Toho
Toho Co., Ltd. (東宝株式会社 Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside 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 with contribution at Walt Disney Japan (10%). Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho.
Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who features in 28 of the company's films. Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, and Rodan are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. Its subdivisions are Toho-Towa Distribution, 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 also the Japan's "Big Four" film studio and the member of Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ) alongside with Shochiku, Toei Company and Kadokawa.[1]
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| Year | Name | Studio | Format | Genre | Franchise | Brand | Notes | Ref. (s) |
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| 1998 | Pokémon: The First Movie | OLM, Inc. | Theatrical | Pokémon | Nintendo Game Freak OLM, Inc. The Pokémon Company |
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| 1999 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | OLM, Inc. | Theatrical | Pokémon | Nintendo Game Freak OLM, Inc. The Pokémon Company |
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| 2000 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | OLM, Inc. | Theatrical | Pokémon | Nintendo Game Freak OLM, Inc. The Pokémon Company |
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| 2014 | Godzilla | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Entertainment RatPac Entertainment Disruption Entertainment |
Theatrical | Godzilla MonsterVerse |
Toho Co., Ltd. Warner Bros. Legendary Entertainment |
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| 2019 | Detective Pikachu | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Entertainment The Pokémon Company |
Theatrical | Pokémon | Nintendo Game Freak OLM, Inc. The Pokémon Company |
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| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Entertainment Wanda Qingdao Studios |
Theatrical | Godzilla MonsterVerse |
Toho Co., Ltd. Warner Bros. Legendary Entertainment |
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| 2021 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Entertainment |
Theatrical | Godzilla King Kong MonsterVerse |
Toho Co., Ltd. Warner Bros. Legendary Entertainment |
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| 2023-2024 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Legendary Television Safehouse Pictures |
TV series | Godzilla MonsterVerse |
Legendary Entertainment | This if the second MonsterVerse television series, considered to be the second non-Warner television series to be released by Apple TV+, although Warner Bros. still owns the MonsterVerse franchise along with Legendary. | ||
| 2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Entertainment |
Theatrical | Godzilla King Kong MonsterVerse |
Toho Co., Ltd. Warner Bros. Legendary Entertainment |
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