TOHO Visual Entertainment
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TOHO Visual Entertainment, formally the Toho Co., Ltd. Products & Licensing Department[1] (東宝株式会社ライツ事業部 Tōhō Kabushiki Gaisha Raitsu Jigyōbu, lit. "Toho Co., Ltd. Rights Department"),[2] is a division of Toho which handles various operations including home video distribution. It was preceded by a different Products & Licensing Department (映像事業部 Eizō Jigyōbu, lit. "Visual Department")[a] and the Digital Content Sales Department (デジタル・コンテンツ営業部 Dejitaru Kontentsu Eigyōbu),[3][4] which merged at the beginning of the 2023 fiscal year.[5] The former, also known in English as Toho Video prior to adopting the TOHO Visual Entertainment name, had released countless of Toho's films on home video since the 1980s, and published some books and video games.
Both the past and present Products & Licensing Departments have been presided over by Toho Managing Executive Officer Keiji Ota,[3][1] who also doubles as the company's Chief Godzilla Officer. As such, the original department was home to the Godzilla Strategic Conference, which was tasked with developing future projects for the Godzilla brand. Most directly, the department was credited with funding Kazuhiro Nakagawa's first three short films for Godzilla Fest. It is unclear whether the Conference was transferred to the present department.
The original Products & Licensing Department also provided theatrical distribution for anime films, which included all three entries in the GODZILLA anime trilogy.
Selected filmography
Financier
- Godzilla Appears at Godzilla Fest (2020)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (2021)
- Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022)
Distributor
- GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
- GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
- GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (2018)
- Shinkalion the Movie (2019)
- Godziban (2022) [compilation movie]
- SSSS.GRIDMAN (2023) [compilation movie]
- SSSS.DYNAZENON (2023) [compilation movie]
- GRIDMAN UNIVERSE (2023)
Selected video games
Publisher
- Godzilla (1990)
- Super Godzilla (1993)
- Godzilla (1994)
- Godzilla: Great Monster Battle (1994)
- Godzilla Movie Studio Tour (1996)
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998)
Selected bibliography
Special thanks
- Godzilla vs. Mothra Super Complete Works (1992)
- Cinema Monstology (1993)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Color Edition (1996)
- Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works (2000)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium Color Edition (2000)
Publisher
- Godzilla theater program (2014)
- Shin Godzilla theater program (2016)
- GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters theater program (2017)
- GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle theater program (2018)
- GODZILLA: The Planet Eater theater program (2018)
- Monster Hunter theater program (2021)
- Godzilla vs. Kong theater program (2021)
- Shin Ultraman theater program (2022)
- Godziban Book (2022)
Editor
- Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book series (2017-2021)
Trivia
- Toho previously established an Eizō Jigyōbu in 1970 as a replacement for its Special Technology Division. It lasted only one year before being replaced by the subsidiary company Toho Eizo.
Notes
- ↑ Formerly known as the ビデオ事業部 (Bideo Jigyōbu, lit. "Video Department").
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