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The English-language version of Toho's famous logo, used from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, presented in a 2:35.1 letterboxed image in a 1.78:1 frame.
The English-language version of Toho's famous logo, used from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, presented in a 2:35. 1 letterboxed image in a 1. 78:1 frame.

Toho Company Ltd. (東宝株式会社 Tōhō Kabushiki-kaisha?, TYO: 9602) is a large Japanese film studio. The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock A studio is a Artist 's or worker's workroom or an artist and his or her Employees who work within that studio It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City is a Japanese Keiretsu (association of businesses centered around Hankyu Corporation, Hanshin Electric Railway, H2O Retailing and Toho In the West, it is best known as the producer of many daikaijũ (monster) and tokusatsu (special effects) movies, the Chouseishin tokusatsu superhero TV franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli. is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. is a Japanese word that literally means " Special effects " It is primarily used to refer to Live-action Japanese Film and The, translated as Super Star God Series, is the name of a Tokusatsu Superhero TV franchise which debuted in Japan from 2003 through A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese Animation Film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten. Its most famous and worldwide creation is Godzilla, known as the King of the Monsters. Etymology Name "Godzilla" is a combination of two Japanese words and. It has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. The name Toho literally translates to "eastern treasure" in English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, and Rodan are described as being Toho's Big Five due to the monsters' numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Etymology Name "Godzilla" is a combination of two Japanese words and. About Mothra Since her first film Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored Showa Initially King Ghidorah was said to have come from outer space an ancient evil responsible for destroying the civilizations of many planets including Venus Showa The original Mechagodzilla was created as a weapon of destruction by the Simians. Weapons and Abilities Rodan's primary weapons are his speed and agility he can create hurricane-force winds in his wake by flying at Supersonic speeds at low altitude

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History

Toho was founded by the Hankyu Railway in 1932 as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company (東京宝塚劇場株式会社 Tōkyō Takarazuka Gekijō Kabushiki-kaisha?). Hankyu Railway (阪急電鉄 Hankyū Dentetsu) is a Japanese Private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region 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. is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate Make-up worn by some of its performers is another home for Takarazuka Creative Arts at Tokyo. It served as the second round performing theater for the Revue's performing cycle The is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda Tokyo, operated by Toho. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a Japanese Movie studio and production company for Kabuki.

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. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West 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. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [1]

The Shintoho Company was named New Tõhõ because it broke off from the original Tõhõ Company. was a Japanese Movie studio. It was one of the Big 6 film studios during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

The company has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan. Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American Film director, producer, Actor and A Simple Plan is a 1998 thriller Film starring Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob Brent

The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's 2.35:1 widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964 and in 2004's Godzilla Final Wars.
The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's 2. 35:1 widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964 and in 2004's Godzilla Final Wars. is the fiftieth anniversary film and the twenty-eighth film in the ''Godzilla'' film series.

Major productions & distributions

Film

1930s

Logo from 1933-1950, presented in a windowboxed 1.33:1 frame.
Logo from 1933-1950, presented in a windowboxed 1. 33:1 frame.

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Television

Tokusatsu

TV Anime

In more recent years and for a period, they have produced video games. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, Literature, Manga, Non-fiction, DVDs and other media in Japan. is the fourth Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation film and the ninth Pokémon film overall Eiga de Tōjō! Tamagotchi DokiDoki! Uchū no Maigotchi!? (Appearing on Film Tamagotchi -- Lost Child In Space!? is the first Tamagotchi feature film is the 10th Pokémon anime film that was released in Japanese theaters on July 14, 2007. is the name and titular Superhero of the Tokusatsu TV series sometimes known as. Zone Fighter, known in Japan as, is a Tokusatsu SF / Superhero TV series is the name and titular Superhero of a Tokusatsu SF / Superhero / Kaiju TV series Cybercops is a worldwide Famous Japanese Tokusatsu TV series Created in 1988 by Toho. was a Tokusatsu series made by Toho and Capcom, and aired on TV Tokyo in 1996. was a television show spinoff of the Godzilla franchise It premiered on October 6, 1997, and ran for a total of 256 three-minute episodes finishing on September translated into English as Ultra Star God Gransazer, is a Tokusatsu Superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd translated as Phantom Star God Justirisers is a Tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toho company Ltd translated as Super Star Fleet Sazer-X is a Tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd is an Anime adaption of a series of French novels called Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry. is a Japanese High school Baseball Manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was originally serialized in the weekly manga magazine is a shōnen Fantasy Manga by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine Shōnen Sunday from September A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. One of their first video games was the 1990 NES game titled Circus Caper. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by Circus Caper is the title of a Side-scrolling NES game where you control a young boy on a quest to save his sister who has been kidnapped by the circus Later, they followed with a series of games based on Godzilla. It also published games such as Super Aleste. Super Aleste ( Space Megaforce in North America) is a vertical-scrolling Shooter game, published by Toho and part of the long-running

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Footnotes

  1. ^ "Toho" Far East Film News December 25, 1963. Toho Scope is an Anamorphic lens system developed in the late 1950s by Toho Studios in response to the popularity of CinemaScope. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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