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18 hours ago · A year before “Godzilla” became a phenomenon, they established Toho International, a Los Angeles-based office meant to broaden the company’s appeal by targeting North American and Latin ...
History | 東宝株式会社. About Us. Menu. History. Since its establishment in 1932 by Ichizo Kobayashi with the mission of "to widely provide inspiring entertainment to the general public." Toho Group has delivered numerous entertainment productions, mainly movies and plays, that bring dreams, excitement and joy to a wide range of customers ...
Toho was founded in 1932. From the start, it faced serious competition in the entertainment industry, notably Shochiku Company Ltd., Japan's oldest cinema company, founded in 1895 to promote Kabuki theater. Undeterred, Toho wasted little time before producing some of Japan's top films. In 1954, the late Akira Kurosawa directed smash hit Seven ...
It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s. [12] Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York City in 1963. [13] The Shintoho Company, which existed until 1961, was named New Toho because it broke off from the original company. [14]
- Founding, 1932
- Calling All Monsters, 1954
- The Case of The Disappearing Market, 1960-96
- The Death of Godzilla, 1995
- Market Changes and The Resurrection of Godzilla, 1997
- Further Reading
Toho was founded in 1932. From the start, it faced serious competition in the entertainment industry, notably Shochiku Company Ltd., Japan’s oldest cinema company, founded in 1895 to promote Kabuki theater. Undeterred, Toho wasted little time before producing some of Japan’s top films. In 1954, the late Akira Kurosawa directed smash hit Seven Samur...
Toho made another huge mark on the world when a giant prehistoric underwater lizard made his first appearance terrorizing Tokyo in 1954 in a Japanese movie called Gojira. Two years later, Godzilla —King of the Monsters appeared in the United States with new footage and featuring Raymond Burr (who went on to fame as detective Perry Mason). It was on...
Toho continued attracting talent into the 1980s. The late director Juzo Itami debuted in 1984 with The Funeral, and filmed nine other movies—almost all starring his wife, Nobuko Miyamoto—including Tampopo (1985), A Taxing Woman (1987), and The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion(1992). The number of movie screens in Japan dwindled over the period from...
In 1995 Toho made one last domestic Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Destroyer, killing off the monster. Speculation abounded about whether this was truly the end of the great lizard, a media fascination surpassed only by the death of Superman in the same decade. Toho capped 1996 with US$953.8 million in total revenue and US$5.4 million net income.
In 1997 television networks and book publishers moved visibly into movie production. Mononoke Hime {Princess Mononoke) was produced by Studio Ghibli Co.—one of two film production companies affiliated with Tokuma Shoten (Publishing) Co. (the other being Daiei Co.). Directed by one of Japan’s best-loved animated filmmakers, Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighb...
Bailey, James, “Toho: No. 1 Japanese Distrib.,” Variety, May 13, 1981, p. 255. Darlin, Damon, “Godzilla vs. Kiamonster,” Forbes, July 18, 1994, p. 18. Dawkins, William, and Alice Rawsthorn, “Japanese Groups to Invest Up to ¥13BN in Paramount,” Financial Times, May 14,1996, p. 28. Eisenstodt, Gale, “A Cozy Japanese Near Monopoly,” Forbes, September ...
October 5, 1978. Playhouse Square is a theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [ 2 ] It is the largest performing arts center in the US outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). [ 3 ] Constructed in a span of 19 months in the early 1920s, the theaters became a major entertainment hub for the city for much of ...
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Visuals: On a black background with spinning lines and a shining center (like a sunburst), there is a large Toho emblem. The company name then wipes in below the emblem. Variants: In 1952, the company celebrated its 20th anniversary (from its beginnings as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company, founded in 1932). In this variant, after the logo ...
