
===2020s===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' (2021) [distributed with [[Kadokawa]]]
==Selected staff==
==Selected staff==
====Producers====
====Producers====
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*Nobuhiko Obayasaki
*Nobuhiko Obayasaki
*[[Shinji Higuchi]]
*[[Shinji Higuchi]]
*Shusuke Kaneko
*[[Shusuke Kaneko]]
*[[Takao Okawara]]
*[[Takao Okawara]]
*Toshiro Mifune
*Toshiro Mifune
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*[[Ishiro Honda]]
*[[Ishiro Honda]]
*[[Kenji Suzuki]]
*[[Kenji Suzuki]]
*Koichi Kawakita
*[[Koichi Kawakita]]
*Masaaki Tezuka
*Masaaki Tezuka
*Nobuhiko Obayashi
*Nobuhiko Obayashi
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==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>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Toho Pictures]]
*[[TOHO Studios]]
*[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu]]
*[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu]]
*[[Toho Planning]]
*[[Toho Planning]]
*[[Toho International]]
==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.]
*[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}}

Latest revision as of 18:24, 3 April 2024

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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