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'''Availability:''' Seen on films made by Shochiku Kinema in 1930. | '''Availability:''' Seen on films made by Shochiku Kinema in 1930. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The dark background and the archer may creep some. The silence also doesn't help, either, and the logo is very shaky. | ||
===3rd Logo (1931)=== | ===3rd Logo (1931)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Presumably seen on films produced by Shochiku Kinema at the Ōfuna Films studio in 1936. | '''Availability:''' Presumably seen on films produced by Shochiku Kinema at the Ōfuna Films studio in 1936. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' This is the first use of the iconic shot of Mt. Fuji. | ||
==Shochiku Films== | ==Shochiku Films== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on Shochiku productions from 1949 and 1950. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Shochiku productions from 1949 and 1950. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' The fast pace and darkness of the logo might be jarring for some. | ||
===7th Logo (1951)=== | ===7th Logo (1951)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on Shochiku films from the era. Outside of Japan, it is usually kept intact on US releases of Japanese films and anime released by Shochiku such as the 2003 version of ''Zatoichi'' (distributed by [[Miramax Films|Miramax]]), ''Tsubasa Chronicle/xxxHoliC: The Movies'' (2005), ''Vexille'' (2007), ''Shinobi: Heart Under Blade'' (2005) (all distributed by [[Funimation]]), and the ''K-On!'' movie (2011, distributed by [[Sentai Filmworks]]). Its earliest appearence was on ''Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: the Sealed Card''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Shochiku films from the era. Outside of Japan, it is usually kept intact on US releases of Japanese films and anime released by Shochiku such as the 2003 version of ''Zatoichi'' (distributed by [[Miramax Films|Miramax]]), ''Tsubasa Chronicle/xxxHoliC: The Movies'' (2005), ''Vexille'' (2007), ''Shinobi: Heart Under Blade'' (2005) (all distributed by [[Funimation]]), and the ''K-On!'' movie (2011, distributed by [[Sentai Filmworks]]). Its earliest appearence was on ''Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: the Sealed Card''. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' This is a very nice, professionally-done logo. | ||
===12th Logo (December 2014, 2019-)=== | ===12th Logo (December 2014, 2019-)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Precedes the "Mt. Fuji VIII" logo on several films made in 2015. | '''Availability:''' Precedes the "Mt. Fuji VIII" logo on several films made in 2015. | ||
''' | '''Legacy:''' It was a logo to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the entire company (from its beginnings in kabuki theater). | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese logos]] | [[Category:Japanese logos]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese film logos]] | [[Category:Japanese film logos]] | ||