Toho Studios

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.^[1] (Japanese: TOHOスタジオ株式会社, Hepburn: Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese film studio and production company that is a subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd. One of the most successful films produced by Toho Studio is the live-action film Godzilla Minus One (2023), which generated more than $100 million at the global box office.^[2]

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.

Native name	TOHOスタジオ株式会社
Romanized name	Tōhō Sutajio kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Motion pictures
Predecessor	Toho Pictures, Inc. Toho Studio Service Co., Ltd.
Founded	November 8, 1971[1]
Headquarters	Toho Studios, 1-4-1, Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Mitsuru Shimada (president)[1]
Number of employees	40[1]
Parent	Toho Co., Ltd.
Website	www.tohostudio.jp

History

Founded in November 8, 1971^[1] as Toho Pictures, Inc. (株式会社東宝映画, Kabushiki gaisha Tōhō Eiga, lit. 'Toho Film Co., Ltd.'), the company originally served as a spin-off of Toho's original production department,^[3] and produced over 160 films.^[4] In December 2020, Toho Pictures merged with Toho Studio Service Co., Ltd. (株式会社東宝スタジオサービス, Kabushiki gaisha Tōhō Sutajio Sābisu), to create TOHO Studios, which is headquartered in Seijo, Setagaya, Tokyo.^[5]

Works

Toho Pictures

See also: List of Toho films

• Here Comes Golden Bat (1972)^[6]
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)^[7]
• The Return of Godzilla (1984)
• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
• Chōshōjo Reiko (1991)
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
• Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
• Yatsuhaka-mura (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
• Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
• Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
• Spring Snow (2005)
• As the Gods Will (2014)^[8]
• Attack on Titan (2015)^[9]
• Shin Godzilla (2016) [with Cine Bazar]^[10]
• Rage (2016)
• Murder at Shijinso (2019)^[11]
• Last Letter (2020)
• Love Me, Love Me Not (2020)

TOHO Studios

• Brave: Gunjō Senki (2021)
• Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Cine Bazar]^[12]
• Godzilla Minus One (2023) [with Robot Communications]^[13][14]