Toho Studios

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TOHO Studios Company, Ltd.
Native name
TOHOスタジオ株式会社
Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha
IndustryMotion pictures
Predecessor
  • Toho Pictures, Inc.
  • Toho Studio Service Co., Ltd.
FoundedNovember 8, 1971[1]
HeadquartersToho Studios, 1-4-1,
Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Mitsuru Shimada (president)[1]
Total equity¥100 million[1]
Number of employees
40[1]
ParentToho Co., Ltd.
Websitehttps://www.tohostudio.jp/

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.[1] (Japanese: TOHOスタジオ株式会社, Hepburn: Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese film production company that is a subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd. One of the most successful films produced by Toho Studio is the live-action film Godzilla Minus One (2023) which generated more than $100 million at the global box office.[2]

History

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

Toho Pictures

TOHO Studios

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "東宝スタジオ". Toho Studios. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "official homepage/Greetings". Toho Pictures, Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "さよならジュピター". 31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  8. ^ Weissberg, Jay (2015-01-22). "Film Review: 'As the Gods Will'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  9. ^ "Attack on Titan (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  10. ^ "Shin Godzilla (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  11. ^ "屍人荘の殺人 - 映画・映像｜東宝WEB SITE". www.toho.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  12. ^ "Shin Ultraman (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  13. ^ "「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.
  14. ^ "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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