Toho Studios

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.
Native name	TOHOスタジオ株式会社
Romanized name	Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Motion pictures
Predecessor	Toho Pictures, Inc.; Toho Studio Service Co., Ltd.;
Founded	November 8, 1971
Headquarters	Toho Studios, 1-4-1, Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Mitsuru Shimada (president)
Number of employees	40
Parent	Toho Co., Ltd.
Website	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 studio and 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

Here Comes Golden Bat (1972)^[6]
Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)^[7]
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Chōshōjo Reiko (1991)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Yatsuhaka-mura (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
Spring Snow (2005)
As the Gods Will (2014)^[8]
Attack on Titan (2015)^[9]
Shin Godzilla (2016) [with Cine Bazar]^[10]
Rage (2016)
Murder at Shijinso (2019)^[11]
Last Letter (2020)
Love Me, Love Me Not (2020)

TOHO Studios

Brave: Gunjō Senki (2021)
Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Cine Bazar]^[12]
Godzilla Minus One (2023) [with Robot Communications]^[13]^[14]

References

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