Toho
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is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Toho is best known for producing and distributing many of Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya's kaiju and tokusatsu films as well as the films of Akira Kurosawa and the animated films produced by Studio Ghibli, Shin-Ei Animation, TMS Entertainment, CoMix Wave Films, and OLM, Inc. The company has released the majority of the highest-grossing Japanese films, and
Key facts
- Company.name
- Toho Co., Ltd.
- Company.native_name
- 東宝株式会社
- Company.romanized_name
- Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha
- Company.logo
- Toho Logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.image
- 東宝日比谷ビル（2018年4月30日撮影）.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 250px
- Company.image_caption
- Headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- Nikkei 225 component (TYO)
- Company.founder
- Ichizō Kobayashi
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide, mainly Japan
- Company.products
- Motion picturesTelevision programsVideo games
- Company.services
- Film productionFilm distributionMovie theatres
- Company.num_employees
- 3,873
- Company.parent
- Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
- Company.foundation
- (as Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company)
- Company.hq_location
- Yūrakuchō
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.toho.co.jp
- Image
- 東宝日比谷ビル（2018年4月30日撮影）.jpg
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- Commons category
- Toho Company
- inception
- 1932-08-08
- native label
- 東宝
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Labor disputes (1946–1948)
- International expansion (1953–present)
- Productions and distributions
- Films
- Tokusatsu
- Television
- Tokusatsu
- Anime
- Toho Animation
- Theater
- Video games
- Significant employees
- Toho Cinderella Audition
- Headquarters
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Toho is best known for producing and distributing many of Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya's kaiju and tokusatsu films as well as the films of Akira Kurosawa and the animated films produced by Studio Ghibli, Shin-Ei Animation, TMS Entertainment, CoMix Wave Films, and OLM, Inc. The company has released the majority of the highest-grossing Japanese films, and through its subsidiaries, is the largest film importer in Japan. The Doraemon film series, distributed by Toho since 1980, is the highest-grossing film series and animated film series in Japan. It is also one of the highest-grossing non-English language film series.
Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, featured in 36 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five due to their numerous appearances throughout the Godzilla franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. Its subdivisions are (Japanese theatrical distributor of Universal Pictures films since 2007), (Japanese theatrical distributor of Paramount Pictures films since 2016 and Warner Bros. Pictures films since 2026), Toho Pictures Incorporated, Toho International Inc., 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.