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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
'''Toei Company''' is a Japanese film company founded in 1949 during the dismantling of the traditional Japanese film industry, as a result of some of the oldest elements of motion picture producers Makino, Tokyo Film Distribution, and Ohizumi Films. In its early years, Toei preferred to build local cinemas in villages and near train stations more than make good movies. In 1956, Toei established an animation division, [[Toei Animation | '''Toei Company''' is a Japanese film company founded in 1949 during the dismantling of the traditional Japanese film industry, as a result of some of the oldest elements of motion picture producers Makino, Tokyo Film Distribution, and Ohizumi Films. In its early years, Toei preferred to build local cinemas in villages and near train stations more than make good movies. In 1956, Toei established an animation division, [[Toei Animation|Toei Animation Company Limited]] at the former Tokyo-Ōizumi animation studio, purchasing the assets of Japan Animated Films. In 1960, Toei established Daini Toei (later [[New Toei|New Toei]]) to produce and distribute more gendaigeki films, where it's being a genre of Japanese drama that deals with contemporary life. The company is also best known for producing television shows (mainly coming from the Tokusatsu genre) such as the ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai'' series. | ||
===1st Logo (1950s?) === | ===1st Logo (1950s?) === | ||
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* The Thorn EMI release of ''Roaring Fire'' has the variant with the text "TOEI COMPANY, LTD. Presents" fading in below. | * The Thorn EMI release of ''Roaring Fire'' has the variant with the text "TOEI COMPANY, LTD. Presents" fading in below. | ||
* It is not known if it appeared on any prints of ''Fist of the North Star'' (1986) but all known versions currently available do have an in-credit reference to Toei at the beginning of the film. | * It is not known if it appeared on any prints of ''Fist of the North Star'' (1986) but all known versions currently available do have an in-credit reference to Toei at the beginning of the film. | ||
* Don't expect it to appear on current prints of the [[Kadokawa Shoten | * Don't expect it to appear on current prints of the [[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa Shoten]]-produced films that they distributed. | ||
* It may have been on older prints of ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' but no evidence has shown up as of yet. | * It may have been on older prints of ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' but no evidence has shown up as of yet. | ||
* It was also probably seen on the earliest prints of ''Castle In The Sky'' and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' but has since been replaced on most home video releases of both films with the current [[Studio Ghibli | * It was also probably seen on the earliest prints of ''Castle In The Sky'' and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' but has since been replaced on most home video releases of both films with the current [[Studio Ghibli|Studio Ghibli]] logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Quite possibly the most famous Japanese film logo, or at least outside of Japan. | '''Editor's Note:''' Quite possibly the most famous Japanese film logo, or at least outside of Japan. | ||