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Toho Co., Ltd. (東宝株式会社, Tōhō kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many kaiju and tokusatsu films; the Chouseishin tokusatsu superhero television franchise; the films of Akira Kurosawa; and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment, and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho.
Toho's headquarters in Hibiya Chanter and Toho Hibiya Building, Tokyo | |
Native name | 東宝株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Tōhō kabushiki gaisha |
| Type | Public KK |
| TYO: 9602 FSE: 9602 | |
| Industry | Motion picture, theatre, television, video games |
| Predecessors | |
| Founded | August 12, 1932 (as Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company) Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder | Ichizō Kobayashi |
| Headquarters | Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide, mainly Japan |
Key people | Yoshishige Shimatani (President) |
| Products | Motion pictures Television programs Video games |
| Services | Film distribution Film production Movie theatres |
| Owner | Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group |
Number of employees | 3,305[2] |
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| Website | www |
Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. Its subdivisions are Toho-Towa Company, Limited (Japanese exclusive theatrical distributor of Universal Pictures via NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan), Towa Pictures Company Limited (Japanese exclusive theatrical distributor of Paramount Pictures), Toho Pictures Incorporated, Toho International Company Limited, Toho E. B. Company Limited, and Toho Music Corporation & Toho Costume Company Limited. The company is the largest shareholder (7.96%) of Fuji Media Holdings Inc.
Toho is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and it is the largest of Japan's Big Four film studios.
History
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Toho was created by the founder of the Hankyu Railway, Ichizō Kobayashi, in 1932 as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company (株式会社東京宝塚劇場, Kabushiki gaisha Tōkyō Takarazuka Gekijō). It managed much of the kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the eponymous Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre and the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo; Toho and Shochiku enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years.
In 1953, Toho had established Toho International, a Los Angeles-based subsidiary intended to target North American and Latin American markets. Seven Samurai was among the first films offered for foreign sales.[4]
Toho and Shochiku competed with the influx of Hollywood films and boosted the film industry by focusing on new directors of the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Ishirō Honda, and Kaneto Shindo.[5]
After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s through Henry G. Saperstein, Toho took over the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its own films without the need to sell them to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s.[6] Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York City in 1963.[7] The Shintoho Company, which existed until 1961, was named New Toho because it broke off from the original company.[8] Toho has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's 1998 film, A Simple Plan[9] and Paul W. S. Anderson's 2020 military science fiction/kaiju film, Monster Hunter.[10]
In 2019, Toho invested ¥15.4 billion ($14 million) into their Los Angeles-based subsidiary Toho International Inc. as part of their "Toho Vision 2021 Medium-term Management Strategy", a strategy to increase content, platform, real-estate, beat JPY50 billion profits, and increase character businesses on Toho intellectual properties such as Godzilla. Hiroyasu Matsuoka was named the representative director of the US subsidiary.[11]
In 2020, Toho acquired a 34.8% stake in the animation studio TIA, with ILCA and Anima each retaining a 32.6% stake. In 2022, Toho acquired Anima's 32.6% stake to take a controlling 67.4% stake in TIA, making the studio a subsidiary, and ultimately renaming the studio into Toho Animation Studios.[12]
Major productions and distributions
Film
Opening logo used from 1936 to 1951.
1930s
| Release date | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts | 1935 | The first film to be produced and distributed by Photo Chemical Laboratory (P.C.L.), a predecessor of Toho Co., Ltd. |
| Princess Kaguya | Produced by J.O. Studios, a predecessor of Toho Co., Ltd. | |
| Enoken's Ten Millions | 1936 | The second film to be produced by P.C.L. a predecessor of Toho; the film would also later make a sequel |
| Enoken's Ten Millions sequel | ||
| Tokyo Rhapsody | ||
| Humanity and Paper Balloons | 1937 | |
| Avalanche | ||
| A Husband Chastity | ||
| Tojuro's Love | 1938 | |
| Enoken's Shrewd Period | 1939 | |
| Chushingura I | ||
| Chushingura II | the sequel to Chushingura I |
1940s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Song of Kunya (Kunya no uta) | 1940 | directed by Motoyoshi Oda |
| Enoken Has His Hair Cropped | ||
| Songoku: Monkey Sun | Shown in two parts, 72 minutes and 67 minutes respectively | |
| Hideko the Bus-Conductor | 1941 | |
| Uma | ||
| The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | 1942 | Also known as Hawai Mare oki kaisen |
| Sanshiro Sugata | 1943 | AKA Sugata Sanshirō, AKA Judo Saga; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Most Beautiful | 1944 | AKA Ichiban utsukushiku; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Sanshiro Sugata Part II | 1945 | the sequel to Sanshiro Sugata; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| No Regrets for Our Youth | 1946 | AKA Waga seishun ni kuinashi; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Those Who Make Tomorrow | ||
| One Wonderful Sunday | 1947 | directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Snow Trail | The first film composed by Akira Ifukube who would later compose many of the Godzilla films and other Toho kaiju films years later; also featured Toshirō Mifune's first movie role. | |
| Drunken Angel | 1948 | starring Toshiro Mifune |
| Lady from Hell | 1949 | |
| Stray Dog | AKA Nora Inu; directed by Akira Kurosawa; starring Toshiro Mifune |
1950s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Lady of Musashino | 1951 | AKA Musashino-Fujin |
| Repast | AKA Meshi, a post-World War II drama | |
| Ikiru | 1952 | AKA To Live; AKA Doomed |
| Seven Samurai | 1954 | AKA Shichinin no Samurai; it was the first of two films that almost caused Toho to go into bankruptcy, with the other one being Godzilla; however, both films became massive hits and box office successes |
| Godzilla[13] | AKA Gojira; the first Godzilla film made by Toho, which became Toho's longest-running film series; inspired by the 1952 re-release of King Kong and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953); Godzilla was released in the US in 1956, dubbed in English and heavily re-edited into the film known as Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (this heavy re-editing would be done again with the Americanized versions of Godzilla Raids Again, Half Human, Varan, King Kong vs. Godzilla and Daiei Film's Gamera, the Giant Monster) | |
| The Invisible Man[14] | AKA Tomei ningen; AKA The Invisible Avenger; never dubbed in English; black and white/ full screen.[14] | |
| Sound of the Mountain | AKA Yama no Oto | |
| Late Chrysanthemums | AKA Bangiku | |
| Floating Clouds | 1955 | AKA Ukigumo |
| Godzilla Raids Again[15] | AKA Gojira no gyakushu (Godzilla's Counterattack);[15] shot in black and white/full screen; the first appearance of the monster Anguirus; a rushed sequel to the previous film, Godzilla; released in the U.S. as Gigantis the Fire Monster;[16] the series was put on hiatus after this film for seven years until 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla. | |
| Half Human[17] | AKA Jujin yukiotoko (Monster Snowman); the original Japanese version was banned due to the depiction of the Ainu people in a negative light; the re-edited American version, featuring added footage of John Carradine, was only released in 1958[17] and is the only version available on home video worldwide. | |
| I Live in Fear | AKA Ikimono no kiroku; AKA Record of a Living Being, AKA What the Birds Knew (directed by Akira Kurosawa) | |
| Sudden Rain | 1956 | AKA Shūu |
| A Wife's Heart | AKA Tsuma no kokoro | |
| Vampire Moth | AKA Kyuketsuki-ga; a non-supernatural murder mystery | |
| Sazae-san | A comedy/drama based on a manga (comic book) | |
| Madame White Snake[18] | AKA Byaku fugin no yoren, AKA The Bewitched Love of Madame Pai; released in the US in 1965[18] | |
| Flowing | AKA Nagareru | |
| Rodan [19] | AKA Sora no daikaiju Radon (The Sky's Giant Monsters: Rodan);[19] the first Toho film made in color; the first appearances of both Rodan and the Meganurons | |
| Untamed | 1957 | AKA Arakure |
| The Secret Scrolls Part One | AKA Yagyu bugeicho, AKA Yagyu Secret Scrolls; released subtitled in the US in 1967[20] | |
| Throne of Blood[14] | AKA Kumonosu-djo (Cobweb Castle); AKA Castle of the Spider's Web (directed by Akira Kurosawa)[14] | |
| Ikiteiru koheiji (The Living Koheiji) | A musical | |
| Knockout Drops[21] | AKA Tokyo no tekisasujin, directed by Motoyoshi Oda[21] | |
| The Lower Depths | AKA Donzoko; directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Mysterians[22] | AKA Chikyu boeigun (Earth Defense Force); first appearance of the giant robot Moguera | |
| The Secret Scrolls: Part Two | 1958 | AKA Ninjutsu; released subtitled in the US in 1968[23] |
| The H-Man[24] | AKA Bijo To Ekatai-Ningen (Beauty and the Liquid People)[25] | |
| The Hidden Fortress | AKA Kakushi toride no san akunin, directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Snowy Heron | AKA Shirasagi | |
| Monkey Sun | AKA Sungoku: The Road to the West (special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya) | |
| Varan [26] | AKA Daikaiju Baran (Giant Monster Baran);[26] the first appearance of the monster Varan; the film was heavily re-edited for its American version and re-titled Varan the Unbelievable, similar to Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (the American version of Godzilla), Godzilla Raids Again, Half Human, King Kong vs. Godzilla and Daiei Film's Gamera, the Giant Monster | |
| Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts | 1959 | AKA Moro no Ichimatsu yurei dochu[27] |
| The Birth of Japan (Nippon Tanjo)[14] | Shown in Japan in 1959 as Nippon Tanjo (Birth of Japan) at 182 minutes; later released in the United States in December, 1960 as The Three Treasures, edited down to only 112 minutes; AKA Age of the Gods[14] | |
| Battle in Outer Space[28] | AKA Uchū daisensō (Great War in Space)[28] |
1960s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
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| The Secret of the Telegian | 1960[20] | AKA Denso ningen (The Electrically-Transmitted Man)[20] |
| The Bad Sleep Well | AKA Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru; directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | AKA Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki | |
| Storm Over the Pacific | AKA Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi/ Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean (running 118 minutes); Later released in 1961 in the United States in a dubbed and abridged, 98-minute version produced by Hugo Grimaldi under the title I Bombed Pearl Harbor | |
| The Approach of Autumn | AKA Aki tachinu, AKA Autumn Has Already Started | |
| The Human Vapor[29] | AKA Gasu ningen dai ichigo (Gas Human Being #1);[25] a sequel was planned, to be called Frankenstein vs. the Human Vapor, but the project was scrapped | |
| Mothra[27] | 1961 | AKA Mosura; the first appearance of Mothra, who would go on to reappear in many later Godzilla films, as well as a trilogy of films in the 1990s (Rebirth of Mothra, Rebirth of Mothra II and Rebirth of Mothra III). |
| Yojimbo | directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Last War[30] | AKA Sekai daisenso (The Great World War)[30] | |
| The End of Summer | AKA Kohayagawa-ke no aki | |
| My Friend Death | AKA Yurei Hanjo-ki; filmed in black and white/Scope [31] | |
| Sanjuro | 1962 | AKA Tsubaki Sanjūrō; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Youth and His Amulet | AKA Gen and Fudo-Myoh[32] | |
| Gorath[33] | AKA Yosei Gorasu (Suspicious Star Gorath);[33] the walrus-monster in the film, Maguma, was removed entirely from the American version | |
| King Kong vs. Godzilla[34] | AKA Kingu Kongu tai Gojira; the highest grossing Godzilla film ever (and the first one made in color); featured King Kong and the first appearance of the Oodako (a giant octopus). | |
| Rorentsu o· Ruisu no shōgai | Biopic about Lorenzo Ruiz, patron saint of the Philippines | |
| A Wanderer's Notebook | AKA Hourou-ki, AKA Her Lonely Lane | |
| High and Low | 1963 | AKA Tengoku to Jigoku (Heaven and Hell); directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Lost World of Sinbad | AKA Dai tozoku (The Great Thief); AKA Samurai Pirate[35] | |
| Matango[36] | AKA Attack of the Mushroom People[36] | |
| Atragon[36] | AKA Kaitei gunkan (Undersea Battleship);[36] The first appearance of the snake-monster Manda, who would later reappear in Destroy All Monsters. | |
| Yearning | 1964 | AKA Midareru |
| Whirlwind | AKA Dai tatsumaki[37] | |
| Woman in the Dunes | AKA Suna no Onna (The Sand Woman) | |
| Onibaba | AKA The Demon Hag; AKA The Witch; AKA Devil Woman; B&W/TohoScope[22] | |
| Mothra vs. Godzilla[38] | AKA Godzilla vs. The Thing, Godzilla vs. Mothra;[38] the last Showa Godzilla film where Godzilla was the villain | |
| Kwaidan | AKA Ghost Story; an anthology of four short stories (The Black Hair, Woman of the Snow, Hoichi the Earless and In a Cup of Tea)[39] | |
| Shirasagi | AKA The Snowy Heron | |
| Dogora (AKA Dagora, the Space Monster)[40] | AKA Uchu daikaiju Dogora (Giant Space Monster Dogora);[40] the first appearance of Dogora | |
| Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster[41] | AKA San daikaiju chikyu saidai no kessen (Three Giant Monsters: The Greatest Battle on Earth[41]); the first appearance of King Ghidorah; also featured Rodan and Mothra | |
| Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru | This and its successor were edited together to form the English-dubbed film What's Up, Tiger Lily? | |
| Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi | 1965 | This and its predecessor were edited together to form the English-dubbed film What's Up, Tiger Lily? |
| Tokyo Olympiad | ||
| Illusion of Blood | AKA Yotsuya Kaidan (Yotsuya Ghost Story)[29] | |
| Red Beard | AKA Akahige; directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| Frankenstein Conquers the World[42] | AKA Furankenshutain tai chitei kaiju Baragon (Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon);[42] the first appearances of both Frankenstein (the Toho version) and Baragon, the latter of whom would later reappear in Destroy All Monsters; alternate ending was filmed which again featured the Oodako (a giant octopus), but it was later edited out of the international version; see sequel called The War of the Gargantuas. | |
| Invasion of Astro-Monster (AKA Monster Zero, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero)[18] | AKA Kaiju daisenso (The Great Monster War);[18] this was the 6th Godzilla film; the alien Xilians would later be used again in Godzilla: Final Wars. | |
| We Will Remember | AKA Senjo ni nagareru uta; a war film | |
| The Face of Another | 1966[42] | AKA Tanin no kao (Face of a Stranger)[42] |
| Silence Has No Wings[43] | AKA Tobenai Chinmoko | |
| The War of the Gargantuas[37] | AKA Furankenshutain no kaiju - Sanda tai Gaira (Frankenstein's Monsters - Sanda vs. Gaira);[37] the sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World; the first appearances of both Sanda and Gaira | |
| Adventures of Takla Makan[44] | AKA Kiganjo no boken; AKA Adventure in Kigan Castle, B&W/TohoScope[44] | |
| Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (AKA Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)[45] | AKA Gojira, Ebirah, Mosura: Nankai no Daikettō (Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Big Duel in the South Seas); the first Godzilla film in which the main setting is a barren South Pacific island rather than a city; first appearance of the giant lobster Ebirah; originally meant to be a King Kong film made in collaboration with Rankin/Bass Productions, but Rankin/Bass dropped out and Toho turned it into a Godzilla film instead | |
| The Killing Bottle | 1967 | AKA Zettai zetsumei; a crime drama starring Nick Adams[21] |
| Tenamonya: Ghost Journey[46] | AKA Tenamonya yurei dochu (Ghost of Two Travelers at Tenamonya)[46] | |
| Samurai Rebellion | AKA Jōi-uchi: Hairyō tsuma shimatsu | |
| King Kong Escapes[34] | AKA Kingu Kongu no gyakushu (King Kong's Counterattack); the second King Kong film made by Toho, based on an animated TV show made by Rankin/Bass in collaboration with Toei known as The King Kong Show; also features Gorosaurus and Mechani-Kong | |
| Son of Godzilla[43] | AKA Kaiju shima no kessen: Gojira no musuko (Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Son of Godzilla); first appearances of Minilla, Kamacuras, and Kumonga | |
| Kuroneko | 1968[39] | AKA The Black Cat; black and white/TohoScope[21] |
| Destroy All Monsters[47] | AKA Kaiju soshingeki (March of the Monsters);[47] features Godzilla, Minilla, Rodan, Mothra, Anguirus, Kumonga, Manda, Varan, Gorosaurus, Baragon and King Ghidorah | |
| Latitude Zero | 1969[35] | AKA Ido zero dai sakusen (Latitude Zero: Big Military Operation)[30] |
| Portrait of Hell[19] | AKA Jigokuhen, AKA A Story in Hell[19] | |
| All Monsters Attack[48] | AKA Gojira, Minilla, Gabara: Oru kaiju daishingeki (Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara: All Monsters Attack); AKA Godzilla's Revenge;[49] the 10th Godzilla film; this was the first film in the series geared toward children; the first appearance of Gabara |
1970s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
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| The Vampire Doll | 1970[50][14] | AKA Chi o suu ningyo (Bloodthirsty Doll); AKA Night of the Vampire; released in U.S. subtitled only[14] |
| Terror in the Streets | AKA Akuma ga yondeiru/ The Devil is Calling; features an invisible man; released on a double feature with The Vampire Doll[51] | |
| Space Amoeba (AKA Yog, Monster from Space)[32] | AKA Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Kessen nankai no daikaiju (Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas)[32] features three monsters named Gezora, Ganimes and Kamoebas[32] | |
| Dodes'ka-den[52] | Titles translates as Clickety-Clack; directed by Akira Kurosawa (his first color film) | |
| Inn of Evil | 1971[29] | AKA Inochi bonifuro[29] |
| To Love Again | AKA Ai futatabi | |
| Godzilla vs. Hedorah (AKA Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster)[53] | AKA Gojira tai Hedora; the first appearance of Hedorah | |
| The Battle of Okinawa | AKA Gekido no showashi: Okinawa kessen | |
| Lake of Dracula | AKA Chi o suu me (Bloodthirsty Eyes), AKA Bloodsucking Eyes;[54] English-dubbed version sold directly to TV in the US in 1980, with three minutes cut[54] | |
| Young Guy vs. Blue Guy | AKA Wakadaishô tai Aodaishô | |
| Godzilla vs. Gigan (AKA Godzilla on Monster Island)[49] | 1972[49] | AKA Chikyu Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan); the last film in which Haruo Nakajima played Godzilla; also features Anguirus and King Ghidorah and the first appearance of Gigan |
| Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | Produced with Katsu Production | |
| Daigoro vs. Goliath[29] | AKA Kaiju funsen: Daigoro tai Goriasu (The Monsters' Desperate Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath); a co-production with Toho and Tsuburaya Productions. The film was originally planned to be called Godzilla vs. Redmoon but that project was scrapped and finally became this film; made for Japanese TV[29] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | The first twelve minutes were used in the film Shogun Assassin[23] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | Portions were used in Shogun Assassin[23] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | AKA Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril | AKA Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage | |
| Godzilla vs. Megalon | 1973[55] | AKA Gojira tai Megaro; the first Godzilla film in which Godzilla is not played by Haruo Nakajima; the return of Gigan, and the first appearances of both Megalon and Jet Jaguar |
| Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | ||
| Kure Kure Takora | translation: Gimme Gimme, Octopus; a Japanese children's television series | |
| Lady Snowblood | AKA Shurayuki-hime; action film based on a Japanese manga | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons | AKA Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold | |
| The Human Revolution[56] | AKA Ningen kakumei | |
| Submersion of Japan[46][57] | AKA Nippon chiubotsu; AKA Tidal Wave[46] | |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | 1974[53] | AKA Gojira tai Mekagojira; originally known in the US as Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster, then changed to Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster;[53] the first appearances of both Mechagodzilla and King Caesar |
| Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | ||
| Prophecies of Nostradamus[30] | AKA Nostrodamus no dai yogen; AKA The Last Days of Planet Earth, AKA Catastrophe 1999; released to US television in 1981[54] | |
| Evil of Dracula | AKA Chi o suu bara (Bloodthirsty Rose); AKA The Vampire Rose, The Bloodsucking Rose[45] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell | AKA Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell | |
| Lupin III | AKA Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy, AKA Rupan Sansei: Nenriki Chin Sakusen; live action film based on a Japanese manga comic book | |
| ESPY[45] | AKA Esupai; AKA E.S.P. Spy | |
| Terror of Mechagodzilla[58] | 1975[58] | AKA Mekagojira no gyakushu (Mechagodzilla's Counterattack), AKA The Terror of Godzilla;[58] the first appearances of both Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus |
| Demon Spies | AKA Oniwaban | |
| Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees | AKA Sakura no mori no mankai no shita | |
| The Human Revolution II[59] | 1976 | AKA Zoku ningen kakumei; the sequel to the 1973 film The Human Revolution |
| The Inugamis | AKA The Inugami Family | |
| The Last Dinosaur | 1977 | AKA Saigo no Kyoru, AKA Polar Probe Ship: Polar Borer; joint effort between Toho, Rankin/Bass, Tsuburaya Productions, CIC, and Warner Bros. Aired in the United States February 11, 1977 as an edited made-for-TV movie on ABC, and shortly afterwards was released in Japan as a theatrical feature (in English language with subtitles), then later released in Japan on television (dubbed in Japanese) |
| House (Hausu)[25] | never dubbed in English[25] | |
| The War in Space[37] | AKA Wakusei daisenso (The Great Planet War)[37] | |
| The Mystery of Mamo | 1978 | AKA The Secret of Mamo; animated film based on a manga (comic book) |
| The Phoenix | AKA Hinotori; released subtitled in the US in 1982 at 137 minutes[17] | |
| The Castle of Cagliostro | 1979 | released dubbed in the UK in 1991 at 100 minutes, animated film based on a manga (comic book) |
1980s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur | 1980 | The first Doraemon film; sequels would follow in the 2000–20s |
| Phoenix 2772 | AKA Firebird 2772: Love's Cosmozone; animated film based on manga Phoenix | |
| Kagemusha | AKA Shadow Warrior; co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival with Bob Fosse's All That Jazz; directed by Akira Kurosawa. | |
| Eki Station | 1981 | AKA Station; chosen Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1982 | Animated film based on the 1900 L. Frank Baum novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. |
| Techno Police 21C | AKA Tekunoporisu Tuentiwan-Senchurī; anime | |
| The Highest Honor | Australian/Japanese co-production | |
| Deathquake | 1983 | AKA Jishin retto; AKA Earthquake 7.9, AKA Megaforce 7.9; released as a television film in the US[40] |
| Golgo 13 | AKA Golgo 13: The Professional; based on a manga series, and the first animated film to incorporate CGI animation | |
| The Makioka Sisters | AKA Sasame-yuki (translation: Light Snowfall) | |
| Sayonara Jupiter[20] | AKA Bye Bye Jupiter | |
| Macross: Do You Remember Love? | 1984 | AKA Super Spacefortress Macross, AKA Clash of the Bionoids (a later edited version) |
| Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer | AKA Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā; anime | |
| Zero Fighter | AKA Zerosen Moyu; AKA Zero Fighter in Flames | |
| The Return of Godzilla (AKA Godzilla 1985)[13] | Considered the first Heisei Godzilla film, despite being made during the Showa period, since Heisei started in 1989; the first Godzilla film since Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975); Godzilla was enlarged from 50 meters to 80 meters in this film | |
| Ran | 1985 | directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Vampire Hunter D | AKA Banpaia Hantā Dī | |
| Prussian Blue Portrait | 1986 | AKA Purushian burû no shôzô |
| A Taxing Woman | 1987 | AKA Marusa no onna |
| Neo Tokyo | AKA Manie Manie; anime | |
| Shatterer | AKA Shataraa (Japanese-Italian co-production) | |
| A Taxing Woman's Return | 1988 | AKA Marusa no onna 2 |
| Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | Concluded in Tokyo: The Last War (1989) | |
| Grave of the Fireflies | AKA Hotaru no Haka; anime; co-production with Studio Ghibli. | |
| Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day | AKA The Whimsical Orange Road (translation of the Japanese title) | |
| Akira | Anime | |
| My Neighbor Totoro | Anime; co-production with Studio Ghibli. | |
| Godzilla vs. Biollante | 1989 | The second Godzilla in the Heisei series; the first official Godzilla made in the Heisei era; the first Heisei Godzilla where Godzilla battles an enemy monster (Biollante). |
| Gunhed | AKA Ganhedo[42] | |
| Sweet Home | Horror film (simultaneously released as a video game) | |
| Tokyo: The Last War | Sequel to Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis |
1990s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Devil Hunter Yohko | 1990 | AKA Mamono Hantā Yōko (anime) |
| Akira Kurosawa's Dreams | directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| Solar Crisis | based on a novel; a co-production with Gakken and Trimark Pictures | |
| Zipang | Toho distributed this film but did not produce it | |
| Only Yesterday | 1991 | AKA Omoide Poro Poro (translation: "Memories Come Tumbling Down"); anime; co-production with Studio Ghibli |
| Zeiram | AKA Zeiramu;[32] a sequel came out in 1992, but Bandai, not Toho made it | |
| Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Generated controversy for its depiction of Godzilla in his original form (a Godzillasaurus) killing American soldiers in World War II; first appearance of Mecha-King Ghidorah; Godzilla's size increased to 100 meters | |
| Godzilla vs. Mothra | 1992 | First appearance of Mothra since Destroy All Monsters (1968) |
| Porco Rosso | AKA Crimson Pig; anime based on a manga; co-production with Studio Ghibli | |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | 1993 | First appearance of Mechagodzilla since Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975); first appearance of Godzilla's second son, here known as Baby Godzilla. |
| Crayon Shin-chan and its sequels. | ||
| Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla | 1994 | First appearance of SpaceGodzilla; the second appearance of Godzilla's second son, now known as Little Godzilla. |
| Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | 1995 | First Gamera film in the trilogy; Toho only handled distribution |
| Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Final Heisei Godzilla film; first appearance of Destoroyah; third and final appearance of Godzilla Junior. | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan | First film in the "Gakkō no Kaidan" series | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan 2 | 1996 | Second film in the Gakkō no Kaidan series |
| Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Second film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy; Toho only handled distribution | |
| New Kimagure Orange Road: And Then, The Beginning of That Summer | Anime based on a manga story | |
| Rebirth of Mothra | AKA Mosura (Mothra); first film in the Mothra trilogy | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan 3 | 1997 | Third film of the Gakkō no Kaidan series |
| Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | First film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Princess Mononoke | AKA Mononoke-hime (translation: "Spirit Monster Princess"); anime; co-production with Studio Ghibli | |
| Rebirth of Mothra II | AKA Mosura Tsū: Kaitei no Daikessen (Mothra 2: The Battle Under the Deep Sea); second film in the Mothra trilogy | |
| Rebirth of Mothra III | 1998 | AKA Mosura Surī: Kingu Gidora Raishū (Mothra 3: Invasion of King Ghidorah); final installment in the Mothra trilogy |
| Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target | AKA Meitantei Konan: Jūyon-banme no Tāgetto, AKA Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target; the second film in the Detective Conan series | |
| Godzilla | Originally produced and released by TriStar Pictures, starring Matthew Broderick; the first Godzilla film from a Hollywood studio; the third Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio; Toho handled Japanese distributor. | |
| Ring | AKA Ringu; horror film based on the 1991 novel by Kôji Suzuki; would spawn sequels and American adaptations | |
| Pokémon: The First Movie | First film in the Pokémon franchise; originally produced by gaming company Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. | |
| Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century | 1999 | Third film in the Detective Conan series |
| Gakkō no Kaidan 4 | Final installment of the Gakkō no Kaidan series | |
| Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | Final installment of the Heisei Gamera trilogy; Toho only handled distribution | |
| Godzilla 2000: Millennium | First Millennium Era Godzilla film | |
| Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | Second film in the ongoing Pokémon series |
2000s
2010s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King | 2010 | another sequel in the Doraemon series |
| Liar Game: The Final Stage | ||
| Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky | the 14th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Confessions | ||
| Bayside Shakedown 3 | ||
| Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions | the 13th film for the Pokémon animated series before Spirit International distributed them | |
| Arrietty | ||
| Hanamizuki | ||
| Colorful | ||
| Umizaru 3: The Last Message | another sequel to Umizaru | |
| 13 Assassins | ||
| Space Battleship Yamato | based on Leiji Matsumoto's manga | |
| Gantz | 2011 | AKA Gantz: Perfect Answer |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels | another sequel in the Doraemon series | |
| Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence | the 15th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) | the 14th film(s) for the Pokémon animated series before Spirit International distributed them; this is also the first Pokémon film(s) to be the same story, but the other version has the legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom reversed | |
| From Up on Poppy Hill | ||
| Unfair 2: The Answer | the sequel to Unfair | |
| A Ghost of a Chance | ||
| Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo | ||
| Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64 | 2012 | |
| Ace Attorney | ||
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | another sequel in the Doraemon series | |
| Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | the 16th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Thermae Romae | the first film of the Thermae Romae series | |
| Brave Hearts: Umizaru | ||
| Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | the 15th film for the Pokémon animated series before Spirit International distributed them | |
| The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki | Studio Chizu's first film to be distributed by Toho | |
| Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess | ||
| Bayside Shakedown The Final | the final Bayside Shakedown film | |
| Blue Exorcist: The Movie | a co-production with A-1 Pictures | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum | 2013 | another sequel in the Doraemon series |
| Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea | the 17th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Shimajirō to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana | the first Shimajiro film produced by Benesse.[60] | |
| Midsummer's Equation | ||
| Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | the 16th film for the Pokémon animated series before Spirit International distributed them | |
| The Wind Rises | ||
| Gatchaman | ||
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | ||
| Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie | the 17th film of the Detective Conan series; the second film in the Lupin III series; this is also a team-up between two different characters who appeared in one film, similar to King Kong vs. Godzilla | |
| The Eternal Zero | ||
| Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five | 2014 | another sequel in the Doraemon series. |
| Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper | the 18th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Thermae Romae II | the second film of the Thermae Romae series | |
| A Bolt from the Blue | ||
| Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta | the second Shimajiro film produced by Benesse. | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | the 17th film of the Pokémon animated series; the beginning of Spirit International's distribution of the Pokémon films | |
| When Marnie Was There | ||
| Godzilla | the first Godzilla film since Godzilla: Final Wars (2004); the first American Godzilla film, since TriStar's Godzilla (1998); the first Godzilla film made by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.; the first film of the MonsterVerse series; the first Godzilla MonsterVerse film; this would be the first Godzilla film made since Godzilla: Final Wars, until Toho's Shin Godzilla two years later, made to commemorate the franchise's 60th anniversary. | |
| Stand by Me Doraemon | another sequel in the Doraemon series | |
| Lupin III | the third film of the Lupin III series; it is actually the fourth film if you count Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie | |
| A Samurai Chronicle | ||
| Parasyte: Part 1 | the first film of the Parasyte series | |
| The Last: Naruto the Movie | the last film of the Naruto series until Boruto: Naruto the Movie | |
| Blue Spring Ride | ||
| The Vancouver Asahi | ||
| Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: The Secret is Created, Nyan! | the first Yo-Kai Watch film for the Yo-Kai Watch TV series, similar to the Pokémon animated series | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes | 2015 | another sequel in the Doraemon series |
| Assassination Classroom | ||
| Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! | ||
| Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno | the 19th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Parasyte: Part 2 | the second film of the Parasyte series | |
| Flying Colors | ||
| The Boy and the Beast | Studio Chizu's second film to be distributed by Toho | |
| Hero | ||
| Shimajirō to Ōkina Ki | the third Shimajiro film produced by Benesse. | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | the 18th film of the Pokémon animated series; international distribution is handled by Spirit International | |
| Dragon Blade | a co-production with Studio Ghibli | |
| Attack on Titan | AKA Attack on Titan: End of the World; the first official Toho monster film made in live action since Godzilla: Final Wars, which was made in 2004 | |
| Boruto: Naruto the Movie | the first Naruto film since The Last: Naruto the Movie | |
| Unfair: The End | the final film of the Unfair series | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 | 2016 | another sequel in the Doraemon series |
| Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare | the 20th film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | the 19th film of the Pokémon animated series | |
| Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni | the fourth Shimajiro film produced by Benesse. | |
| Shin Godzilla | the first Toho Godzilla film since Godzilla: Final Wars; the first Toho Godzilla film to use two directors; the first appearance of Godzilla in an official Toho film since his cameo appearance in the 2007 film Always Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi; the first appearance of Godzilla since the 2014 film Godzilla; the first Reiwa Era Godzilla film; the first Godzilla film in which he is the only monster in the film since the 1954 film Godzilla and the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla. | |
| Your Name | ||
| Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | based on the novel of the same name | |
| Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi | 2017 | another sequel in the Doraemon series |
| Kong: Skull Island | the second MonsterVerse film; the first King Kong film since the 2005 remake of King Kong; the first MonsterVerse film which does not have Godzilla in it, except for the post-credits scene which feature cave drawings of Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan, with the last cave drawing showing Godzilla fighting King Ghidorah, after which Godzilla's roar is heard when the screen goes black, hinting at the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters; the first King Kong reboot film since King Kong vs. Godzilla and King Kong Escapes | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri | ||
| Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter | the 21st film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Lu over the Wall | the film won the Cristal du long metrage at the 2017 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. | |
| Shimajirō to Niji no Oashisu | the fifth Shimajiro film to be produced by Benesse. | |
| Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | the 20th film of the Pokémon animated series; this film will be distributed by Spirit International Pictures[clarification needed] | |
| Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters | the first animated Godzilla film; the second film of the Reiwa series; the first film of an animated Godzilla trilogy, with two sequel films released soon after this one | |
| Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island | 2018 | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ | ||
| Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle | ||
| Shimajiro Mahō no Shima no Daibōken | the sixth Shimajiro film to be produced by Benesse and the first Shimajiro film to be fully animated. | |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | the 21st film of the Pokémon animated series; based on Pokémon: the Movie 2000 and Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands | |
| Mirai | Studio Chizu's third film to be distributed by Toho | |
| Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer | the 22nd Detective Conan film series. | |
| My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | based on My Hero Academia | |
| Nisekoi | the first Toho Reiwa romantic comedy film | |
| Penguin Highway | ||
| Godzilla: The Planet Eater | ||
| Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration | 2019 | |
| Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | the 23rd film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ | ||
| Shimajiro to Ururu no Heroland | the seventh Shimajiro produced by Benesse. Also the first film to feature Ratman and Princess Strawberry. | |
| Pokémon Detective Pikachu | based on the video game of the same name | |
| Godzilla: King of the Monsters | under license to Toho; a Legendary Pictures production; the third MonsterVerse film; the second MonsterVerse Godzilla film | |
| Ride Your Wave | ||
| Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution | the 22nd film of the Pokémon animated series; a computer-animated remake of Pokémon: The First Movie; the first Pokémon anime film in the Reiwa era. | |
| Weathering with You | ||
| Dragon Quest: Your Story | based on the Dragon Quest (Dragon Quest V) series by Square Enix | |
| Kaguya-sama: Love Is War | the second Toho Reiwa romantic comedy film | |
| Hello World | the first Toho Annecy Fantasy Project film | |
| Human Lost | a computer-animated adaptation of Osamu Dazai's novel of the same name in a futuristic sci-fi setting; written by Tow Ubukata | |
| Promare | Studio Trigger's first film | |
| Lupin III: The First | a computer-animated film adaptation of Monkey Punch's franchise of the same name | |
| My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | based on My Hero Academia |
2020s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku | 2020 | the third Toho Reiwa romantic comedy film |
| Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur | the first Doraemon film released in the Reiwa period | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Graffiti Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes | ||
| The Promised Neverland | a live-action film based on a manga series; distributed by Toho, a co-production with Fuji TV and Shueisha.[61] | |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | a co-distribution with Aniplex. | |
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | ||
| Pokémon the Movie: Coco | ||
| Monster Hunter | based on a video game series by Capcom; a co-production with AB2 Pictures, Screen Gems, Constantin Film, Sony Pictures, and Tencent Pictures | |
| Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 | 2021 | the fourth film of the Rebuild of Evangelion series; a co-distribution with Toei |
| Shimajiro to Sora Tobufune | the eighth Shimajiro film to be produced by Benesse which has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and the first full 3DCG film. | |
| Godzilla vs. Kong | under license from Toho; a Legendary Pictures production and a crossover film; the fourth MonsterVerse film; the third MonsterVerse Godzilla film; the second MonsterVerse King Kong film; the fourth Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio. Released in theaters and HBO Max at same time. | |
| Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet | the 24th film of the Detective Conan series. | |
| Belle | Studio Chizu's fourth film to be distributed by Toho | |
| My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | based on My Hero Academia | |
| What Did You Eat Yesterday? | based on a manga by Fumi Yoshinaga | |
| Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Based on a manga by Gege Akutami | |
| The Deer King | 2022 | the second Toho Annecy Fantasy Project film |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 | remake of the 1985 film | |
| Shimajirō to Kirakira Ōkoku no Ōji-sama | the tenth Shimajiro film to be produced by Benesse. The final film which featured Saori Sugimoto before her death on October 21, 2021. | |
| Mr. Osomatsu | a live-action film based on an anime series by Yoichi Fujita. | |
| Shin Ultraman | based on the Ultra Series franchise; made to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Ultra Series; a co-production with Cine Bazzar and Tsuburaya Productions | |
| Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween | the 25th film of the Detective Conan series. | |
| Ghost Book | Distributor; produced by Robot Communications.[62] | |
| Suzume | Distributor; produced by CoMix Wave Films, marked the company's 90th anniversary.[63] |
Upcoming films
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia | 2023 | |
| Living | Distributor; a British film adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru and inspired by Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich; a co-production of Number 9 Films, Ingenious Media, Film4 Productions, and British Film Institute. | |
| Gridman Universe | Studio Trigger's second film; a crossover between SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon. | |
| My Happy Marriage | based on a light novel by Akumi Agitogi, a co-production with TBS Holdings and BBC Film. | |
| How Do You Live?' | Hayao Miyazaki's twelfth animated feature film and produced by Studio Ghibli, after 10 years of development and produciton since The Wind Rises (2013). | |
| Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room: The Movie | a film adaptation of the Japanese drama of the same name, a co-production with TBS Holdings and BBC Film. | |
| Untitled Toho Godzilla film | The second Reiwa Era Godzilla film since Shin Godzilla (2016); set in the post-occupation Japan and the Cold War era, made to commemorate the franchise's 69th and 70th anniversaries. | |
| Untitled Godzilla vs. Kong sequel | 2024 | under license from Toho; a Legendary Pictures production and a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong; the fifth MonsterVerse film; the fourth MonsterVerse Godzilla film; the third MonsterVerse King Kong film; the fifth Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio, made to commemorate the franchise's 70th anniversary. |
| My Hero Academia | TBA | Distributor; a live-action film based on a manga series; a co-production with Netflix, Walt Disney Pictures (through Disney+), Legendary Entertainment, and Shueisha. |
| Your Name | a live-action film based on a 2016 anime film; a co-production with Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions. |
Television
Tokusatsu
- Ike! Godman (1972)
- Warrior of Love: Rainbowman (1972)
- Zone Fighter (1973)
- Ike! Greenman (1973)
- Warrior Of Light: Diamond Eye (1973)
- Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976)
- Megaloman (1979)
- Electronic Brain Police Cybercop (1988)
- Seven Stars Fighting God Guyferd (1996)
- Stickin' Around (1996-1998)
- Godzilla Island (1997)
- Chouseishin Gransazer (2003)
- Genseishin Justirisers (2004)
- Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005)
- Kawaii! Jenny (2007)
- Godziban (2019–present)
Anime
- Belle and Sebastian (1981)
- Igano Kabamaru (1983)
- Touch (1985)
- Kimagure Orange Road (1987)
- Baoh (1989)
- Godzilland (1992)
- Shimajiro (1993–present)
- Midori Days (co-production) (2004)
Toho Animation
Toho Animation is a Japanese anime production founded in 2012, and owned by Toho Co., Ltd., which is one of the top three film distributors in Japan.
- Psycho-Pass (2012)[65]
- Majestic Prince (2013)
- Fantasista Doll (2013)[66]
- Meganebu! (2013)[67]
- Yowamushi Pedal (2013)
- Engaged to the Unidentified (2014)
- One Week Friends (2014)
- Haikyū!! (2014)
- Ao Haru Ride (2014)[68]
- Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015)
- Chaos Dragon (2015)
- Monster Musume (2015)
- Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015)
- Himouto! Umaru-chan R (2017)
- Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (2016)
- She and Her Cat: Everything Flows (2016)
- My Hero Academia (2016)
- Three Leaves, Three Colors (2016)
- Orange (2016)
- Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016)
- Little Witch Academia (2017)
- Sakura Quest (2017)
- Land of the Lustrous (2017)
- Teasing Master Takagi-san (2018)
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2018)
- Hanebado! (2018)
- Run with the Wind (2018)
- Anima Yell! (2018)
- FLCL Progressive (2018)
- FLCL Alternative (2018)
- Fairy Gone (2019)
- Dr. Stone (2019)
- Business Fish (2019)
- Beastars (2019)
- Azur Lane (2019)
- Drifting Dragons (2020)
- BNA: Brand New Animal (2020)
- Great Pretender (2020)
- Dorohedoro (2020)
- Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)
- Mushoku Tensei (2021)
- Seven Knights (2021)[69]
- Godzilla Singular Point (2021)
- Spy × Family (2022)
- The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (2023)
- Kaiju No. 8 (2024)[70]
Video games
In more recent years and for a period, they have produced video games. One of their first video games was the 1990 NES game titled Circus Caper. Later, they followed with a series of games based on Godzilla and a 1992 game called Serizawa Nobuo no Birdy Try. It also published games such as Super Aleste (Space Megaforce in North America). They even worked with Bandai on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, released in Japan in 1988 and in the United States in 1989.
Toho Cinderella Audition
The Toho Cinderella Audition is an audition to discover new young actresses, first held in 1984 and irregularly held since then. It is considered one of Japan's "Big Three Actress Auditions", along with Oscar Promotion's National Bishōjo Contest and Horipro's Talent Scout Caravan.[71]
| No. | Year | The Grand Prix | Special Jury Prize | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Yasuko Sawaguchi | Minako Fujishiro | |
| 2 | 1987 | Megumi Odaka | Maki Mizuno | |
| 3 | 1991 | Keiko Imamura | Sayaka Ōsawa | |
| 4 | 1996 | Maho Nonami | Misato Tanaka Asami Yamamoto | |
| 5 | 2000 | Masami Nagasawa | Chihiro Otsuka | |
| 6 | 2006 | Manami Kurose | Yūko Masumoto Ayaka Ikezawa | |
| 7 | 2011 | Moka Kamishiraishi | Mone Kamishiraishi Narumi Akizuki Junna Matsushima Hirona Yamazaki | Ryō Ogawa (New Generation Award) Minami Hamabe (New Generation Award) |
| 8 | 2016 | Riko Fukumoto | Yuria Kakizawa Hina Suzuki Amane Kamiya Neo Inoue | |
| 9 | 2022 | Noa Shiroyama | Airi Nishikawa | Kōe Odani (Toho New Face) Honoha Yamato (Musical Award) |
Headquarters
Toho's headquarters, the Toho Hibiya Building (東宝日比谷ビル, Tōhō Hibiya Biru), are in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company moved into its current headquarters in April 2005.[72]
See also
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