Toho

Toho Co., Ltd.

Native name	東宝株式会社
Type	Public
Traded as	TYO: 9602
Industry	Motion picture, theater, television, video game
Founded	August 12, 1932 (1932-08-12) (as Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company) Tokyo, Japan
Founder	Ichizō Kobayashi
Headquarters	Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yoshishige Shimatani (President)
Number of employees	360+
Subsidiaries	Toho-Towa Distribution Toho Pictures Toho International Company Limited Toho E. B. Company Limited Toho Music Corporation Toho Costume Company Limited Toho Animation Toho Cinemas
Website	toho.co.jp/en

Toho Co., Ltd. (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many kaiju and tokusatsu films, the Chouseishin tokusatsu superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho.

Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. Its subdivisions are Toho-Towa Distribution, Toho Pictures Incorporated, Toho International Company Limited, 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.

Toho is a member of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is one of Japan's Big Four film studios.

History

Toho was created by the founder of Hankyu Railway, Ichizō Kobayashi, in 1932 as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company (東京宝塚劇場株式会社, Tōkyō Takarazuka Gekijō Kabushiki-gaisha). 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.

Toho and Shochiku competed with the influx of Hollywood films and boosted the film industry by focusing on new directors of the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Ichikawa Kon, Kinoshita Keisuke and Shindo Kaneto.^[1]

After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s through Henry G. Saperstein, Toho took over the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its own films without the need to sell them to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s.^[2] Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York City in 1963.^[3]

The Shintoho Company, which existed until 1961, was named New Toho because it broke off from the original company.

Toho has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's 1998 film, A Simple Plan.^[4]

Major productions and distributions

Film

Toho Educational Film Companies Logo from 1932–51, presented in a windowboxed 1.33:1 frame

1930s

Film	Release Date	Notes
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts	1935	The first movie made by Toho.
Enoken's Ten Millions	1936	The second movie made by Toho. The film would also later have a sequel.
Enoken's Ten Millions sequel	1936
Tokyo Rhapsody	1936
Humanity and Paper Balloons	1937
Avalanche	1937
A Husband Chastity	1937
Tojuro's Love	1938
Enoken's Shrewd Period	1939
Chushingura I	1939
Chushingura II	1939	sequel to Chushingura I.

1940s

Film	Release Date	Notes
Song of Kunya	1940	The first movie made by Toho in the 1940s.
Enoken Has His Hair Cropped	1940
Songoku: Monkey Sun	1940
Hideko the Bus-Conductor	1941
Uma	1941
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay	1942	aka Hawai Mare oki kaisen
Sanshiro Sugata	1943	aka Sugata Sanshirō, aka Judo Saga
The Most Beautiful	1944	aka Ichiban utsukushiku
Sanshiro Sugata Part II	1945	sequel to Sanshiro Sugata.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail	1945
No Regrets for Our Youth	1946	aka Waga seishun ni kuinashi
Those Who Make Tomorrow	1946
One Wonderful Sunday	1947
Snow Trail	1947	The first film that was composed by Akira Ifukube. He would later compose many of the Godzilla films and many other non-Godzilla Toho kaiju films later on.
Drunken Angel	1948
Stray Dog	1949	aka Nora Inu

1950s

Film	Release Date	Notes
The Lady of Musashino	1951	aka Musashino-Fujin
Repast	1951	aka Meshi, a post-WW2 drama
Ikiru (To Live)	1952	aka Doomed
Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai)	1954	This film was one of the 2 films that almost caused Toho to go into bankruptcy, with the other one being Godzilla. However both films became massive hits and box office successes.
Godzilla	Nov. 3, 1954[5]	The first Godzilla film made by Toho, which became Toho's longest running film series; inspired by the 1952 re-release of King Kong and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; Godzilla was released in the US in 1956, dubbed in English and heavily re-edited into the film we know as Godzilla: King of the Monsters!. (This heavy re-editing would be done again with the Americanized versions of Godzilla Raids Again, Half Human, Varan the Unbelievable, King Kong vs. Godzilla and the Daiei Studios film Gamera: The Giant Monster)
Tomei Ningen (The Invisible Man)[6]	1954	aka The Invisible Avenger; never dubbed in English; B&W/full screen.[7]
Sound of the Mountain	1954	aka Yama no Oto
Late Chrysanthemums	1954	aka Bangiku
Floating Clouds	1955	aka Ukigumo
Godzilla Raids Again	Apr. 24, 1955[8]	aka Gojira no gyakushu (Godzilla's Counterattack)[9]; shot in B&W/full screen; featured the 1st appearance of the monster Angilas; a rushed sequel to the previous Godzilla; released in U.S. as Gigantis the Fire Monster[10]; series was put on hiatus after this until 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla.
Half Human (Jujin Yukiotoko/ Monster Snowman)	Aug. 14, 1955[11]	The original Japanese version was banned due to the film's depicting the Ainu people in a negative light; the re-edited American version, featuring added footage of John Carradine, was only released in 1958[12] and is the only version available on home video worldwide.
I Live in Fear (Ikimono no kiroku)	1955	aka Record of a Living Being, aka What the Birds Knew
Sudden Rain	1956	aka Shūu
A Wife's Heart	1956	aka Tsuma no kokoro
Vampire Moth	1956	aka Kyuketsuki-ga; murder mystery
Sazae-san	1956	comedy/drama based on a manga comic book
Madame White Snake	1956[13]	aka Byaku fugin no yoren, aka The Bewitched Love of Madame Pai; released in US in 1965[14]
Flowing	1956	aka Nagareru
Rodan	Dec. 26, 1956[15]	aka Sora no daikaiju Radon (The Sky's Giant Monsters: Rodan)[16]; first Toho film made in color; featured the first appearance of both Rodan and the Meganurons
Untamed	1957	aka Arakure
The Mysterians[17]	Dec. 28, 1957[18]	aka Chikyu Boeigun (Earth Defense Force); first appearance of the robot Moguera
The Secret Scrolls Part One	1957	aka Yagyu Bugeicho, aka Yagyu Secret Scrolls; released subtitled in US in 1967[19]
Throne of Blood	1957[20]	aka Kumonosu-djo (Cobweb Castle); aka Castle of the Spider's Web[21]
Ikiteiru koheiji	1957	musical
Knockout Drops	1957[22]	aka Tokyo no Tekisasujin, directed by Motoyoshi Oda[23]
The Lower Depths	1957	aka Donzoko; directed by Akira Kurosawa
The Secret Scrolls Part Two	1958	aka Ninjutsu; released in US in 1968, subtitled [24]
The H-Man	June 24, 1958[25]	aka Bijo To Ekatai-Ningen (Beauty and the Liquid People)[26]
The Hidden Fortress	1958	aka Kakushi toride no san akunin
Shirasagi	1958	aka The Snowy Heron
Adventures of Sun Wu Kung	1958	aka Sungoku: The Road to the West (special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya)
Varan the Unbelievable	Oct. 14, 1958[27]	aka Daikaiju Baran (Giant Monster Baran)[28]; first appearance of the monster Varan; film was heavily re-edited in America, similar to Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (the American version of Godzilla), Godzilla Raids Again, Half Human, King Kong vs. Godzilla, and Daiei Studios' Gamera: The Giant Monster
Battle in Outer Space	Dec. 26, 1959[29]	aka Uchū Daisensō (Great War in Space)[30]
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts	1959	aka Moro no Ichimatsu yurei dochu[31]
The Birth of Japan (Nippon Tanjo)	Nov. 1, 1959[32]	aka The Three Treasures, aka Age of the Gods[33]

1960s

Film	Release Date	Notes
The Secret of the Telegian	Apr. 10, 1960[34]	aka Denso ningen/ The Electrically-Transmitted Man[35]
The Human Vapor	Dec. 11, 1960[36]	aka Gasu ningen dai ichigo (Gas Human Being #1)[37]; a sequel was planned, to be called Frankenstein vs. the Human Vapor, but the project was scrapped.
The Bad Sleep Well	1960	aka Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs	1960	aka Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki
Storm Over the Pacific	1960	This film is also known as Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi/ Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean; This film was released in 1961 in the United States in a dubbed and abridged 98-minute version produced by Hugo Grimaldi as I Bombed Pearl Harbor
Autumn Has Already Started	1960	aka Aki tachinu
I Bombed Pearl Harbor	1961	Storm Over the Pacific was released in 1961 in the United States in a dubbed and abridged 98-minute version produced by Hugo Grimaldi as I Bombed Pearl Harbor
Mothra (Mosura)	July 30, 1961[38]	The first appearance of Mothra, who would go on to reappear in many later Godzilla films as well as a trilogy of 1990s Mothra films (Rebirth of Mothra, Rebirth of Mothra II, and Rebirth of Mothra III).
Yojimbo	1961	directed by Akira Kurosawa
The Last War	Oct. 8, 1961[39]	aka Sekai daisenso (The Great World War)[40]
The End of Summer	1961	aka Kohayagawa-ke no aki
My Friend Death	1961	aka Yurei Hanjo-ki; filmed in B&W/Scope [41]
Sanjuro	1962	aka Tsubaki Sanjūrō; directed by Akira Kurosawa
The Youth and his Amulet	1962	aka Gen and Fudo-Myoh[42]
Gorath	Mar. 21, 1962[43]	aka Yosei Gorasu (Suspicious Star Gorath)[44]; the walrus-monster in the film, Maguma, was removed from the American version of the film entirely
King Kong vs. Godzilla	Aug. 11, 1962[45]	The highest grossing Godzilla film ever (and the first one made in color); featured King Kong and the Oodako (a giant octopus).
Rorentsu o· Ruisu no shōgai	1962	N/A
A Wanderer's Notebook	1962	aka Hourou-ki, aka Her Lonely Lane
High and Low	1963	aka Tengoku to Jigoku (Heaven and Hell)
The Lost World of Sinbad	1963	aka Dai tozoku (The Great Thief); aka Samurai Pirate[46]
Matango	Aug. 11, 1963[47]	aka Attack of the Mushroom People[48]
Atragon	Dec. 22, 1963[49]	aka Kaitei gunkan (Undersea Battleship)[50]; first appearance of the snake-monster Manda, who would later reappear in Destroy All Monsters.
Yearning	1964	aka Midareru
Whirlwind	1964	aka Dai tatsumaki[51]
Woman in the Dunes	1964	aka Suna no Onna (The Sand Woman)
Onibaba	1964	Translation: The Demon Hag; aka The Witch, aka Devil Woman; B&W/TohoScope[52]
Mothra vs. Godzilla	Apr. 29, 1964[53]	aka Godzilla vs. The Thing[54]; the last Showa Godzilla film where Godzilla was the villain
Dagora, the Space Monster	Aug. 11, 1964[55]	aka Uchu daikaiju Dogora (Giant Space Monster Dogora)[56]
Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster	Dec. 20, 1964[57]	aka San daikaiju chikyu saidai no kessen (The Greatest Giant Monster Battle on Earth[58]); first appearance of King Ghidorah; also featured Rodan and Mothra
Kwaidan (Ghost Story)	1964	aka Kaidan; anthology of four short stories (The Black Hair, Woman of the Snow, Hoichi the Earless and In a Cup of Tea)[59]
Shirasagi	1964	aka The Snowy Heron
Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru	1964
Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi	1965	This and the film above it were edited together to form the English-dubbed film What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Tokyo Olympiad	1965
Illusion of Blood	1965	aka Yotsuya Ghost Story (Yotsuya Kaidan)[60]
Red Beard (Akahige)	1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World	Aug. 8, 1965[61]	aka Furankenshutain tai chitei kaiju Baragon (Frankenstein vs Subterranean Monster Baragon)[62]; first appearance of the monster Baragon, who would later reappear in Destroy All Monsters; alternate ending was filmed which featured the Oodako (a giant optopus), but it was later edited out of the international version; see sequel called War of the Gargantuas.
Monster Zero (aka Invasion of Astro-Monster)[63]	Dec. 19, 1965[64]	aka Kaiju daisenso (The Great Monster War)[65]; this was the 5th Godzilla film, and the first space invasion Godzilla film; The alien Xillians would later be used again in Godzilla: Final Wars.
We Will Remember	1965	aka Senjo ni nagareru uta; war film
The Face of Another	July 10, 1966[66]	aka Tanin no kao (Face of a Stranger)[67]
Silence Has No Wings	1966[68]	aka Tobenai Chinmoko
War of the Gargantuas	July 31, 1966[69]	aka Furankenshutain no kaiju - Sanda tai Gairah (The Monsters of Frankenstein - Sanda vs Gairah)[70]; the sequel to Frankenstein Conquers The World
Godzilla vs the Sea Monster (aka Ebirah, Horror of the Deep)[71]	Dec. 17, 1966[72]	The first Godzilla film in which the main setting is a South Pacific island rather than a city; first appearance of the giant lobster named Ebirah; originally meant to be a King Kong film, made in collaboration with Rankin/Bass Productions, but Rankin/Bass dropped out, and Toho turned it into a Godzilla film instead
Adventures in Takla Makan (Kiganjo no boken)[73]	1966	aka Adventure of Kigan Castle, B&W/TohoScope[74]
The Killing Bottle (Zettai zetsumei)	1967	crime drama starring Nick Adams[75]
Tenamonya: Ghost Journey	1967[76]	aka Ghost of Two Travelers at Tenamonya (Tenamonya yurei dochu)[77]
Samurai Rebellion	1967	aka Jōi-uchi: Hairyō tsuma shimatsu
Son of Godzilla (Gojira no musuko)[78]	Dec. 16, 1967[79]	aka Kaiju shima no kessen: Gojira no musuko; 1st appearance of Minilla, Kamacuras, and Kumonga
King Kong Escapes (King Kong no gyakushu)	July 22, 1967[80]	2nd King Kong film made by Toho, based on an animated TV show made by Rankin/Bass known as The King Kong Show; also features the Gorosaurus and Mechani-Kong
Destroy All Monsters	Aug. 1, 1968[81]	aka Kaiju soshingeki (March of the Monsters)[82]; features Godzilla, Minilla, Mothra, Rodan, Anguirus, King Ghidorah, Varan, Baragon, the Kumonga, the Gorosaurus, and Manda.
Kuroneko (The Black Cat)	Feb. 24, 1968[83]	B&W/ TohoScope[84]
Latitude Zero (Ido zero dai sakusen)	July 26, 1969[85]	aka Ido zero dai sakusen (Latitude Zero: Big Military Operation)[86]
Jigoku: Portrait of Hell	September, 1969[87]	aka A Story of Hell, aka Jigokuhen[88]
Godzilla's Revenge	Dec. 20, 1969[89]	aka Oru kaiju dai shingeki (All Monsters Attack)[90]; the tenth Godzilla film, this one geared for children

1970s

Film	Release date	Notes
Yog, Monster from Space (aka Space Amoeba)	Aug. 1, 1970[91]	aka Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen nankai no daikaiju[92]; features 3 monsters named Gezora, Ganime and Kameba[93]
Dodes'ka-den	October, 1970[94]	directed by Akira Kurosawa (his first color film)
The Vampire Doll	1970[95]	aka Chi o suu ningyo (Bloodthirsty Doll); aka Night of the Vampire; released subtitled only[96]
Terror in the Streets	1970	aka Akuma ga Yondeiru; features an invisible man [97]
Inn of Evil	March 1, 1971[98]	aka Inochi bonifuro[99]
To Love Again	1971
Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (aka Godzilla vs. Hedorah)	July 24, 1971[100]	aka Gojira tai Hedora
The Battle of Okinawa	1971
Lake of Dracula	1971	aka Chi o suu me (Bloodthirsty Eyes), aka Bloodsucking Eyes[101]; English-dubbed version sold directly to TV in US in 1980, with 3 minutes cut[102]
Young Guy vs. Blue Guy	1971
Godzilla vs. Gigan (aka Godzilla on Monster Island)[103]	Mar. 12, 1972[104]	The last film which Haruo Nakajima played Godzilla; also features King Ghidorah
Daigoro vs. Goliath (Kaiju daifunsen: Daigoro tai Goriasu)[105]	Dec. 17, 1972	This film was a co-production with Toho and Tsuburaya Productions. The film was originally planned to be called Godzilla vs. Redmoon but that project was scrapped and finally became this film; made for Japanese TV[106]
Lightning Swords of Death	1972[107]	aka Sword of Vengeance
Shogun Assassin	1972[108]	aka Baby Cart at the River Styx
Godzilla vs. Megalon	Mar. 17, 1973[109]	first Godzilla film in which Godzilla is not played by Haruo Nakajima; return of Gigan, and first appearances of both Megalon and Jet Jaguar.
Kure Kure Takora	1973	a Japanese children's television series
Submersion of Japan (Nippon chiubotsu)	1973[110]	aka Tidal Wave[111]
Lady Snowblood	1973	aka Shurayuki-hime; action film based on a Japanese manga comic book
The Human Revolution (Ningen Kakumei)[112]	1973
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	Mar. 21, 1974[113]	aka Godzilla vs the Cosmic Monster[114]; the first appearance of Mechagodzilla
ESPY	December, 1974[115]
Prophecies of Nostradamus (Nostradamus no dai yogen)	1974[116]	aka The Last Days of Planet Earth, aka Catastrophe 1999; released to US television in 1981[117]
Evil of Dracula	1974	aka Chio o suu bara (The Bloodthirsty Rose); aka The Vampire Rose[118]
Lupin III	1974	based on a Japanese manga comic book
Terror of Mechagodzilla[119]	Mar. 15, 1975[120]	aka Mekagojira no gyakushu (Mechagodzilla's Counterattack), aka Terror of Godzilla[121]
Demon Spies	1975
Zero Fighter	1976
The Human Revolution II (Zoku Ningen Kakumei)[122]	1976	The sequel to The Human Revolution.
The Inugamis	1976
The Last Dinosaur	Feb. 11, 1977	aka Saigo no Kyoru. A joint effort between Toho, Rankin/Bass, Tsuburaya Productions, CIC, and Warner Bros.. Aired in the United States February 11, 1977 as a television movie on ABC, and shortly afterwards was released in Japan as a theatrical feature (in English language with subtitles), then later released in Japan on television (dubbed in Japanese).
House (Hausu)	Aug. 26, 1977[123]	never dubbed in English[124]
The War in Space	Dec. 17, 1977[125]	aka Wakusei Daisenso (The Great Planet War)[126]
The Mystery of Mamo	1978	aka The Secret of Mamo; based on a manga comic book
The Phoenix (Hinotori)	1978	released subtitled in US in 1982 at 137 minutes[127]
The Castle of Cagliostro	1979	released dubbed in UK in 1991 at 100 minutes based on a manga comic book.

1980s

Film	Release Date	Notes
Doraemon: The Motion Picture	1980	The first of the Doraemon Series. There would be multiple sequels of this film during the 2000s and 2010s.
Phoenix 2772	1980	Sequel to The Phoenix (1978)
Kagemusha	1980
Eki Station	1981
The Wizard of Oz	1982	Based off the 1900s kids book, The Wizard of Oz.
Techno Police 21C	1982
The Highest Honor	1982
Deathquake (Jishin retto)	1983	aka Earthquake 7.9; released directly to TV in USA[128]
Golgo 13	1983	aka Golgo 13: The Professional; based on a manga comic book series. Also the first animated film to incorporate CGI animation.
The Makioka Sisters	1983
Sayonara Jupiter	October, 1983[129]	aka Bye Bye Jupiter; one scene which shows someone watching Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
Macross: Do You Remember Love?	1984
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer	1984
Godzilla 1985 (aka The Return of Godzilla)[130]	1984	The first Heisei Godzilla film, despite this film being made during the Showa period, since the Heisei period did not start until 1989. The first Godzilla film since Terror of Mechagodzilla, made back in 1975. The first time Godzilla is the main antagonist, since Mothra vs. Godzilla, made back in 1964. This is also which Godzilla grew to 80 meters rather than 50 meters.
Ran	1985
Vampire Hunter D	1985
Prussian Blue Portrait	1986
A Taxing Woman	1987
Neo Tokyo	1987
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis	1988
Grave of the Fireflies	1988	Co-production with Studio Ghibli.
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day	1988
Akira	1988
My Neighbor Totoro	1988	Co-production with Studio Ghibli.
Godzilla vs. Biollante	1989	The second Godzilla film in the Heisei series. The first official Godzilla film made during the Heisei era. The first Heisei Godzilla film in which Godzilla fights an enemy.
Gunhed	1989	aka Ganhedo[131]
Sweet Home	1989
Tokyo: The Last War	1989

1990s

Film	Release Date	Notes
Devil Hunter Yohko	1990
Only Yesterday	1991
Zeiram	1991	aka Zeiramu[132]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	1991	The first appearance of King Ghidorah in a movie since Godzilla vs. Gigan, made in 1972. This was considered one of the best Godzilla films of all time. This film is also controversial, because it shows Godzilla in his original form, a Godzillasaurus, attacking American soldiers during World War II. This also marks the first appearance of King Ghidorah's mechanical form, Mecha-King Ghidorah. Also Godzilla went up to 100 meters this time, instead of 80 meters as in the previous 2 Godzilla films.
Godzilla vs. Mothra	1992	The first appearance of Mothra since Destroy All Monsters, made in 1968. The second time Godzilla fights Mothra; this would be used for later Godzilla films.
Porco Rosso	1992
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	1993	The first appearance of Mechagodzilla since Terror of Mechagodzilla, made in 1975. Like the previous 2 appearances of Mechagodzilla, Mechagodzilla was the main antagonist. However, in this movie and Mechagodzilla's later appearances, Mechagodzilla is the hero and Godzilla is the villain. The first appearance of Godzilla's second son, here known as Baby Godzilla.
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla	1994	The first new monster Godzilla fights since the previous new monster Godzilla fought was Biollante, in the movie Godzilla vs. Biollante, made back in 1989. The 2nd appearance of Godzilla's second son, now known as Little Godzilla.
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (Toho only distributed this film)	1995	The first Toho Gamera film. The first Heisei Gamera film. The first Gamera film since Gamera: Super Monster made by Daiei back in 1980.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	1995	The last Heisei Godzilla film. The last Godzilla film until Godzilla (1998), and the last Toho Godzilla film until Godzilla 2000: Millennium. The 3rd and final appearance of Godzilla's second son, now known as Godzilla Junior.
Gakkō no Kaidan	1995	The first film of the Gakkō no Kaidan Series.
Gakkō no Kaidan 2	1996	The sequel to Gakkō no Kaidan
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (Toho only distributed this film)	1996	The 2nd Gamera film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy.
New Kimagure Orange Road: And Then, The Beginning of That Summer	1996
Rebirth of Mothra	1996	The first film of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. The first Mothra film without Godzilla since the 1961 film Mothra.
Gakkō no Kaidan 3	1997	The 3rd film of the Gakkō no Kaidan series.
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper	1997	The first film of the Detective Conan series.
Princess Mononoke	1997
Rebirth of Mothra II	1997	The 2nd film of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.
Rebirth of Mothra III	1998	The 3rd and final film of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.
Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target	1998	The second film of the Detective Conan series.
Godzilla	1998	Originally made and released by Tristar. Many fans considered this film to be the worst Godzilla film, along with All Monsters Attack and Godzilla vs. Megalon.
Ring	1998
Pokémon The First Movie	1998	The first Pokémon movie made. There would be later Pokémon movies made in the future. The film was originally made by the gaming company known as Nintendo.
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century	1999	The third film of the Detective Conan series.
Gakkō no Kaidan 4	1999	The last film of the Gakkō no Kaidan series.
Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (Toho only distributed this film)	1999	The 3rd and last film of the Heisei Gamera trilogy.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium	1999	The first Toho Godzilla film since Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, made in 1995. The first Millennium Godzilla film. This is also the only Millennium Godzilla film made in the 90s.
Pokémon The Movie 2000	1999	The 2nd Pokémon movie made. The last Pokémon movie made in the 90s. The sequel to the first Pokémon film known as Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo's Counterattack.

2000s

Film	Release Date	Notes
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes	2000	The 4th film of the Detective Conan series.
Pokémon 3: The Movie	2000	The 3rd film of the Pokémon animated series.
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus	2000	The 2nd film of the Millennium Godzilla series. The first Godzilla film to be released in the 2000s. Unlike the previous two series, this one has nothing to do with the previous film Godzilla 2000: Millennium.
Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven	2001	The 5th film of the Detective Conan Series.
Metropolis	2001
Merdeka 17805	2001	Co-production with Rapi Films from Indonesia.
Kairo	2001
Spirited Away	2001	Co-production with Studio Ghibli.
Inuyasha	2001-2004	Co-productions with Sunrise.
Pokémon 4Ever	2001	The 4th film of the Pokémon animated series. Originally it was going to be more on the G.S. Ball, but this was scrapped completely.
Beyblade	2001	Also known as Bakuten Shoot Beyblade The Movie: Gekitou!! Takao vs. Daichi.
Tottoko Hamtaro The Movie: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land	2001	The first film of the Hamtaro series.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack	2001	The 3rd entry of the Millennium Godzilla series; just like Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, it has nothing to do with the previous 2 Godzilla films and all the others, except for the first film.
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street	2002	The 6th film of the Detective Conan series.
Pokémon Heroes	2002	The 5th film of the Pokémon animated series. This also features Generation 3 Pokémon that appeared during Generation 2.
Trotting Hamtaro The Movie: Ham Ham Hamuja! The Captive Princess	2002	The 2nd film of the Hamtaro series.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla	2002	The 4th film of the Millennium series. Like the rest of the Millennium Godzilla series, none of the previous films have nothing to do with this film, except for the first film. However this is the only one to have a sequel, known as Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital	2003	The 7th film of the Detective Conan series.
One Missed Call	2003
Tottoko Hamtaro The Movie: Ham-Ham Grand Prix - Miracle in Aurora Valley - Ribbon-chan's Close Call!	2003	The 3rd film of the Hamtaro series.
Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S	2003	The 5th film of the Millennium Godzilla series. The only Millennium Godzilla film to be a sequel to a previous Millennium Godzilla film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. This film is also connected with Mothra.
Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker	2003	The 6th film of the Pokémon animated series.
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky	2004	The 8th film of the Detective Conan series.
Howl's Moving Castle	2004	Co-production with Studio Ghibli.
Naruto the Movie	2004
Godzilla: Final Wars	2004	The final Godzilla film of the Millennium series. The first and only Godzilla film to have nothing to do with any Godzilla film before it, even the first film. The last Godzilla film until Godzilla in 2014. The last Toho Godzilla film until Shin Godzilla in 2016.
Steamboy	2004
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	2004
Tottoko Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! The Movie: Hamtaro and the Demon of the Mysterious Picture Book Tower	2004	The 4th film of the Hamtaro series.
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys	2004	The 7th film of the Pokémon animated series.
Lolerei	2005
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths	2005	The 9th film of the Detective Conan series.
Always Sanchōme no Yūhi	2005
Naruto the Movie 2	2005	The sequel to Naruto the Movie.
Densha Otoko	2005
NANA	2005
Arashi no Yoru ni	2005
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew	2005	The 8th film of the Pokémon animated series. This features Lucario, a Pokémon of the next Generation after Generation 3.
Bleach: Memories of Nobody	2006
Dōbutsu no Mori	2006	Co-production with O.L.M., Nintendo, and Shogakukan.
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem	2006	The tenth film of the Detective Conan series.
Nada Sousou	2006
NANA2	2006	The sequel to NANA.
Nihon Chinbotsu (Japan Sinks)	2006
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea	2006	The 9th film of the Pokémon animated series.
Rough	2006
Touch	2006
Always Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi	2007	Godzilla makes a special cameo appearance is this film. The first Toho film to feature Godzilla since Godzilla: Final Wars
Eiga De Tojo-Tamagotchi: Dokidoki! Uchuu no Maigotchi!?	2007
Hero	2007
Crows Zero	2007
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure	2007	The 11th film of the Detective Conan Series.
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai	2007	The tenth film of the Pokemon animated series.
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	2008	The 11th film of the Pokemon animated series.
Hana Yori Dango Final	2008
Ponyo on the Cliff	2008
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End	2008	The first film of the 20th Century Boy series.
I Survived a Japanese Game Show	2008
Mystery of the Third Planet	2008
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear	2008	The 12th film of the Detective Conan series.
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope and 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption	2009	The sequels to 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End.
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Spaceblazer	2009	A sequel to the 1980 film.
Crows Zero 2	2009	The sequel to Crows Zero.
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser	2009	The 13th film of the Detective Conan series.
April Bride	2009
Rookies	2009
Gokusen: The Movie	2009
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess	2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	2009	The 12th film of the Pokemon animated series.
I Give My First Love to You	2009
Shizumanu Taiyō	2009
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva	2009

2010s

Film	Release date	Notes
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King	2010	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Liar Game: The Final Stage	2010
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky	2010	The 14th film of the Detective Conan series.
Confessions	2010
Bayside Shakedown 3	2010
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions	2010	The 13th film for the Pokemon animated series before Spirit International distributed them.
Arrietty	2010
Hanamizuki	2010
Colorful (film)	2010
Umizaru 3: The Last Message	2010	Another sequel to Umizaru.
13 Assassins	2010
Gantz	2011	Also known as Gantz: Perfect Answer
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels	2011	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence	2011	The 15th film of the Detective Conan series.
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom (2011)	2011	The 14th film(s) for the Pokemon animated series before Spirit International distributed them. This is also the first Pokemon film(s) to be the same story, but the other version has the legendary Pokemon Reshiram and Zekrom reversed.
From Up on Poppy Hill	2011
Unfair 2: The Answer	2011	The sequel to Unfair.
A Ghost of a Chance	2011
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo	2011
Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64	2012
Ace Attorney	2012
Blue Exorcist: The Movie	2012	Co-production with A-1 Pictures.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure	2012	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker	2012	The 16th film of the Detective Conan series.
Thermae Romae	2012	The first film of the Thermae Romae series.
Brave Hearts: Umizaru	2012
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice	2012	The 15th film for the Pokemon animated series before Spirit International distributed them.
The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki	2012
Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess	2012
Bayside Shakedown The Final	2012	The final Bayside Shakedown film.
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum	2013	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea	2013	The 17th film of The Detective Conan series.
Midsummer's Equation	2013
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened	2013	The 16th film for the Pokemon animated series before Spirit International distributed them.
The Wind Rises	2013
Gatchaman	2013
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	2013
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie	2013	The 17th film of the Detective Conan series. The 2nd film in the Lupin the Third series. This is also a team-up between 2 different series which appeared in one film, similar to King Kong vs. Godzilla.
The Eternal Zero	2013
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper	2014	The 18th film of the Detective Conan series.
Thermae Romae II	2014	The 2nd film of the Thermae Romae series.
A Bolt from the Blue	2014
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	2014	The 17th film of the Pokemon animated series. The beginning of Spirit International's distribution of the Pokémon films.
When Marnie Was There	2014
Godzilla	2014	The first Godzilla film since Godzilla: Final Wars. The first American Godzilla film since Godzilla (1998). The first Godzilla film made by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. The first film of the MonsterVerse series. The first Godzilla MonsterVerse film. This would be the first Godzilla film made since Godzilla: Final Wars, until Toho's Shin Godzilla.
Stand by Me Doraemon	2014	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Lupin III	2014	The 3rd film of the Lupin the Third Series. It is actually the 4th film if you count Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie.
A Samurai Chronicle	2014
Parasyte: Part 1	2014	The first film of the Parasyte series.
The Last: Naruto the Movie	2014	The last film of the Naruto series until Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
Blue Spring Ride	2014
The Vancouver Asahi	2014
Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: The Secret is Created, Nyan!	2014	The first Yo-Kai Watch film for the Yo-Kai Watch TV series, similar to the Pokémon animated series.
Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes	2015	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Assassination Classroom	2015
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!	2015
Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno	2015	The last film of the Detective Conan series.
Parasyte: Part 2	2015	The 2nd film of the Parasyte series.
Flying Colors	2015
The Boy and the Beast	2015
Hero	2015
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	2015	The 18th film of the Pokémon animated series. International distribution is handled by Spirit International.
Dragon Blade (film)	2015	Co-production with Studio Ghibli.
Attack on Titan	2015	It is also known as Attack on Titan: End of the World. The first official Toho monster film made in live action since Godzilla: Final Wars, which was made in 2004.
Boruto: Naruto the Movie	2015	The first Naruto film since The Last: Naruto the Movie.
Unfair: The End	2015	The last film of the Unfair series.
Shin Godzilla	2016	The first Toho Godzilla film since Godzilla: Final Wars. The first Toho Godzilla film to use two directors. The first appearance of Godzilla in an official Toho film since his cameo appearance in the 2007 film Always Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi. The first appearance of Godzilla since the 2014 film Godzilla. The first of the post-Millennium Godzilla series. The first Godzilla film in which he is the only monster in the movie since the 1954 film Godzilla and the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla.
Your name.	2016
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel	2016	The 19th film of the Pokémon animated series.
Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi	2017	Another sequel to the Doraemon series.
Kong: Skull Island	2017	The second MonsterVerse film. The first King Kong film since the 2005 remake of King Kong. The first MonsterVerse film which does not have Godzilla in it, except for the post-credits scene which feature cave drawings of Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan, with the last cave drawing showing Godzilla fighting King Ghidorah, after which Godzilla's roar is heard when the screen goes black, hinting at the upcoming 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The first King Kong reboot film since King Kong vs. Godzilla and King Kong Escapes.
Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri	2017
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters	2017	The first animated Godzilla film. The second film of the post-Millennium series. It has been said that it will be the first of a trilogy, with two later animated Godzilla films coming soon after this one.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!	2017	The 20th film of the Pokemon animated series. This film will be distributed by Spirit International Pictures.
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island	2018
Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~	2018
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle	2018
Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story	2018	Based on Pokémon: the Movie 2000 and Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands
Mirai	2018
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes	2018

Upcoming

Film	Release Date	Notes
Godzilla: The Planet Eater	2018
Godzilla: King of the Monsters	2019	Under license to Toho, a Legendary Pictures production. The third MonsterVerse film. The second MonsterVerse Godzilla film.
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu	2019	Based on a game of the same name.
Godzilla vs. Kong	2020	Under license to Toho, a Legendary Pictures production and a crossover film. The fourth MonsterVerse film. The third MonsterVerse Godzilla film and the second MonsterVerse King Kong film.

Headquarters

Toho's headquarters, the Toho Hibiya Building (東宝日比谷ビル, Tōhō Hibiya Biru), are in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company moved into its current headquarters in April 2005.^[133]

See also

• TohoScope
• Tomisaburo Wakayama
• Tsuburaya Productions
• Toho Studios
• Daiei Film
• Nikkatsu
• Toei Company
• Shochiku
• Shintoho
• Kadokawa Pictures

References

Further reading

• Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda, Peter H. Brothers (AuthorHouse, 2009).
• The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography, Stuart Galbraith IV (Scarecrow Press, 2008)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toho.

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website (in English)
• Official Toho's YouTube channel.
• Toho Pictures official website
• TOHO-TOWA Company, Limited official website
• TOWA PICTURES Company, Ltd. official website
• Toho at Anime News Network's encyclopedia