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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 features in 29 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. | 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 features in 29 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. | ||
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|Toho7.PNG.png|1st Logo (1937-1938) | |||
|Toho9.PNG.png|2nd Logo (1938) | |||
|Toho11.PNG.png|3rd Logo (1938-1939) | |||
|Toho13.PNG.png|4th Logo (1938) | |||
|Toho1.jpeg|5th Logo (1938) | |||
|Toho4.jpeg|6th Logo (1939) | |||
|Toho_space_1940.jpeg|7th Logo (1940) | |||
|Toho_rocky.jpeg|8th Logo (1941-1942) | |||
|Toho_1942_shadow.png|9th Logo (1942) | |||
|Toho_katakana.jpeg|10th Logo (1942) | |||
|Toho_cracked_wall.jpeg|11th Logo (1943) | |||
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|Toho_musical_staff_logo.jpeg|1st Logo (1944) | |||
|Toho3.jpeg|2nd Logo (1946-1947) | |||
|Toho_torches.jpeg|3rd Logo (1946) | |||
|Toho_zooming_out.jpeg|4th Logo (1947) | |||
|Toho_lights_1947_2.jpeg|5th Logo (1947-1948) | |||
|Toho-Shintoho1.jpeg|6th Logo (1947-1948) | |||
|Toho_1948_grey.jpeg|7th Logo (1948) | |||
|Toho_marble_1949.jpeg|8th Logo (1948) | |||
|Toho_town_1950.jpeg|9th Logo (1949-1950) | |||
|Toho_flower_field_1.jpeg|10th Logo (1949, 1953) | |||
|Toho_sky_1950.jpeg|11th Logo (1950) | |||
|Toho_frame_1952.jpeg|12th Logo (1950-1952) | |||
|Toho_1952_sunburst.jpg|13th Logo (1952-1955) | |||
|Toho_shining_1953_clouds.jpeg|14th Logo (1953) | |||
|Toho_shining_1.jpeg|15th Logo (1954-1965, 1985, July 29, 2016) | |||
|Toho-Pan-Scope-(1958).png|16th Logo (1958) | |||
|TOYrpA_kgTxyLtEJqAaPQQ20054.jpg|17th Logo (1965-1997, 2000s) | |||
|Toho_1993.jpg|18th Logo (1993- ) | |||
|Toho_2020.jpeg|19th Logo (1st North American logo) (December 3, 2020- ) | |||
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== Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. == | == Toho Eiga Co., Ltd. == | ||
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=== | === 6th Logo (1939)=== | ||
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File:Toho4.jpeg | File:Toho4.jpeg | ||
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=== | === 7th 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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=== | ===8th 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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=== | ===9th 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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=== | ===10th Logo (1942)=== | ||
[[File:Toho katakana.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Toho katakana.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
TBA | TBA | ||
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===11th Logo (1943) === | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:toho cracked wall.jpeg | File:toho cracked wall.jpeg | ||