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[[Image:DVD-VIDEO-2.jpg|thumb|200px|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.]]
{{nihongo|'''Toho Company Ltd.'''|東宝株式会社|Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha|extra={{tyo|9602}}}} is a large Japanese [[independent film]] [[studio]]. It is headquartered in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]], and is one of the core companies of the [[Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group]]. In the West, it is best known as the producer of many ''[[Kaiju|daikaijũ]]'' (monster) and [[tokusatsu]] (special effects) movies, the [[Chouseishin Series|Chouseishin]] tokusatsu [[superhero]] [[TV]] [[Media franchise|franchise]], the films of [[Akira Kurosawa]], and the [[anime]] films of [[Studio Ghibli]]. Its most famous and worldwide creation is [[Godzilla]], known as the King of the Monsters. It has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. [[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. It's subdivisions are Toho Pictures Incorparated, Toho Intrenational Company Limited, Toho E. B. Company Limited, Toho Music Corparation & Toho Costume Comapay Limited.
==History==
Toho was founded by the [[Hankyu Railway]] in 1932 as the {{nihongo|''Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company''|東京宝塚劇場株式会社|Tōkyō Takarazuka Gekijō Kabushiki-kaisha}}. 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.
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. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s. [http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2293/] Toho also had a theater in [[San Francisco]] and opened a theater in [[New York]] in 1963.<ref>"Toho" ''Far East Film News'' [[December 25]], [[1963]].</ref>
The [[Shintoho]] Company was named New Tõhõ because it broke off from the original Tõhõ Company.
The company has contributed to the production of some American films, including [[Sam Raimi]]'s ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]''.
[[Image:TohoScope logo.jpg|thumb|200px|The classic TohoScope logo, used for Toho's 2.35:1 widescreen movies from 1957 to 1964 and in 2004's ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]''.]]
==Major productions & distributions==
===Film===
===1930s===
*''[[Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts]]'' (1935)
*''[[Enoken's Ten Millions]]'' (1936)
*''[[Enoken's Ten Millions Sequel]] (1936)
*''[[Tokyo Rhapsody]]'' (1936)
[[Image:Toho 30.PNG|thumb|200px|Logo from 1933-1950, presented in a windowboxed 1.33:1 frame.]]
*''[[A Husband Chastity]]'' (1937)
*''[[Tojuro's Love]]'' (1938)
*''[[Enoken's Shrewd Period]]'' (1939)
*''[[Chushingura I]]'' (1939)
*''[[Chushingura II]]'' (1939)
===1940s===
*''[[Song of Kunya]]'' (1940)
*''[[Enoken Has His Hair Cropped]]'' (1940)
*''[[Songoku: Monkey Sun]]'' (1940)
*''[[Uma]]'' (1941)
*''[[Drunken Angel]]'' (1948)
*''[[Stray Dog]]'' (1949)
===1950s===
*''[[Ikiru]]'' (1952)
*''[[Seven Samurai]]'' (1954)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Toumei ningen]] (1954)
*''[[The Sound of the Mountain]] (1954)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]] ''(1955)
*''[[Sazae-san]]'' (1956)
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957)
*''[[Throne of Blood]]'' (1957)
*''[[Varan the Unbelievable|Varan]]'' (1958)
*''[[The Hidden Fortress]]'' (1958)
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959)
===1960s===
*''[[Storm Over the Pacific]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Last War (1961 film)|The Last War]]'' (1961)
*''[[Mothra]] (1961)
*''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]] (1961)
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[Sanjuro]] (1962)
*''[[Atragon]] ''(1963)
*''[[Matango]] ''(1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''(1964)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]] ''(1964)
*''[[Devil Woman]]'' (1964)
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Invasion of the Astro Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[Frankenstein Conquers the World]]'' (1965)
*''[[Punch Guy]]'' (1966)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]] ''(1966)
*''[[War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]] '' (1967)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]] ''(1968)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]] ''(1969)
*''[[Latitude Zero]] ''(1969)
*''[[Battle in the Sea of Japan]] ''(1969)
===1970s===
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]] ''(1973)
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]] ''(1974)
*''[[Evil of Dracula]]'' (1974)
*''[[Lupin III]]'' (1974)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[Demon Spies]]'' (1975)
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977)
*''[[Zero Fighter]]'' (1976)
===1980s===
*''[[Belle and Sebastian (TV series)|Belle and Sebastian]]''
*''[[Doraemon]]'' and sequels (1980)
*''[[The Wizard of Oz (1982 film)|The Wizard of Oz]] (1982)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Kimagure Orange Road: Ano Hi Ni Kaeritai]]'' (1988)
*''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' ([[1988]], coproduction with [[Studio Ghibli]])
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
===1990s===
*''[[Devil Hunter Yohko]]'' (1990)
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Ring (film)]]'' (1998)
*''[[Pokémon The First Movie|Pocket Monsters The Counterattack of Mewtwo]]'' (1998)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[Pokémon The Movie 2000|Pocket Monsters the Phantom Pokemon, Explosive Birth of Lugia]]'' (1999)
===2000s===
*''[[Pokémon 3|Pocket Monsters The Lord of the Crystal Tower Entei]] (2000)
*''[[Metropolis (2001 film)|Metropolis]]''
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001), coproduction with [[Studio Ghibli]])
*''[[Inuyasha]]'' movies (2001-[[2004]]), co-productions with [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
*''[[Hamtaro]] Movie 1: [[Adventures in Ham-Ham Land]]'' (2001) (distributor)
*''[[Pokémon 4Ever|Pocket Monsters Celebi, the Meeting that Transversed Time]]'' (2001)
*''[[Hamtaro]] Movie 2: [[Princess of Vision]]'' (2002) (distributor)
*''[[Beyblade]] [[Bakuten Shoot Beyblade The Movie: Gekitou!! Takao vs Daichi)]] (2002) (Producer)
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
*''[[Pokémon Heroes|Pocket Monsters The Guardian of the Water Capital Latias and Latios]]'' (2002)
*''[[Hamtaro]] Movie 3: [[Ham-Ham Grand Prix]]'' (2003) (distributor)
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.|Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S]]'' (2003)
*''[[Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation The Wishing Star of the Seven Nights Jirachi]]'' (2003)
*''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (2004), coproduction with [[Studio Ghibli]])
*''[[Naruto the Movie]]'' (2004)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Steamboy]]'' (2004)
*''[[Hamtaro]] Movie 4: [[Hamtaro and the Mysterious Ogre's Picture Book Tower]]'' (2004) (distributor)
*''[[Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation The Visitor from a Fissure in the Sky Deoxys]]'' (2004)
*''[[Lolerei]]'' (2005)
*''[[Always san-chome no yuhi]]'' (2005)
*''[[Densha Otoko]]'' (2005)
*''[[NANA]]'' (2005)
*''[[Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero Lucario]]'' (2005)
*''[[Bleach: Memories of Nobody]]'' (2006)
*''[[NANA2]]'' (2006)
*''[[Dōbutsu no Mori (film)|Dōbutsu no Mori]]'' (2006), co-production with [[O.L.M.]], [[Nintendo]], and [[Shogakukan]]
*''[[Touch]]'' Movie (2006)
*''[[Rough]]'' (2006)
*''[[Nada Sousou]]'' (2006)
*''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea Manaphy]]'' (2006)
*''[[Always zoku san-chome no yuhi]]'' (2007)
*'' [[ Eiga De Tojo-Tamagotchi: Dokidoki! Uchuu no Maigotchi!?]]'' (2007)
*''[[HERO]]'' (2007)
*''[[Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Mothra]]'' (20??)
===Television===
====Tokusatsu====
*''[[Rainbowman|Warrior Of Love: Rainbowman]]'' (1972)
*''[[Meteor Man Zone]]'' (1973)
*''[[Diamond Eye|Warrior Of Light: Diamond Eye]]'' (1973)
*''[[Bankid (TV series)|Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (1976)
*''[[Megaloman]]'' (1979)
*''[[Dennou Keisatsu Cybercops|Eletronic Brain Police Cybercop]]'' (1989)
*''[[Guyferd|Seven Stars Fighting God Guyferd]]'' (1996)
*''[[Godzilla Island]]'' (1997)
*''[[Chouseishin Gransazer]]'' (2003)
*''[[Genseishin Justirisers]]'' (2004)
*''[[Chousei Kantai Sazer-X]]'' (2005)
*''[[Kawaii! Jenny]]'' (2007)
====TV Anime====
*''[[Belle and Sebastian (TV series)|Belle & Sebastian]]'' (1981)
*''[[Touch (manga)|Touch]]'' (1985)
*''[[Midori Days]]'' (co-production) (2004)
In more recent years and for a period, they have produced [[video games]]. One of their first video games was the 1990 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game titled [[Circus Caper]]. Later, they followed with a series of games based on Godzilla. It also published games such as [[Super Aleste]].
==See also==
*[[TohoScope]]
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.toho.co.jp/ Official homepage] (in Japanese)
*[http://www.tohokingdom.com/ Toho Kingdom]
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