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'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Learn from Experience Part I''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Learn from Experience Part I''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Nothing to ride home about. The only notable thing is the fact that this was the first appearance of the iconic logo. This would be used for the rest of the company's logos. | ||
===2nd Logo (1938)=== | === 2nd Logo (1938)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho9.PNG.png | File:Toho9.PNG.png | ||
File:Toho10.PNG.png | File:Toho10.PNG.png | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 5th Logo (1938) === | ===5th Logo (1938)=== | ||
[[File:Toho1.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho1.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' On a textured white background with black patterns, the Toho emblem and company name is seen drawn on. | '''Logo:''' On a textured white background with black patterns, the Toho emblem and company name is seen drawn on. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 7th Logo (1939) === | === 7th Logo (1939)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho4.jpeg | File:Toho4.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 8th Logo (1940) === | === 8th Logo (1940)=== | ||
[[File:Toho space 1940.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho space 1940.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Nickname:''' "Toho in Space" | '''Nickname:''' "Toho in Space" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 9th Logo (1941-1942) === | ===9th Logo (1941-1942) === | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:toho rocky.jpeg | File:toho rocky.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 10th Logo (1942) === | ===10th Logo (1942)=== | ||
[[File:Toho 1942 shadow.png|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho 1942 shadow.png|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' We see the Toho emblem and company name in a dark environment, barely visible. A light then illuminates the logo, casting a prominent shadow to the right. | '''Logo:''' We see the Toho emblem and company name in a dark environment, barely visible. A light then illuminates the logo, casting a prominent shadow to the right. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 11th Logo (1942) === | ===11th Logo (1942)=== | ||
[[File:Toho katakana.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho katakana.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
TBA | TBA | ||
=== 12th Logo (1943) === | ===12th Logo (1943) === | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:toho cracked wall.jpeg | File:toho cracked wall.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
== Toho Co., Ltd. == | ==Toho Co., Ltd.== | ||
=== 1st Logo (1944) === | === 1st Logo (1944)=== | ||
[[File:Toho musical staff logo.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho musical staff logo.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' On a sunburst background (which can be barely seen), a large model of the Toho emblem is seen suspended above ground. Below is a rotating model of a musical staff, with the company name inscribed. | '''Logo:''' On a sunburst background (which can be barely seen), a large model of the Toho emblem is seen suspended above ground. Below is a rotating model of a musical staff, with the company name inscribed. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1946-1947) === | ===2nd Logo (1946-1947)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho2.jpeg | File:Toho2.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 3rd Logo (1946) === | ===3rd Logo (1946)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho torches.jpeg | File:Toho torches.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 4th Logo (1947) === | ===4th Logo (1947)=== | ||
[[File:Toho zooming out.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho zooming out.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Toho emblem. We then zoom out from the emblem, revealing the company name below. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Toho emblem. We then zoom out from the emblem, revealing the company name below. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 5th Logo (1947-1948) === | ===5th Logo (1947-1948)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
Toho lights 1947 2.jpeg | Toho lights 1947 2.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 6th Logo (1947-1948) === | ===6th Logo (1947-1948)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho-Shintoho1.jpeg | File:Toho-Shintoho1.jpeg | ||
File:Toho-Shintoho2.jpeg | File:Toho-Shintoho2.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 7th Logo (1948) === | ===7th Logo (1948)=== | ||
[[File:Toho 1948 grey.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho 1948 grey.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' On a grey background, the Toho emblem is seen in white, with the company name below. | '''Logo:''' On a grey background, the Toho emblem is seen in white, with the company name below. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 8th Logo (1948) === | === 8th Logo (1948)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho marble 1949.jpeg | File:Toho marble 1949.jpeg | ||
File:Toho marble 1948.jpeg | File:Toho marble 1948.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 9th Logo (1949-1950) === | ===9th Logo (1949-1950) === | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho town 1950.jpeg | File:Toho town 1950.jpeg | ||
File:Toho town 1949.jpeg | File:Toho town 1949.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 10th Logo (1949, 1953) === | ===10th Logo (1949, 1953)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho flower field 1.jpeg | File:Toho flower field 1.jpeg | ||
File:Toho flower field 2.jpeg | File:Toho flower field 2.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 11th Logo (1950) === | ===11th Logo (1950) === | ||
[[File:Toho sky 1950.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho sky 1950.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' On a cloud background, the Toho emblem in black is seen, with a banner displaying the company name below. Animated sun rays are seen behind the logo. | '''Logo:''' On a cloud background, the Toho emblem in black is seen, with a banner displaying the company name below. Animated sun rays are seen behind the logo. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 12th Logo (1950-1952) === | ===12th Logo (1950-1952)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho frame 1952.jpeg | File:Toho frame 1952.jpeg | ||
File:Toho frame 1951.jpeg | File:Toho frame 1951.jpeg | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' TBA | '''Editor's Note:''' TBA | ||
=== 13th Logo (1952-1955) === | ===13th Logo (1952-1955)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho 1952 sunburst.jpg | File:Toho 1952 sunburst.jpg | ||
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'''Availability:''' TBA | '''Availability:''' TBA | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' The spinning lights are notable for being used for the first time here, and for the rest of the logos below. | ||
=== 14th Logo (1953) === | ===14th Logo (1953)=== | ||
[[File:Toho shining 1953 clouds.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho shining 1953 clouds.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
'''Logo:''' Similar to before, except the lines are aquamarine is shown over a sky background with some clouds below. The emblem and the company name (which are already there) is in orange. | '''Logo:''' Similar to before, except the lines are aquamarine is shown over a sky background with some clouds below. The emblem and the company name (which are already there) is in orange. | ||
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'''Availability:''' TBA | '''Availability:''' TBA | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' This was the first appearance of the lights in color. | ||
=== 15th Logo (1954-1965, 1985, 2016) === | ===15th Logo (1954-1965, 1985, 2016) === | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho shining 1.jpeg | File:Toho shining 1.jpeg | ||
File:Toho shining 2.jpeg | File:Toho shining 2.jpeg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:TohoScope1.jpg | File:TohoScope1.jpg | ||
File:TohoScope2.jpg | File:TohoScope2.jpg | ||
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'''Variant:''' | '''Variant:''' | ||
*On films in TohoScope, "TOHO" and "SCOPE" are on the left and right sides of the circle in a huge font. | * On films in TohoScope, "TOHO" and "SCOPE" are on the left and right sides of the circle in a huge font. | ||
*The distribution variant reads "TOHO COMPANY LTD. DISTRIBUTION" in Japanese. The rotating stripes are much slower and slightly blurry in this variant. | *The distribution variant reads "TOHO COMPANY LTD. DISTRIBUTION" in Japanese. The rotating stripes are much slower and slightly blurry in this variant. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on releases from this period, such as ''Rodan'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', and ''The Mysterians''. The distribution variant is much more common and is known to plaster older logos on many films, such as ''Stray Dog'' (1949) and ''Sugata Sanshiro'' (1943). The 1950s color version makes a surprise appearance on the 2016 movie ''Shin Godzilla'', after the 2000s version. | '''Availability:''' Common. Seen on releases from this period, such as ''Rodan'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', and ''The Mysterians''. The distribution variant is much more common and is known to plaster older logos on many films, such as ''Stray Dog'' (1949) and ''Sugata Sanshiro'' (1943). The 1950s color version makes a surprise appearance on the 2016 movie ''Shin Godzilla'', after the 2000s version. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Just another colorized version. | ||
=== 16th Logo (1958) === | ===16th Logo (1958)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Toho-Pan-Scope-(1958).png | File:Toho-Pan-Scope-(1958).png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Editor's Note''': None. | '''Editor's Note''': None. | ||
=== 17th Logo (1965-1997, 2000s) === | ===17th Logo (1965-1997, 2000s)=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:gSmgKZAa61jid1lTT6WMQQ47944.jpg | File:gSmgKZAa61jid1lTT6WMQQ47944.jpg | ||
File:tOYrpA_kgTxyLtEJqAaPQQ20054.jpg | File:tOYrpA_kgTxyLtEJqAaPQQ20054.jpg | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* Some movies had an English-translated logo (with "TOHO" written in the circle and/or "TOHO COMPANY, LTD." in English, replacing the kanji). A still shot of this variant can be seen on the trailer for the anime film ''Metropolis''. | *Some movies had an English-translated logo (with "TOHO" written in the circle and/or "TOHO COMPANY, LTD." in English, replacing the kanji). A still shot of this variant can be seen on the trailer for the anime film ''Metropolis''. | ||
* The distribution variant also has "TOHO COMPANY, LTD. DISTRIBUTION" in Japanese, unlike previous logos. There are color and B&W variants and still version which used on trailer of Toho distributed films. It was seen on Toho distributed films like ''Kuroneko'' (1968), ''Under the Flag of Rising Sun'' (1972), ''Dodes'ka-den'' (1970), ''Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965) and others. | *The distribution variant also has "TOHO COMPANY, LTD. DISTRIBUTION" in Japanese, unlike previous logos. There are color and B&W variants and still version which used on trailer of Toho distributed films. It was seen on Toho distributed films like ''Kuroneko'' (1968), ''Under the Flag of Rising Sun'' (1972), ''Dodes'ka-den'' (1970), ''Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965) and others. | ||
* The print circle was seen on ''Godzilla Unleashed'' for the Nintendo DS, as well as some Classic Media DVD releases of Toho material. | *The print circle was seen on ''Godzilla Unleashed'' for the Nintendo DS, as well as some Classic Media DVD releases of Toho material. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The rotating stripes which emit small sparks of light. | '''FX/SFX:''' The rotating stripes which emit small sparks of light. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' The logo is one of the most well-known in its home country, and although rather simplistic, is still really nice. | '''Editor's Note:''' The logo is one of the most well-known in its home country, and although rather simplistic, is still really nice. | ||
=== 18th Logo (1993- ) === | ===18th Logo (1993- )=== | ||
[[File:Toho 1993.jpg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho 1993.jpg|center|350px]] | ||
{{YouTube|id=595TdGG1ygM}} | {{YouTube|id=595TdGG1ygM}} | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' A great update to the previous logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' A great update to the previous logo. | ||
=== 19th Logo (2020- ) === | ===19th Logo (2020- ) === | ||
{{YouTube|id=Ibh-3AKuTE4}} | {{YouTube|id=Ibh-3AKuTE4}} | ||