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 | www |
Toho Studios Co., Ltd.[1] (Japanese: TOHOスタジオ株式会社, Hepburn: Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese film studio and production company. A subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd., it was founded in 1971. One of the most successful films produced by Toho Studio is the kaiju 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]- Seven Samurai (1956)[6]
- Here Comes Golden Bat (1972)[7]
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)[8]
- 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)[9]
- Attack on Titan (2015)[10]
- Shin Godzilla (2016) [with Cine Bazar][11]
- Rage (2016)
- Murder at Shijinso (2019)[12]
- Last Letter (2020)
- Love Me, Love Me Not (2020)
TOHO Studios
[edit]- Brave: Gunjō Senki (2021)
- Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Cine Bazar][13]
- Godzilla Minus One (2023) [with Robot Communications][14][15]
- Human Vapor (TV 2026) [with WOW POINT]
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.
- ^ "Seven Samurai | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ 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.
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