Toei
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Toei Company, Ltd. (東映株式会社 Tōei Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese film production company and distributor. "Toei" is a contraction of the company's former name, Tokyo Eiga Haikyu (東京映画配給株式会社 Tōkyō Eiga Haikyū Kabushiki Gaisha, lit. "Tokyo Film Distribution Company, Ltd."). Established on October 1, 1949 as a subsidiary of Toyoko Eiga, it absorbed both Toyoko and Oizumi Eiga to become Toei on April 1, 1951. As such, the company officially holds 1949 to be its year of "establishment" and 1951 as its year of "foundation."
Toei has produced two feature length kaiju films: Magic Serpent and Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds. However, it is most famous in the tokusatsu world for its long-running Kamen Rider and Super Sentai TV series, the latter serving as the basis for the Power Rangers franchise in the United States.
Selected filmography
Production company
- Magic Serpent (1966) [Toei Tokyo Studios]
- The King Kong Show (TV 1966–1967) [Toei Animation]
- Captain Ultra (TV 1967) [Toei Tokyo Studios]
- Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) [Toei Studios Kyoto]
- Yugenjikko Sisters Chouchoutrian (TV 1993) [episode 40 in association with Tsuburaya Productions]
- Zebraman (2004) [Central Arts]
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010) [Central Arts]
- What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) [Toei Tokyo Studios]
Financier only
- Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993) [Toei and Toei Video; with Tsuburaya Productions]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) [with the EVA Committee]
- The End of Evangelion (1997) [with the EVA Committee]
- Zebraman (2004) [Toei and Toei Video; with the Zebraman Production Committee]
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010) [Toei and Toei Video; with the Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City Production Committee]
- Kaiju Decode (2021) [Toei Animation]
- What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) [Toei and Toei Animation; with the "DAIKAIJU" Film Partners]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023) [with the Shin Kamen Rider Film Partners]
- Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara (TBA) [Toei Animation; with Tsuburaya Productions]
Distributor only
- Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) [international]
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Mirror Fight 2012 (DVD 2012)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time (2021) [with Toho and khara]
Canceled films
- Kongorilla (1977–1978)[1]
- Devil-Manta (1978)
See also
References
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