Tōei Company, Limited (東映株式会社)
Type	Public corporation
Founded	October 1, 1950 as Tōkyō Film Distribution
Headquarters	Chūō-ku Ginza 3-chōme 2-ban 17-kou, 104-8108 Tokyo, JPN
Area served	Japan
Industry	Film and Television
Products	Motion pictures, publicity materials
Services	Film and TV distribution and marketing
Revenue	¥ 66,300,000,000 (as of March 2006)
Employees	311 (as of March 31, 2006)
Subsidiaries	Tōei Language Tech Center Tōei Animation Tōei Television Production Tōei Video Tōei Satellite Broadcasting
Website	(日本語) Tōei.co.jp

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Tōei was a pioneer in the use of character transformation in live-action martial-arts dramas, a technique developed for the Kamen Rider, Devilman and Super Sentai series; the genre currently continues with Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. is the Japanese word for " Transformation," literally meaning "to change or transform the body translated as Masked Rider, is a weekly Sci-fi story created by renowned Japanese Mangaka. is the title of a popular Manga and Anime created by Go Nagai, as well as the name of the main character of the manga and anime The is the name given to the long running Japanese Superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd translated as Masked Rider, is a weekly Sci-fi story created by renowned Japanese Mangaka. The is the name given to the long running Japanese Superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd

The name "Toei" is derived from "Tokyo Eiga Haikyu" (Tokyo Film Distribution Company; the company's former name).

History

Tōkyō-Yokohama Films (東横映画, Tō-Yoko Eiga^?), incorporated 1938, had previously erected its facilities immediately east of the Tōkyū Tōkyō-Yokohama Line; they managed the Tōkyū Shibuya Yokohama studio system prior to V-J Day. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ( also known in Japanese as Tōkyū Dentetsu (東急電鉄 for short is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. History The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyū opened on February 14, 1926 The studio system was a means of film production and distribution dominant in Hollywood from the early 1920s through the early 1950s From 1945 through the Tōei merger, Tōkyō-Yokohama Films leased from the Daiei Motion Picture Company a second studio in Kyoto. is a Japanese Movie studio. History Founded in 1942 as, the studio went bankrupt in 1971. Through the merger, they gained the combined talents and experience of actors Chiezō Kataoka, Utaemon Ichikawa, Rionosuke Tsukigata, Ryutaro Otomo, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Shirunosuke Toshin, Hashizo Okawa and Satomi Oka. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works ( March 30, 1903 – March 31, 1983) was a Japanese actor Born in 1903 in Gunma Prefecture, he was raised in Tokyo. Oka Satomi has made over 150 films in her career including such classics as Miyamoto Musashi and Ako Roshi.

On October 1, 1950, the Tōkyō Film Distribution Company was incorporated; in 1951 the company purchased Spring Films . Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January

In 1956, Tōei established an animation division, Tōei Animation Company, Ltd. at the former Tokyo-Ōizumi animation studio, purchasing the assets of Japan Animated Films (originally founded in 1948). Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened

See also

• Kadokawa Pictures
• Toei Animation
• Toei Superheroes
• Super transformation, an extension of Hero transformation

External links

• Toei webpage
• Toasting Toei - a Hollywood Reporter article detailing Toei's receiving MIPTV's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006