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===8th Logo (1951-1980)=== | ===8th Logo (1951-1980)=== | ||
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "Mt. Fuji IV", "Fuji-san IV", "松竹", "松竹映画" "The New Mount Fuji" "Mt. Fuji In Color" | |||
<u>Nicknames:</u> "Mt. Fuji IV", "Fuji-san IV", "松竹", "松竹映画" "The New Mount Fuji" | |||
<u>Logo:</u> We see a picture of Mount Fuji with moving clouds. The kanji "松竹映画" (which means "Shochiku Films") and a small fan (Shochiku's emblem) fade in. | <u>Logo:</u> We see a picture of Mount Fuji with moving clouds. The kanji "松竹映画" (which means "Shochiku Films") and a small fan (Shochiku's emblem) fade in. | ||
<u>Variant:</u> On Shochiku films produced in GrandScope (which is similar to CinemaScope), the katakana "グランドスコープ" (which means "GrandScope") zooms in. After a while, the text fades out before the company name and fan fade in. | <u>Variant:</u> On Shochiku films produced in GrandScope (which is similar to CinemaScope), the katakana "グランドスコープ" (which means "GrandScope") zooms in. After a while, the text fades out before the company name and fan fade in, and the Mt. Fuji and the clouds is different. | ||
<u>FX/SFX:</u> The moving clouds and the fading in. Nice effects for its time, though... | <u>FX/SFX:</u> The moving clouds and the fading in. Nice effects for its time, though... | ||
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Usually silent. On some movies dubbed by American International Television, that logo's 1967 theme was used. | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> Usually silent or the opening theme of the film. On some movies dubbed by American International Television, that logo's 1967 theme was used. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Seen on a lot of Japanese movies and tokusatsu of the time period. Shochiku released some very famous films directed by Yasujiro Ozu (up to and including his final film in 1962, ''An Autumn Afternoon'') among others, so be on the lookout. | <u>Availability:</u> Seen on a lot of Japanese movies and tokusatsu of the time period. Shochiku released some very famous films directed by Yasujiro Ozu (up to and including his final film in 1962, ''An Autumn Afternoon'') among others, so be on the lookout. | ||
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===9th Logo (1980-1993)=== | ===9th Logo (1980-1993)=== | ||
<u>Nicknames:</u> "Mt. Fuji V", "Fuji-san V" | <center> | ||
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "Mt. Fuji V", "Fuji-san V" "The Windy Mt. Fuji" | |||
<u>Logo:</u> It's basically a redone variant of the previous logo, with an orange light behind the mountain at the beginning of the logo to constitute the transition between the beginning and duration of the day. The text and the Shochiku Fan fades in, which looks streamlined from its previous appearance. | <u>Logo:</u> It's basically a redone variant of the previous logo, with an orange light behind the mountain at the beginning of the logo to constitute the transition between the beginning and duration of the day. The text and the Shochiku Fan fades in, which looks streamlined from its previous appearance. | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None or the opening theme of the film. | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Seen on Shochiku films from the era. | <u>Availability:</u> Seen on Shochiku films from the era. Also, it was spotted on Kinji Fukasaku's ''Fall Guy'' and a Japanese dub version of ''Heart of Dragon'' (which plasters the Golden Harvest 1978 logo on the Fortune Star DVD release) and a Tora-san film series from the era. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> None. | ||