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Toho Studios

{{Short description|Japanese film studio}}

{{Infobox company

| name = TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.

| logo = TOHO Studios.svg

| logo_size = 100px

| image = Toho Studios.jpg

| native_name = TOHOスタジオ株式会社

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha

| industry = Motion pictures

| predecessor = {{Unbulleted list|Toho Pictures, Inc.|Toho Studio Service Co., Ltd.}}

| founded = November 8, 1971{{Cite web |title=東宝スタジオ |url=https://www.tohostudio.jp/general/about.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |publisher=Toho Studios}}

| hq_location = Toho Studios, 1-4-1

| hq_location_city = Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo

| hq_location_country = Japan

| key_people = Mitsuru Shimada (president)

| owner =

| equity =

| num_employees = 40

| parent = Toho Co., Ltd.

| website = https://www.tohostudio.jp/

}}

{{Nihongo|TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.|TOHOスタジオ株式会社|Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha|lead=yes|}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-11 |title=Japan's 'Godzilla' studio Toho broke box office records. Now its Hollywood footprint is expanding |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-12-11/godzilla-toho-severance-fifth-season |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

History

Founded in November 8, 1971 as {{nihongo|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,{{cite book |last1=Nakamura |first1=Tetsu |title=Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection |last2=Shiraishi |first2=Masahiko |last3=Aita |first3=Tetsuo |last4=Tomoi |first4=Taketo |last5=Shimazaki |first5=Jun |last6=Maruyama |first6=Takeshi |last7=Shimizu |first7=Toshifumi |last8=Hayakawa |first8=Masaru |publisher=Kadokawa/ASCII Media Works |year=2014 |isbn=978-4048669993 |page=125 |language=Japanese}} and produced over 160 films.{{Cite web |title=official homepage/Greetings |url=https://www.tohoeiga.jp/eng/aisatu.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=Toho Pictures, Inc.}} In December 2020, Toho Pictures merged with {{Nihongo|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.{{Cite web |title=東宝オフィシャルサイト |url=https://www.toho.co.jp/company/ |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=東宝オフィシャルサイト |language=ja}}

Works

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= Toho Pictures =

{{See also|List of Toho films}}

= TOHO Studios =

  • Brave: Gunjō Senki (2021)
  • Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Cine Bazar]{{Cite web |title=Shin Ultraman (live-action movie) - Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25400 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}
  • Godzilla Minus One (2023) [with Robot Communications]{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2022 |title=「ゴジラ」最新作が2023年11月3日に公開、監督は山崎貴 |trans-title=The latest Godzilla work will be released on November 3, 2023, directed by Takashi Yamazaki |url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/499956 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121021427/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/499956 |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=Natalie |language=Japanese}}{{Cite web |title=ゴジラ最新作 2023年11月3日公開！監督は山崎貴！ |trans-title=The latest Godzilla work will be released on November 3, 2023! Directed by Takashi Yamazaki! |url=https://otocoto.jp/news/godzilla1104/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121021618/https://otocoto.jp/news/godzilla1104/ |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=otocoto |language=Japanese}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.tohostudio.jp}}
  • {{Anime News Network|id=13156|title=TOHO Pictures|type=company}}

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