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The '''Toho Champion Festival''' {{Nihongo|東宝チャンピオンまつり|Tōhō Chanpion Matsuri}} was a [[Japan]]ese film campaign held by [[Toho]] between [[1969]] and [[1978]]. Kicked off by the release of ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' and primarily aimed at children, it re-released and facilitated the new releases of Japanese films during the spring, summer, and winter seasons. Included among the festival's featured releases were every [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] between 1969 and [[1975]], along with several of the company's other [[tokusatsu]] films. Some television series episodes and compilation movies were also given theatrical runs, such as those of [[Tsuburaya Productions|Tsuburaya]]'s ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' and ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman (series)|Mirrorman]]'', or Toho's own ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]''.
The '''Toho Champion Festival''' {{Nihongo|東宝チャンピオンまつり|Tōhō Chanpion Matsuri}} was a [[Japan]]ese film festival that was held by [[Toho]] between [[1969]] and [[1978]]. First headlined by ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'', it was aimed primarily at children, bringing films new and old to theaters during the spring, summer, and winter months when school was not in session.<ref name="TK">{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho-champion-festival/|title=Toho Champion Festival|author=Romero, Anthony|date=15 December 2013|work=Toho Kingdom}}</ref> Original productions for the festival included every ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] released from 1969 to [[1975]], as well as two other Toho [[kaiju]] films. Television series episodes were also given theatrical runs, such as those of [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' ''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Series|Ultra Series]]'' shows, or Toho's own ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972 series)|Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' and ''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]''. The [[1976]] Spring Champion Festival was the only event that did not feature a kaiju film; instead, [[Disney]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' was the main feature, accompanied by anime TV episodes and Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck shorts.
 
The festival originated as a competitor to the [[jawp:東映まんがまつり|Toei Manga Festival]], which began in summer [[1964]] as the "Great Manga Parade." It was similarly held during the spring, summer, and occasionally winter school breaks, packaging together movies and television episodes by [[Toei]] and other companies for theatrical release. Prior to the Toho Champion Festival, Toho's kaiju and tokusatsu releases during the summer 1966 to 1969 seasons also appeared to compete with the Toei Manga Festival and its predecessors, with the co-features often being anime and tokusatsu TV show compilation films. Although the Toei Manga Festival significantly outlived the Toho Champion Festival, lasting until summer [[1989]], Toho has maintained a tradition of releasing a ''[[wikipedia:Doraemon|Doraemon]]'' movie nearly every spring break since [[1980]], often with multiple supporting films.
{{TOC}}
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==Selected Releases==
==Festivals==
*December 10, 1969: ''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
*March 21, 1970: ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
! rowspan="2"| Year !! colspan="3"| Lineup
*August 1, 1970: ''[[Space Amoeba]]''
|-
*December 19, 1970: ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
! Spring
*March 17, 1971: ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|The Great Monster War: King Ghidorah vs. Godzilla]]''
! Summer
*July 24, 1971: ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|The Return of Ultraman]]'' [episodes 5-6]
! Winter
*December 12, 1971: ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster|Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: The Greatest Battle on Earth]]'' / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|The Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monsters]]'' [episodes 13-14]
 
*March 12, 1972: ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman (series)|Mirrorman]]'' [episode 1] / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|The Return of Ultraman:]] [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jiro-Kun Rides a Monster|Jiro Rides a Monster]]'' [episode 29]
|-
*July 22, 1972: ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman (series)|Mirrorman:]] [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Aroza Rises from the Dead|The Living Dinosaur Aroza]]'' [episode 18]
! [[1969]]
*December 17, 1972: ''[[Destroy All Monsters|Godzilla: The Great Blitz Operation]]'' / ''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#ECECEC"| N/A
*March 17, 1973: ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#ECECEC"| N/A
*July 28, 1973: ''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' / ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman|Warrior of Love Rainbowman: The Professional Killer]]'' [episode 15] / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro:]] [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra|Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra]]'' [episode 1]
| <center>'''December 20'''</center>{{bl|''[[All Monsters Attack]]''|''[[Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure]]''|''[[wikipedia:Star of the Giants#Films|Star of the Giants: Go, Go, Hyuma]]''}}
*December 20, 1973: ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro:]] [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Burn On! The Six Ultra Brothers|Burn! The 6 Ultra Brothers]]'' [episode 25]
 
*March 21, 1974: ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' / ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro:]] [[wikia:w:c:ultra:The Blood-Sucking Flower Is a Young Girl's Spirit|The Blood-Sucking Flower is a Young Girl's Spirit]]'' [episode 11]
|-
*December 14, 1974: ''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' / ''[[Latitude Zero|The Great Undersea War: Latitude Zero]]''
! [[1970]]
*March 15, 1975: ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
 
*March 19, 1977: ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' / ''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' [episode 4]
| <center>'''March 21'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=32}}</center>{{bl|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''|''[[wikipedia:Star of the Giants#Films|Star of the Giants: Big League Ball]]''|''[[wikipedia:Attack No. 1#Movies|Attack No. 1]]''|''[[jawp:やさしいライオン#映画|The Kindly Lion]]''}}
*March 18, 1978: ''[[The Mysterians]]''
 
==Posters==
| <center>'''August 1'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=34}}</center>{{bl|''[[Space Amoeba]]''|''[[wikipedia:Star of the Giants#Films|Star of the Giants: Fateful Showdown]]''|''[[wikipedia:Attack No. 1#Movies|Attack No. 1: The Tearful Roll Reception]]''|''[[jawp:みにくいアヒルの子#学研作品|The Ugly Duckling]]''}}
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
 
BlebFcNCQAEsLic.jpg|Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla Poster
| <center>'''December 19'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=36}}</center>{{bl|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''|''[[jawp:柔の星|The Fragile Planet]]''|''[[wikipedia:Attack No. 1#Movies|Attack No. 1: The Tearful World Championship]]''|''[[jawp:昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ#劇場版|The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee]]''}}
</Gallery>
 
|-
! [[1971]]
 
| <center>'''March 17'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=38}}</center>{{bl|''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|The Great Monster War: King Ghidorah vs. Godzilla]]''|''[[wikipedia:Attack No. 1#Movies|Attack No. 1: The Tearful Phoenix]]''|''[[jawp:昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ#劇場版|Hutch the Honeybee: Momma in the Moon]]''|''[[jawp:いなかっぺ大将#映画|General Inakappe]]''|''[[jawp:ムーミン (アニメ)#劇場版|Moomin]]''}}
 
| <center>'''July 24'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=39}}</center>{{bl|''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman (film)|Return of Ultraman]]''|''[[jawp:昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ#劇場版|Hutch the Honeybee: The Injured Ballerina]]''|''[[jawp:いなかっぺ大将#映画|General Inakappe: The Great One/We Must Give All]]''|''[[jawp:わらしべ長者#学研映画|Japanese Folklore Tales: The Straw Millionaire]]''}}
 
| <center>'''December 12'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=42}}</center>{{bl|''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster|Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: The Greatest Battle on Earth]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]:'' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Terror of the Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Big Pinch|Terror of the Tornado Monsters]]''|''[[jawp:昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ#劇場版|Hutch the Honeybee: With a Wish on a Forget-Me-Not]]''|''[[jawp:いなかっぺ大将#映画|General Inakappe: The Guilty One/The Clairvoyant]]''|''[[jawp:マッチ売りの少女#人形アニメーション作品|The Little Match Girl]]''}}
 
|-
! [[1972]]
 
| <center>'''March 12'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=44}}</center>{{bl|''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman Is Born|Mirror Man]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]:'' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jiro-Kun Rides a Monster|Jiro Rides a Monster]]''|''[[jawp:樫の木モック#劇場版|Pinocchio: The Series]]''|''[[jawp:昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ#劇場版|Hutch the Honeybee: Hold Me, Momma]]''|''[[jawp:天才バカボン (アニメ)#劇場版|The Genius Bakabon: Night Duty is Scary]]''}}
 
| style="vertical-align:top"| <center>'''July 22'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=46}}</center>{{bl|''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman (series)|Mirror Man:]] [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Aroza Rises From the Dead|The Living Dinosaur Aroza]]''|''[[jawp:赤胴鈴之助#劇場版|Suzunosuke Akado]]''|''[[jawp:天才バカボン (アニメ)#劇場版|The Genius Bakabon: Goodbyes Are Bittersweet]]''|''[[jawp:樫の木モック#劇場版|Pinnochio: The Series - I Won't Cry]]''}}
 
| style="vertical-align:top"| <center>'''December 17'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=48}}</center>{{bl|''[[Destroy All Monsters|Godzilla: The Great Blitz Operation]]''|''[[Daigoro vs. Goliath]]''|''[[wikipedia:Panda! Go, Panda!|Panda! Go Panda!]]''}}
|-
 
! [[1973]]
 
| style="vertical-align:top"| <center>'''March 17'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=50}}</center>{{bl|''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''|''[[jawp:飛び出せ!青春#映画|Prominent Youth!]]''|''[[wikipedia:Panda! Go, Panda!|Panda Go Panda: The Rainy Day Circus]]''|''[[jawp:ジャングル黒べえ#劇場版|Jungle Kurobe]]''}}
 
| <center>'''July 28'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=52}}</center>{{bl|''[[Son of Godzilla]]''|''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972 series)|Rainbowman:]] [[The Professional Killers]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]:'' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mother of Ultra is Like the Sun|Mother of Ultra is Like the Sun]]''|''[[jawp:科学忍者隊ガッチャマン#東宝チャンピオンまつり|Gatchaman: The Firebird Versus the Fire-Eating Dragon]]''|''[[jawp:おもちゃ屋ケンちゃん#劇場版|Ken's Toy Shop: The Good Boy Takes a Trip]]''|''[[jawp:山ねずみロッキーチャック#映画|Fables of the Green Forest: Johnny Builds His Home]]''}}
 
| <center>'''December 20'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=54}}</center>{{bl|''[[King Kong Escapes]]''|''[[jawp:侍ジャイアンツ#劇場版|Samurai Giants: Burn Up, Ban Bamba]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'': ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Burn! The 6 Ultra Brothers!|Burn! The 6 Ultra Brothers!]]''|''[[jawp:山ねずみロッキーチャック#映画|Fables of the Green Forest: The Big Boast]]''|''[[wikipedia:Aim for the Ace!#Film|Aim for the Ace! Cinderella of the Tennis Kingdom]]''|''[[jawp:科学忍者隊ガッチャマン#東宝チャンピオンまつり|Gatchaman: Renzilla, the Electric Monster]]''}}
 
|-
! [[1974]]
 
| <center>'''March 21'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=56}}</center>{{bl|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''|''[[jawp:新造人間キャシャーン#1974年の映画|Casshan: An Immortal Challenger]]''|''[[jawp:侍ジャイアンツ#劇場版|Samurai Giants: The Duel at Sesshogawara]]''|''[[wikipedia:Heidi, Girl of the Alps#Movie|Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]''|''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]:'' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:The Vampire Flower is a Girl's Spirit|The Vampire Flower is a Girl's Spirit]]''|''[[jawp:ハロー!フィンガー5|Hello! Finger 5]]''}}
 
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:#ECECEC"| N/A
 
| style="vertical-align:top"| <center>'''December 14'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=58}}</center>{{bl|''[[jawp:燃える男 長島茂雄 栄光の背番号3|The Burning Man: Shigeo Nagashima, Uniform Number 3]]''|''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]''|''[[Latitude Zero|The Great Undersea War: Latitude Zero]]''}}
 
|-
! [[1975]]
 
| <center>'''March 15'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=60}}</center>{{bl|''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''|''[[jawp:新八犬伝#劇場版 新八犬伝 第一部 芳流閣の決斗|New Hakkenden: Part I - The Duel at Horyukaku]]''|''[[jawp:アグネスからの贈りもの|A Gift from Agnes]]''|''[[wikipedia:Heidi, Girl of the Alps#Movie|Heidi, Girl of the Alps: The Mountain Children]]''|''[[wikipedia:First Human Giatrus#Film|Gon, the Stone-Age Boy: Mammogar]]''|''[[jawp:サザエさん (テレビアニメ)#劇場版|Sazae-san: Reading My Farewell Speech!]]''}}
 
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ECECEC"| N/A
 
|-
! [[1976]]
| <center>'''March 13'''<ref name="p62">{{harvnb|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=62}}</ref></center>{{bl|''[[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]''|''[[wikipedia:Mickey's Circus|Mickey's Circus]]''|''[[wikipedia:Lion Around|Lion Around]]''|''[[wikipedia:Dragon Around|Dragon Around]]''|''[[wikipedia:No Sail|No Sail]]''|''[[jawp:元祖天才バカボン#劇場版|Original Genius Bakabon]]''|''[[jawp:勇者ライディーン#劇場版|Brave Raideen]]''|''[[jawp:タイムボカン#劇場版|Time Bokan]]''}}
 
|-
! [[1977]]
| <center>'''March 19'''{{R|p62}}</center>{{bl|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''|''[[jawp:巨人軍物語 進め!!栄光へ|The Story of the Giants: Onward!! To Glory]]''|''[[jawp:ヤッターマン#劇場版|Yatterman]]''|''[[Mystery of the Baraúna-Type Abduction|Flying Saucer War Bankid]]''|''[[jawp:まんが日本昔ばなし#映画|Japanese Folklore Tales: Momotaro]]''}}
 
|-
! [[1978]]
| <center>'''March 18'''{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=64}}</center>{{bl|''[[The Mysterians]]''|''[[jawp:ベネチア超特急|Lupin the 3rd: The Venice Super Express]]''|''[[wikipedia:Star of the Giants#Films|New Star of the Giants: The Walk-On Player Caught in a Storm]]''|''[[jawp:家なき子 (アニメ)#1978年版|Nobody's Boy: Remi - My First Friend, Grace]]''|''[[jawp:まんが日本昔ばなし#映画|Japanese Folklore Tales: Princess Kaguya]]''}}
|}
==Selected attendance==
[[File:Toho Champion Festival 1970 logo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Spring 1970 Toho Champion Festival logo]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto%"
|-
!            | Year
!            | Film
!            | Attendants{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=162}}
|-
!            | 1969
|            | ''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
|            | 1,480,000
|-
! rowspan="2"| 1970
|            | ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
|            | 870,000
|-
|            | ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
|            | 730,000
|-
! rowspan="3"| 1971
|            | ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|The Great Monster War: King Ghidorah vs. Godzilla]]''
|            | 1,350,000
|-
|            | ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
|            | 1,740,000
|-
|            | ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster|Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: The Greatest Battle on Earth]]''
|            | 1,090,000
|-
! rowspan="2"| 1972
|            | ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
|            | 1,780,000
|-
|            | ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''
|            | 780,000
|-
! rowspan="2"| 1973
|            | ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''
|            | 980,000
|-
|            | ''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
|            | 610,000
|-
!            | 1974
|            | ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''
|            | 1,330,000
|-
!            | 1975
|            | ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
|            | 970,000
|-
!            | 1977
|            | ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
|            | 480,000
|}
 
==Videos==
===Trailers===
===Trailers===
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<dailymotion dimensions="300x149">x36fx9b</dailymotion>|''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' trailer<br>with announcement}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">SakMrXoW9To</youtube>|1971 Toho Champion Festival ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' re-release trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">SakMrXoW9To</youtube>|1971 Toho Champion Festival ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' re-release trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">VCc9VGRZeMk</youtube>|1971 Toho Champion Festival ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' re-release teaser}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">8TYkCw5-BMA</youtube>|1971 Toho Champion Festival ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' re-release trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">8TYkCw5-BMA</youtube>|1971 Toho Champion Festival ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' re-release trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">EsRKmFMXbGU</youtube>|1971 Toho Champion Festival ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' re-release teaser}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">T_qgNNecm38</youtube>|1972 Toho Champion Festival<br>''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' re-release trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">T_qgNNecm38</youtube>|1972 Toho Champion Festival<br>''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' re-release trailer}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">EyAJ7ciaxtk</youtube>|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' announcement}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">EyAJ7ciaxtk</youtube>|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' announcement}}
}}
}}
===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">z4C4jSpHFBM</youtube>|Title card in the Toho Champion Festival<br>cut of ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">z4C4jSpHFBM</youtube>|Title card in the Toho Champion Festival<br>cut of ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''}}
}}
}}
==See Also==
==See also==
*''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]''
*''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]''
==External Links==
==External links==
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/東宝チャンピオンまつり Toho Champion Festival on Wikipedia (Japanese)]
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/東宝チャンピオンまつり Toho Champion Festival on Japanese Wikipedia]
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho-champion-festival/ Toho Kingdom blog post on the Toho Champion Festival]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]
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|last4=Tomoi|first4=Taketo
|last5=Shimazaki|first5=Jun
|last6=Maruyama|first6=Takeshi
|last7=Shimizu|first7=Toshifumi
|last8=Hayakawa|first8=Masaru|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3|ref={{harvid|Nakamura et al.|2014}}}}
{{Comments}}
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The Toho Champion Festival (東宝チャンピオンまつり,   Tōhō Chanpion Matsuri) was a Japanese film festival that was held by Toho between 1969 and 1978. First headlined by All Monsters Attack, it was aimed primarily at children, bringing films new and old to theaters during the spring, summer, and winter months when school was not in session.[1] Original productions for the festival included every Godzilla film released from 1969 to 1975, as well as two other Toho kaiju films. Television series episodes were also given theatrical runs, such as those of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra Series shows, or Toho's own Warrior of Love Rainbowman and Flying Saucer War Bankid. The 1976 Spring Champion Festival was the only event that did not feature a kaiju film; instead, Disney's Peter Pan was the main feature, accompanied by anime TV episodes and Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck shorts.

The festival originated as a competitor to the Toei Manga Festival, which began in summer 1964 as the "Great Manga Parade." It was similarly held during the spring, summer, and occasionally winter school breaks, packaging together movies and television episodes by Toei and other companies for theatrical release. Prior to the Toho Champion Festival, Toho's kaiju and tokusatsu releases during the summer 1966 to 1969 seasons also appeared to compete with the Toei Manga Festival and its predecessors, with the co-features often being anime and tokusatsu TV show compilation films. Although the Toei Manga Festival significantly outlived the Toho Champion Festival, lasting until summer 1989, Toho has maintained a tradition of releasing a Doraemon movie nearly every spring break since 1980, often with multiple supporting films.

Festivals

Year Lineup
Spring Summer Winter
1969 N/A N/A
December 20
1970
March 21[2]
August 1[3]
December 19[4]
1971
March 17[5]
July 24[6]
December 12[7]
1972
March 12[8]
July 22[9]
December 17[10]
1973
March 17[11]
July 28[12]
December 20[13]
1974
March 21[14]
 N/A
December 14[15]
1975
March 15[16]
 N/A
1976
March 13[17]
1977
March 19[17]
1978
March 18[18]

Selected attendance

Spring 1970 Toho Champion Festival logo
Year Film Attendants[19]
1969 All Monsters Attack 1,480,000
1970 King Kong vs. Godzilla 870,000
Mothra vs. Godzilla 730,000
1971 The Great Monster War: King Ghidorah vs. Godzilla 1,350,000
Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1,740,000
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: The Greatest Battle on Earth 1,090,000
1972 Godzilla vs. Gigan 1,780,000
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 780,000
1973 Godzilla vs. Megalon 980,000
Son of Godzilla 610,000
1974 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1,330,000
1975 Terror of Mechagodzilla 970,000
1977 King Kong vs. Godzilla 480,000

Videos

Trailers

All Monsters Attack trailer
with announcement
1971 Toho Champion Festival Invasion of Astro-Monster re-release trailer
1971 Toho Champion Festival Invasion of Astro-Monster re-release teaser
1971 Toho Champion Festival Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster re-release trailer
1971 Toho Champion Festival Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster re-release teaser
1972 Toho Champion Festival
Destroy All Monsters re-release trailer
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla announcement

Miscellaneous

Opening sequence in the Toho Champion Festival cut of King Kong vs. Godzilla
Title cards in the Toho Champion Festival cuts of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and Invasion of Astro-Monster
Title card in the Toho Champion Festival
cut of Destroy All Monsters

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References

This is a list of references for Toho Champion Festival. 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. ↑ Romero, Anthony (15 December 2013). "Toho Champion Festival". Toho Kingdom.
  2. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 32.
  3. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 34.
  4. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 36.
  5. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 38.
  6. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 39.
  7. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 42.
  8. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 44.
  9. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 46.
  10. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 48.
  11. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 50.
  12. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 52.
  13. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 54.
  14. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 56.
  15. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 58.
  16. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 60.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 62
  18. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 64.
  19. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 162.

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