Toho

Toho Co., Ltd. (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company primarily engaged in the production and distribution of films and the production and exhibition of stage plays. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Toho is best known for producing and distributing many of Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya's kaiju and tokusatsu films as well as the films of Akira Kurosawa and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment, and OLM, Inc. The company has released the majority of the highest-grossing Japanese films, and through its subsidiaries, the company is the largest film importer in Japan.

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Toho Co., Ltd.

Toho's headquarters in Hibiya Chanter and Toho Hibiya Building, Tokyo
Native name	東宝株式会社
Romanized name	Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Public
Traded as	TYO: 9602 FSE: 9602 Nikkei 225 component (TYO)
Industry	Media Entertainment
Predecessors	Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company[1] Photo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd.[1] J.O. Studio[1] Toho Film Distribution Co., Ltd.[1]
Founded	August 12, 1932; 91 years ago (1932-08-12) (as Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company) Tokyo, Japan
Founder	Ichizō Kobayashi
Headquarters	Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Worldwide, mainly Japan
Key people	Hiroyasu Matsuoka (CEO, president and director)[2] Minami Ichikawa (Senior Managing Executive Officer)[2]
Products	Motion pictures Television programs Video games
Services	Film production[2] Film distribution[2] Movie theatres[2]
Number of employees	3,297[2]
Parent	Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group[lower-alpha 1]
Divisions	Motion Picture Department Theatrical Department Corporate Real Estate Department
Subsidiaries	Toho Studios International Television Films Toho-Towa Toho Cinemas Toho Entertainment Toho Music Toho Eizo Bijutsu Toho Costume Toho Stage Craft Toho Stella Toho International Toho Retail Toho Marketing Toho Facilities Toho Building Management Toho Animation
Website	www.toho.co.jp

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Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 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 throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. Its subdivisions are Toho-Towa Company, Limited (Japanese exclusive theatrical distributor of Universal Pictures via NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan), Towa Pictures Company Limited (Japanese exclusive theatrical distributor of Paramount Pictures), Toho Pictures Incorporated, Toho International Inc., 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 one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), is the largest of Japan's Big Four film studios, and is the only film studio that is a component of the Nikkei 225 index.