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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 (the other "Big Four" studios are [[Toho Co., Ltd.|Toho]], [[Toei Company|Toei]], and [[Kadokawa Pictures|Kadokawa]]). | 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 (the other "Big Four" studios are [[Toho Co., Ltd.|Toho]], [[Toei Company|Toei]], and [[Kadokawa Pictures|Kadokawa]]). | ||
The logo most consistently used is of Japan's Mount Fuji, paralleling the Paramount Pictures mountain logo. | The logo most consistently used is of Japan's Mount Fuji, paralleling the [[Paramount Pictures]] mountain logo. | ||
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'''Logo:''' An updated version of the last logo, with more clouds. In the center of the screen, Shochiku's name and the name of the Ōfuna Films studio, separated into two halves by the symbol of the newly-merged company, can be seen. | '''Logo:''' An updated version of the last logo, with more clouds. In the center of the screen, Shochiku's name and the name of the Ōfuna Films studio, separated into two halves by the symbol of the newly-merged company, can be seen. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Live action. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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'''Logo:''' The logo opens to a scene of the symbol of the consolidated Shochiku company on a spinning paper fan or wheel. The characters "松竹映畫" (meaning "Shochiku Films") "flip" into the frame above the fan. These are followed by the characters "製作" on the bottom left of the fan and "提供" on the bottom right (meaning "production" and "offering/sponsoring", respectively, here used in the sense of the English word "presents"). Then, the company's full name appears below the fan, and the image fades out. This time, all kanji are written from left to right. | '''Logo:''' The logo opens to a scene of the symbol of the consolidated Shochiku company on a spinning paper fan or wheel. The characters "松竹映畫" (meaning "Shochiku Films") "flip" into the frame above the fan. These are followed by the characters "製作" on the bottom left of the fan and "提供" on the bottom right (meaning "production" and "offering/sponsoring", respectively, here used in the sense of the English word "presents"). Then, the company's full name appears below the fan, and the image fades out. This time, all kanji are written from left to right. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Live action. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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'''Logo:''' The logo opens with a bouquet of flowers and a glass-like ring spinning around it. Five stars and the kanji for Shochiku Films (now displayed as "松竹映画" from this point on) can be seen on the ring. Below the bouquet is the year 1947, written in transparent numbers. | '''Logo:''' The logo opens with a bouquet of flowers and a glass-like ring spinning around it. Five stars and the kanji for Shochiku Films (now displayed as "松竹映画" from this point on) can be seen on the ring. Below the bouquet is the year 1947, written in transparent numbers. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Live action. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a background with stars that shine occasionally, the Shochiku symbol can be seen. A bouquet of flowers balancing on a spinning globe, lit from the back, appears behind it. The symbol retreats into the background and disappears when it reaches the bouquet. Then, the words for "Shochiku Films" appear above the bouquet. The year 1948 on the globe appears from the right and the globe stops spinning when the numbers are directly under the bouquet. | '''Logo:''' On a background with stars that shine occasionally, the Shochiku symbol can be seen. A bouquet of flowers balancing on a spinning globe, lit from the back, appears behind it. The symbol retreats into the background and disappears when it reaches the bouquet. Then, the words for "Shochiku Films" appear above the bouquet. The year 1948 on the globe appears from the right and the globe stops spinning when the numbers are directly under the bouquet. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Practical effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Various different fanfares, depending on the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Various different fanfares, depending on the film. | ||
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'''Variant:''' On the 1950 variant, the words are written in a slightly different way, and the year is written using different numbers. The symbol is also larger when it appears. | '''Variant:''' On the 1950 variant, the words are written in a slightly different way, and the year is written using different numbers. The symbol is also larger when it appears. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Practical effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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'''Variant:''' A variation exists where the globe is more zoomed in, and doesn't stop spinning during the logo. | '''Variant:''' A variation exists where the globe is more zoomed in, and doesn't stop spinning during the logo. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Practical effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, a custom fanfare depending on the film, or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None, a custom fanfare depending on the film, or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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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. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Live action. | ||
'''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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'''Logo:''' 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 white kanji "松竹映画" and the Shochiku fan fade in, with the kanji now in a bold Mincho type and the fan looking more streamlined than its previous appearance. | '''Logo:''' 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 white kanji "松竹映画" and the Shochiku fan fade in, with the kanji now in a bold Mincho type and the fan looking more streamlined than its previous appearance. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Practical effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by Tokyo-based art and design company teamLab. | '''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by Tokyo-based art and design company teamLab. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by VFX firm Imagica West. | '''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by VFX firm Imagica West. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Live-action footage of Mount Fuji enhanced with CGI. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||