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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
Shochiku (松竹) was founded in 1895 as a kabuki theater company. Its name was read as | '''Shochiku''' (松竹) was founded in 1895 as a kabuki theater company. Its name was read as '''Matsutake''' after the founders, Matsujirou Shirai and Takejirou Otani, until 1937, when it was officially changed to "Shochiku", the Chinese reading of the name, as opposed to the initial Japanese. The film production division, '''Shochiku Kinema''', was established in 1920, with its main studio initially at Kamata until 1936, when they relocated to Ōfuna (near the city of Kamakura). | ||
=== 1st Logo (1929) === | === 1st Logo (1929) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1930) === | === 2nd Logo (1930) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' The dark background and the archer may creep some. The silence also doesn't help, either, and the logo is very shaky. | '''Editor's Note:''' 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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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 4th Logo (1932) === | === 4th Logo (1932) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 5th Logo (1933) === | === 5th Logo (1933) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 6th Logo (1934) === | === 6th Logo (1934) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 7th Logo (1935-1936) === | === 7th Logo (1935-1936) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 8th Logo (1936) === | === 8th Logo (1936) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This is the first use of the iconic shot of Mt. Fuji. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is the first use of the iconic shot of Mt. Fuji. | ||
== Shochiku Films == | == Shochiku Films == | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
In 1937, Shochiku Kinema (film) and Shochiku Kōgyō (theater) merged into one company: Shochiku Films (松竹映画); The company headquarters is currently located at Chuo, Tokyo. From this point, films were mostly released under the Shochiku Films name; however, some were occasionally released under the Ōfuna Films name, but without the Shochiku Kinema byline. Shochiku is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and the oldest of Japan's "Big Four" film studios. | In 1937, Shochiku Kinema (film) and Shochiku Kōgyō (theater) merged into one company: '''Shochiku Films''' (松竹映画); The company headquarters is currently located at Chuo, Tokyo. From this point, films were mostly released under the Shochiku Films name; however, some were occasionally released under the '''Ōfuna Films''' name, but without the Shochiku Kinema byline. Shochiku is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and the oldest of Japan's "Big Four" film studios. | ||
=== 1st Logo (Ōfuna Films) (1936-1940?) === | === 1st Logo (Ōfuna Films) (1936-1940?) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 2nd Logo (1937-1943, 1945-1946) === | === 2nd Logo (1937-1943, 1945-1946) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 3rd Logo (1943-1944) === | === 3rd Logo (1943-1944) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 4th Logo (1947) === | === 4th Logo (1947) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 5th Logo (1948) === | === 5th Logo (1948) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 6th Logo (1949-1950) === | === 6th Logo (1949-1950) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' The fast pace and darkness of the logo might be jarring for some. | '''Editor's Note:''' The fast pace and darkness of the logo might be jarring for some. | ||
=== 7th Logo (1951) === | === 7th Logo (1951) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 8th Logo (1951-1980) === | === 8th Logo (1951-1980) === | ||
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* 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 appearance of Mt. Fuji, the kanji, the fan and the clouds is different. | * 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 appearance of Mt. Fuji, the kanji, the fan and the clouds is different. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The moving clouds and the fading in. Nice effects for its time | '''FX/SFX:''' The moving clouds and the fading in. Nice effects for its time. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent or the opening theme of the film. On some movies dubbed by American International Television, that logo's 1967 theme was used. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent or the opening theme of the film. On some movies dubbed by American International Television, that logo's 1967 theme was used. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 9th Logo (1980-1994?) === | === 9th Logo (1980-1994?) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 10th Logo (1993-2003) === | === 10th Logo (1993-2003) === | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The clouds clearing, and the blue light of the text. | '''FX/SFX:''' The clouds clearing, and the blue light of the text. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA | '''Music/Sounds:''' TBA. | ||
'''Availability:''' TBA. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 11th Logo (2003-2014) === | === 11th Logo (2003-2014) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This is a very nice, professionally-done logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is a very nice, professionally-done logo. | ||
=== 12th Logo (December 2014, October 19, 2021) === | === 12th Logo (December 2014, October 19, 2021) === | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 13th Logo (January 10, 2015- ) === | |||
=== 13th Logo (January 10, 2015-) === | |||
{{Gallery | {{Gallery | ||
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<youtube width="329" height="186">8u-G4eee50A</youtube> | <youtube width="329" height="186">8u-G4eee50A</youtube> | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== 14th Logo (January 10-December 2015) === | === 14th Logo (January 10-December 2015) === | ||