Toho Studios
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Native name | TOHOスタジオ株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
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| Founded | November 8, 1971[1] |
| Headquarters | Toho Studios, 1-4-1, Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo , Japan |
Key people | Mitsuru Shimada (president)[1] |
Number of employees | 40[1] |
| Parent | Toho Co., Ltd. |
| Website | https://www.tohostudio.jp/ |
TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.[1] (Japanese: TOHOスタジオ株式会社, Hepburn: Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese film production company that is a subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd. One of the most successful films produced by Toho Studio is the live-action film Godzilla Minus One (2023) which generated more than $100 million at the global box office.[2]
History
[edit]Founded in November 8, 1971[1] as Toho Pictures, Inc. (株式会社東宝映画, Kabushiki gaisha Tōhō Eiga, lit. 'Toho Film Co., Ltd.'), the company originally served as a spin-off of Toho's original production department,[3] and produced over 160 films.[4] In December 2020, Toho Pictures merged with Toho Studio Service Co., Ltd. (株式会社東宝スタジオサービス, Kabushiki gaisha Tōhō Sutajio Sābisu), to create TOHO Studios, which is headquartered in Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo.[5]
Works
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Toho Pictures
[edit]- Here Comes Golden Bat (1972)[6]
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)[7]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Chōshōjo Reiko (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- Yatsuhaka-mura (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
- Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
- Spring Snow (2005)
- As the Gods Will (2014)[8]
- Attack on Titan (2015)[9]
- Shin Godzilla (2016) [with Cine Bazar][10]
- Rage (2016)
- Murder at Shijinso (2019)[11]
- Last Letter (2020)
- Love Me, Love Me Not (2020)
TOHO Studios
[edit]- Brave: Gunjō Senki (2021)
- Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Cine Bazar][12]
- Godzilla Minus One (2023) [with Robot Communications][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "東宝スタジオ". Toho Studios. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Japan's 'Godzilla' studio Toho broke box office records. Now its Hollywood footprint is expanding". Los Angeles Times. 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Nakamura, Tetsu; Shiraishi, Masahiko; Aita, Tetsuo; Tomoi, Taketo; Shimazaki, Jun; Maruyama, Takeshi; Shimizu, Toshifumi; Hayakawa, Masaru (2014). Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection (in Japanese). Kadokawa/ASCII Media Works. p. 125. ISBN 978-4048669993.
- ^ "official homepage/Greetings". Toho Pictures, Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "東宝オフィシャルサイト". 東宝オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Takaki, Junzo; Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Nakamura, Satoshi; Motoyama, Sho; Tsuchiya, Rieko (1999). The Godzilla Chronicles (in Japanese) (3rd ed.). Takeshobo. p. 169. ISBN 4-8124-0581-5.
- ^ "さよならジュピター". 31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (2015-01-22). "Film Review: 'As the Gods Will'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "Attack on Titan (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Shin Godzilla (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "屍人荘の殺人 - 映画・映像｜東宝WEB SITE". www.toho.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Shin Ultraman (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "「ゴジラ」最新作が2023年11月3日に公開、監督は山崎貴" [The latest Godzilla work will be released on November 3, 2023, directed by Takashi Yamazaki]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "ゴジラ最新作 2023年11月3日公開！監督は山崎貴！" [The latest Godzilla work will be released on November 3, 2023! Directed by Takashi Yamazaki!]. otocoto (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- TOHO Pictures at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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