Toho

Toho Company, Limited 東宝株式会社 (Tōhō Kabushikikaisha), officially stylized TOHO, is a major Japanese film studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. In the West, it is best known as the producer of many kaiju and tokusatsu movies, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, as well as the Pokémon movies.

The company's most famous creation, Godzilla, was co-created by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka.

History
Toho was founded by the Hankyu Railway in 1932 as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company. It managed much of the kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater and the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo; Toho and Shochiku enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years.

After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s, Toho opened the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its own films without selling to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s. Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York in 1963.

An offshoot of Toho called Shintoho, was established in 1947 due to labor turmoil at Toho. The company went on to produce a slew of films during its short lifespan and declared bankruptcy in 1961.

They have contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan.

1940s

 * Ramayana (1942)

1950s

 * Godzilla (1954)
 * Invisible Man (1954)
 * Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
 * Half Human (1955)
 * Rodan (1956)
 * The Mysterians (1957)
 * The H-Man (1958)
 * Varan (1958)
 * Monkey Sun (1959)
 * The Three Treasures (1959)
 * Battle in Outer Space (1959)

1960s

 * The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
 * The Human Vapor (1960)
 * Mothra (1961)
 * The Last War (1961)
 * Gorath (1962)
 * King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
 * Matango (1963)
 * Atragon (1963)
 * Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
 * Dogora (1964)
 * Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
 * Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
 * Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
 * The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
 * Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
 * King Kong Escapes (1967)
 * Son of Godzilla (1967)
 * Destroy All Monsters (1968)
 * Latitude Zero (1969)
 * All Monsters Attack (1969)

1970s

 * Space Amoeba (1970)
 * The Vampire Doll (1970)
 * Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
 * Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
 * Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) [co-produced with Tsuburaya Productions]
 * Evil of Dracula (1974)
 * House (1977)

1980s

 * Gunhed (1989) [co-produced with the ]

1990s

 * Mikadoroid (1991) [co-produced with Tohokushinsha and Tsuburaya Entertainment]
 * Rosetta the Masked Angel: Rosetta vs. Freia (1999)

2000s

 * Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005) [co-produced with the ]
 * Sinking of Japan (2006) [co-produced with the ]
 * Go! Godman (2008)

​2010s

 * Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015) [co-produced with the ]
 * Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (20150 [co-produced with the Attack on Titan Production Committee]
 * Shin Godzilla (2016)
 * GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
 * GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]
 * GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (2018) [animated by Polygon Pictures]

2020s

 * Monster Hunter (2020) [co-produced with Constantin Film and Tencent Pictures; also distributed in Japan]
 * Shin Ultraman (2021) [co-produced with Tsuburaya Productions and Khara]

Television

 * He of the Sun (TV 1967)
 * Warrior of Love Rainbowman (TV 1972-1973) [co-produced with NET]
 * Diamond Eye (TV 1973-1974) [co-produced with NET]
 * Flying Saucer War Bankid (TV 1976-1977) [co-produced with Nippon Television]
 * Godzilla (TV 1978-1979) [co-produced with Hanna-Barbera]
 * Megaloman (TV 1979) [co-produced with Fuji TV]
 * Forbidden Mariko (TV 1985-1986) [co-produced with TBS]
 * Adventure! Godzilland (TV 1992-1993)
 * Guyferd (TV 1996) [co-produced with TV Tokyo]
 * Godzilla Kingdom (TV 1996-1997)
 * Godzilla Island (TV 1997-1998)
 * Godzilla TV (TV 1999-2000)
 * The Gransazers (TV 2003-2004) [co-produced with TV Tokyo and Yomiko Advertising]
 * The Vampire Gigolo (TV 2004) [co-produced with TV Tokyo]
 * The Justirisers (TV 2004-2005) [co-produced with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and General Entertainment]
 * Super Fleet Sazer-X (TV 2005-2006) [co-produced with TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and General Entertainment]
 * Kawaii! JeNny (TV 2007) [co-produced with Takara Tomy]
 * Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back (TV 2015)
 * Godziban (TV 2019) [web series; co-produced with AlphaBoat and Studio Koganemushi]
 * Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021) [animated by Bones and Orange]

1960s

 * Ultraman (1967) [produced by Tsuburaya Productions]

1970s

 * Lake of Dracula (1971) [produced by Toho Eizo]
 * Return of Ultraman (1971) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
 * Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monster (1971) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
 * Mirrorman (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
 * Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
 * Mirrorman: Dinosaur Aroza Reanimated (1972) [compilation film; produced by Tsuburaya Productions]
 * Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) [produced by Toho Eizo]
 * Horror of the Wolf (1973) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
 * Submersion of Japan (1973) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) [produced by Toho Eizo]
 * Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
 * ESPY (1974) [produced by Toho Eizo]
 * Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) [produced by Toho Eizo]
 * Conflagration (1975) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
 * House (1977) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * The Last Dinosaur (1977) [co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Rankin/Bass Productions]
 * The War in Space (1977) [co-produced by Toho Eizo and Toho Pictures]
 * The Blue Stigma (1978) [produced by Toho Pictures]

1980s

 * Magnitude 7.9 (1980) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) [co-produced by Toho Pictures and Io]
 * The Return of Godzilla (1984) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Princess from the Moon (1987) [co-produced by Fuji TV and Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) [produced by Toho Pictures]

1990s

 * Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected (1991) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) [produced by Daiei]
 * Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996) [produced by Daiei]
 * Rebirth of Mothra (1996) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * GODZILLA (1998) [produced by TriStar Pictures; distributed in Japan]
 * Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) [produced by Daiei]
 * Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) [produced by Toho Pictures]
 * Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) [produced by Toho Pictures]

2010s

 * Godzilla (2014) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
 * Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]

2020s

 * Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) [produced by Legendary Pictures; distributed in Japan]
 * The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) [distributed with Kadokawa]

Producers

 * Akira Kurosawa
 * Eiji Tsuburaya
 * Hayao Miyazaki
 * Jun Fukuda
 * Shogo Tomiyama
 * Tomoyuki Tanaka
 * Yoshinari Shimatani

Directors

 * Akira Kurosawa
 * Hayao Miyazaki
 * Ishiro Honda
 * Jun Fukuda
 * Kinji Fukasaku
 * Masaaki Tezuka
 * Nobuhiko Obayasaki
 * Shinji Higuchi
 * Shusuke Kaneko
 * Takao Okawara
 * Toshiro Mifune

Writers

 * Akira Kurosawa
 * Hayao Miyazaki
 * Ikuma Dam
 * Ishiro Honda
 * Jun Fukuda
 * Kinji Fukasaku
 * Masaaki Tezuka
 * Nobuhiko Obayashi
 * Seishi Yokomizo
 * Shogo Tomiyama
 * Shusuke Kaneko
 * Takao Okawara
 * Tomoyuki Tanaka
 * Wataru Mimura

Composers

 * Akira Ifukube
 * Fumio Hayasaka
 * Ikuma Dan
 * Isao Tomita
 * Joe Hisaishi
 * Kiyoko Ogino
 * Kow Otani
 * Kunio Miyauchi
 * Masamichi Amano
 * Masaru Sato
 * Michiru Oshima
 * Reijiro Koroku
 * Riichiro Manabe
 * Shiro Sagisu
 * Takayuki Hattori
 * Toru Takemitsu
 * Toshiyuki Watanabe
 * Yasuharu Takanashi

Special effects crew

 * Eiji Tsuburaya
 * Ishiro Honda
 * Kenji Suzuki
 * Koichi Kawakita
 * Masaaki Tezuka
 * Nobuhiko Obayashi
 * Shinji Higuchi
 * Takao Okawara
 * Teruyoshi Nakano

Musical artists

 * Asami Abe
 * Masatoh Eve
 * U-Ya Asaoka

Editors

 * Akira Kurosawa
 * Nobuhiko Obayashi

Cinematographers

 * Eiji Tsuburaya

Sound department

 * Ichiro Minawa
 * Sadamasa Nishimoto
 * Hideyo Sasaki
 * Yuji Tan
 * Hiromi Ogawa
 * Akihiko Okase
 * Naoko Asari
 * Tatsuhiko Sasaki
 * Yoichi Nishimura
 * Kimiko Asakura
 * Haru Yamada
 * Toru Noguchi
 * Satoshi Motoyama