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'''Toho-Towa Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|東宝東和株式会社|Tōhō Tōwa | '''Toho-Towa Company, Limited''' {{Nihongo|東宝東和株式会社|Tōhō Tōwa Kabushiki Gaisha}} is a [[Japan]]ese film distribution company and subsidiary of [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]] Founded in 1928, the company presently serves as Toho's foreign distribution arm, bringing Hollywood films to [[Japan]]ese theaters. As of 2007, Toho-Towa is the primary Japanese distributor for [[Universal Pictures]]. '''Towa Pictures''' {{Nihongo|東和ピクチャーズ|Tōwa Pikuchāzu}}, a subsidiary company established in 2016, instead handles Japanese distribution of [[Paramount Pictures]]' films.<ref name="Website">{{cite web|url=http://tohotowa.co.jp/company/company_en.html|title=Company Profile|work=tohotowa.co.jp|accessdate=9 February 2021}}</ref> Over the years, their catalogue has included several [[Kaiju|giant monster]] films. | ||
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==Selected distributions== | ==Selected distributions== | ||
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*''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) | *''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) | ||
===2010s=== | ===2010s=== | ||
*''[[10 Cloverfield Lane]]'' (2016) | *''[[10 Cloverfield Lane]]'' (2016) [Towa Pictures] | ||
*''[[Pacific Rim Uprising]]'' (2018) | *''[[wikipedia:Pacific Rim Uprising|Pacific Rim Uprising]]'' (2018) | ||
===2020s=== | ===2020s=== | ||
*''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2021) | *''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2021) [Towa Pictures; with [[Toho]]] | ||
*''[[wikipedia: | *''[[wikipedia:Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' (2022) [Towa Pictures] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*According to the company's website, the "Towa" in Toho-Towa's name, composed of the kanji for "east" {{nihongo|東|higashi}} and "peace" {{nihongo|和|wa}}, was chosen in order to reflect its founders' "ideals of harmony between East and West."<ref name="Website"/> | *According to the company's website, the "Towa" in Toho-Towa's name, composed of the kanji for "east" {{nihongo|東|higashi}} and "peace" {{nihongo|和|wa}}, was chosen in order to reflect its founders' "ideals of harmony between East and West."<ref name="Website"/> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 6 April 2024
Toho-Towa Company, Limited (東宝東和株式会社 Tōhō Tōwa Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese film distribution company and subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd. Founded in 1928, the company presently serves as Toho's foreign distribution arm, bringing Hollywood films to Japanese theaters. As of 2007, Toho-Towa is the primary Japanese distributor for Universal Pictures. Towa Pictures (東和ピクチャーズ Tōwa Pikuchāzu), a subsidiary company established in 2016, instead handles Japanese distribution of Paramount Pictures' films.[1] Over the years, their catalogue has included several giant monster films.
Selected distributions
1970s
- King Kong (1976)
- The Last Dinosaur (1977)
2010s
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) [Towa Pictures]
- Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
2020s
- Monster Hunter (2021) [Towa Pictures; with Toho]
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2022) [Towa Pictures]
Trivia
- According to the company's website, the "Towa" in Toho-Towa's name, composed of the kanji for "east" (東 higashi) and "peace" (和 wa), was chosen in order to reflect its founders' "ideals of harmony between East and West."[1]
External links
- Official Toho-Towa site
- Official Towa Pictures site
- Official Toho-Towa YouTube channel
- Official Toho-Towa Twitter account (@universal_eiga)
- Toho-Towa/Towa Pictures on Japanese Wikipedia
References
This is a list of references for Toho-Towa. 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]
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