List of Toho films
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This is a list of films produced by and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. and films by its predecessors (such as J.O. Studios) and subsidiaries (such as Toho Studios).
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Toy Box Series | 1933 | |
| Ugokie Kori no Tatehiki | 1933 | |
| Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts | 1935 | The first film to be produced and distributed by Photo Chemical Laboratory (P.C.L.), a predecessor of Toho Co., Ltd. |
| Princess Kaguya | Produced by J.O. Studios, a predecessor of Toho Co., Ltd. | |
| Enoken's Ten Millions | 1936 | The second film to be produced by P.C.L. a predecessor of Toho; the film would also later make a sequel |
| Enoken's Ten Millions sequel | ||
| Tokyo Rhapsody | ||
| Humanity and Paper Balloons | 1937 | |
| Avalanche | ||
| A Husband Chastity | ||
| Tojuro's Love | 1938 | |
| Enoken's Shrewd Period | 1939 | |
| Chushingura I | ||
| Chushingura II | the sequel to Chushingura I |
1940s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Song of Kunya | 1940 | Directed by Motoyoshi Oda |
| Enoken Has His Hair Cropped | ||
| Songoku | Shown in two parts, 72 minutes and 67 minutes respectively | |
| Hideko the Bus-Conductor | 1941 | |
| Horse | ||
| The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | 1942 | Also known as Hawai Mare oki kaisen |
| Sanshiro Sugata | 1943 | AKA Sugata Sanshirō, AKA Judo Saga; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Most Beautiful | 1944 | AKA Ichiban utsukushiku; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Sanshiro Sugata Part II | 1945 | the sequel to Sanshiro Sugata; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| No Regrets for Our Youth | 1946 | AKA Waga seishun ni kuinashi; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Those Who Make Tomorrow | ||
| One Wonderful Sunday | 1947 | directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Snow Trail | The first film composed by Akira Ifukube who would later compose many of the Godzilla films and other Toho kaiju films years later; also featured Toshirō Mifune's first movie role. | |
| Drunken Angel | 1948 | starring Toshiro Mifune |
| Lady from Hell | 1949 | |
| Stray Dog | AKA Nora Inu; directed by Akira Kurosawa; starring Toshiro Mifune |
1950s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Lady of Musashino | 1951 | AKA Musashino-Fujin |
| Repast | AKA Meshi, a post-World War II drama | |
| Ikiru | 1952 | AKA To Live; AKA Doomed |
| Eagle of the Pacific | 1953 | First major collaboration between director Ishirō Honda and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya |
| Seven Samurai | 1954 | AKA Shichinin no Samurai; it was the first of two films that almost caused Toho to go into bankruptcy, with the other one being Godzilla; however, both films became massive hits and box office successes |
| Godzilla[1] | AKA Gojira; directed by Ishirō Honda and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya; the first Godzilla film made by Toho, which became Toho's longest-running film series; Godzilla was released in the US in 1956, dubbed in English and heavily re-edited into the film known as Godzilla: King of the Monsters! | |
| The Invisible Man[2] | AKA Tomei ningen; AKA The Invisible Avenger; never dubbed in English; black and white/ full screen.[2] | |
| Sound of the Mountain | AKA Yama no Oto | |
| Late Chrysanthemums | AKA Bangiku | |
| Floating Clouds | 1955 | AKA Ukigumo |
| Godzilla Raids Again[3] | AKA Gojira no gyakushu (Godzilla's Counterattack);[3] shot in black and white/full screen; the first appearance of the monster Anguirus; a rushed sequel to the previous film, Godzilla; released in the U.S. as Gigantis the Fire Monster;[4] the series was put on hiatus after this film for seven years until 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla. | |
| Half Human[5] | AKA Jujin yukiotoko (Monster Snowman); the original Japanese version was banned due to the depiction of the Ainu people in a negative light; the re-edited American version, featuring added footage of John Carradine, was only released in 1958[5] and is the only version available on home video worldwide. | |
| I Live in Fear | AKA Ikimono no kiroku; AKA Record of a Living Being, AKA What the Birds Knew (directed by Akira Kurosawa) | |
| Sudden Rain | 1956 | AKA Shūu |
| A Wife's Heart | AKA Tsuma no kokoro | |
| Vampire Moth | AKA Kyuketsuki-ga; a non-supernatural murder mystery | |
| Sazae-san | A comedy/drama based on a manga (comic book) | |
| The Legend of the White Serpent (film)[6] | AKA Byaku fugin no yoren, AKA The Bewitched Love of Madame Pai; released in the US in 1965[6] | |
| Flowing | AKA Nagareru | |
| Rodan [7] | AKA Sora no daikaiju Radon (The Sky's Giant Monsters: Rodan);[7] the first Toho film made in color; the first appearances of both Rodan and the Meganurons | |
| Untamed | 1957 | AKA Arakure |
| The Secret Scrolls Part One | AKA Yagyu bugeicho, AKA Yagyu Secret Scrolls; released subtitled in the US in 1967[8] | |
| Throne of Blood[2] | AKA Kumonosu-djo (Cobweb Castle); AKA Castle of the Spider's Web (directed by Akira Kurosawa)[2] | |
| Ikiteiru koheiji (The Living Koheiji) | A musical | |
| Knockout Drops[9] | AKA Tokyo no tekisasujin, directed by Motoyoshi Oda[9] | |
| The Lower Depths | AKA Donzoko; directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Mysterians[10] | AKA Chikyu boeigun (Earth Defense Force); first appearance of the giant robot Moguera | |
| The Secret Scrolls: Part Two | 1958 | AKA Ninjutsu; released subtitled in the US in 1968[11] |
| The H-Man[12] | AKA Bijo To Ekatai-Ningen (Beauty and the Liquid People)[13] | |
| The Hidden Fortress | AKA Kakushi toride no san akunin, directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Snowy Heron | AKA Shirasagi | |
| Varan [14] | AKA Daikaiju Baran (Giant Monster Baran);[14] the first appearance of the monster Varan; the film was heavily re-edited for its American version and re-titled Varan the Unbelievable, similar to Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (the American version of Godzilla), Godzilla Raids Again, Half Human, King Kong vs. Godzilla and Daiei Film's Gamera, the Giant Monster | |
| Monkey Sun | 1959 | AKA Sungoku: The Road to the West (special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya) |
| Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts | AKA Moro no Ichimatsu yurei dochu[15] | |
| The Birth of Japan (Nippon Tanjo)[2] | Shown in Japan in 1959 as Nippon Tanjo (Birth of Japan) at 182 minutes; later released in the United States in December, 1960 as The Three Treasures, edited down to only 112 minutes; AKA Age of the Gods[2] | |
| Battle in Outer Space[16] | AKA Uchū daisensō (Great War in Space)[16] |
1960s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Secret of the Telegian | 1960[8] | AKA Denso ningen (The Electrically-Transmitted Man)[8] |
| The Bad Sleep Well | AKA Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru; directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | AKA Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki | |
| Storm Over the Pacific | AKA Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi/ Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean (running 118 minutes); Later released in 1961 in the United States in a dubbed and abridged, 98-minute version produced by Hugo Grimaldi under the title I Bombed Pearl Harbor | |
| The Approach of Autumn | AKA Aki tachinu, AKA Autumn Has Already Started | |
| The Human Vapor[17] | AKA Gasu ningen dai ichigo (Gas Human Being #1)[13] | |
| The Big Wave | 1961 | The company's first Japanese-American co-production; directed by Tad Danielewski; never officially released in Japan |
| Mothra[15] | AKA Mosura; the first appearance of Mothra, who would go on to reappear in many later Godzilla films, as well as a trilogy of films in the 1990s (Rebirth of Mothra, Rebirth of Mothra II and Rebirth of Mothra III). | |
| Yojimbo | directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Last War[18] | AKA Sekai daisenso (The Great World War)[18] | |
| The End of Summer | AKA Kohayagawa-ke no aki | |
| My Friend Death | AKA Yurei Hanjo-ki; filmed in black and white/Scope [19] | |
| Sanjuro | 1962 | AKA Tsubaki Sanjūrō; directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| The Youth and His Amulet | AKA Gen and Fudo-Myoh[20] | |
| Gorath[21] | AKA Yosei Gorasu (Suspicious Star Gorath);[21] the walrus-monster in the film, Maguma, was removed entirely from the American version | |
| King Kong vs. Godzilla[22] | AKA Kingu Kongu tai Gojira; the highest grossing Godzilla film ever (and the first one made in color); featured King Kong and the first appearance of the Oodako (a giant octopus). | |
| Rorentsu o· Ruisu no shōgai | Biopic about Lorenzo Ruiz, patron saint of the Philippines | |
| A Wanderer's Notebook | AKA Hourou-ki, AKA Her Lonely Lane | |
| High and Low | 1963 | AKA Tengoku to Jigoku (Heaven and Hell); directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Legacy of the 500,000 | Directed by Toshiro Mifune in his sole directorial credit | |
| Matango[23] | AKA Attack of the Mushroom People[23] | |
| The Lost World of Sinbad | AKA Dai tozoku (The Great Thief); AKA Samurai Pirate[24] | |
| Atragon[23] | AKA Kaitei gunkan (Undersea Battleship);[23] The first appearance of the snake-monster Manda, who would later reappear in Destroy All Monsters. | |
| Yearning | 1964 | AKA Midareru |
| Whirlwind | AKA Dai tatsumaki[25] | |
| Woman in the Dunes | AKA Suna no Onna (The Sand Woman) | |
| Onibaba | AKA The Demon Hag; AKA The Witch; AKA Devil Woman; B&W/TohoScope[10] | |
| Mothra vs. Godzilla[26] | AKA Godzilla vs. The Thing, Godzilla vs. Mothra;[26] the last Showa Godzilla film where Godzilla was the villain | |
| Kwaidan | AKA Ghost Story; an anthology of four short stories (The Black Hair, Woman of the Snow, Hoichi the Earless and In a Cup of Tea)[27] | |
| Shirasagi | AKA The Snowy Heron | |
| Dogora (AKA Dagora, the Space Monster)[28] | AKA Uchu daikaiju Dogora (Giant Space Monster Dogora);[28] the first appearance of Dogora | |
| Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster[29] | AKA San daikaiju chikyu saidai no kessen (Three Giant Monsters: The Greatest Battle on Earth[29]); the first appearance of King Ghidorah; also featured Rodan and Mothra | |
| Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru | This and its successor were edited together to form the English-dubbed film What's Up, Tiger Lily? | |
| None but the Brave | 1965 | Japanese-American co-production directed by and starring Frank Sinatra and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya |
| Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi | This and its predecessor were edited together to form the English-dubbed film What's Up, Tiger Lily? | |
| Tokyo Olympiad | An official film of 1964 Summer Olympics. | |
| Illusion of Blood | AKA Yotsuya Kaidan (Yotsuya Ghost Story)[17] | |
| Red Beard | AKA Akahige; directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| Frankenstein Conquers the World[30] | AKA Furankenshutain tai chitei kaiju Baragon (Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon);[30] the first appearances of both Frankenstein (the Toho version) and Baragon, the latter of whom would later reappear in Destroy All Monsters; alternate ending was filmed which again featured the Oodako (a giant octopus), but it was later edited out of the international version; see sequel called The War of the Gargantuas. | |
| Invasion of Astro-Monster (AKA Monster Zero, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero)[6] | AKA Kaiju daisenso (The Great Monster War);[6] this was the 6th Godzilla film; the alien Xilians would later be used again in Godzilla: Final Wars. | |
| We Will Remember | AKA Senjo ni nagareru uta; a war film | |
| The Face of Another | 1966[30] | AKA Tanin no kao (Face of a Stranger)[30] |
| Silence Has No Wings[31] | AKA Tobenai Chinmoko | |
| The War of the Gargantuas[25] | AKA Furankenshutain no kaiju – Sanda tai Gaira (Frankenstein's Monsters – Sanda vs. Gaira);[25] the sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World; the first appearances of both Sanda and Gaira | |
| Adventures of Takla Makan[32] | AKA Kiganjo no boken; AKA Adventure in Kigan Castle, B&W/TohoScope[32] | |
| Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (AKA Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)[33] | AKA Gojira, Ebirah, Mosura: Nankai no Daikettō (Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Big Duel in the South Seas); the first Godzilla film in which the main setting is a barren South Pacific island rather than a city; first appearance of the giant lobster Ebirah; originally meant to be a King Kong film made in collaboration with Rankin/Bass Productions, but Rankin/Bass dropped out and Toho turned it into a Godzilla film instead | |
| The Sword of Doom | AKA Dai-bosatsu Tōge | |
| The Killing Bottle | 1967 | AKA Zettai zetsumei; a crime drama starring Nick Adams[9] |
| Tenamonya: Ghost Journey[34] | AKA Tenamonya yurei dochu (Ghost of Two Travelers at Tenamonya)[34] | |
| Samurai Rebellion | AKA Jōi-uchi: Hairyō tsuma shimatsu | |
| King Kong Escapes[22] | AKA Kingu Kongu no gyakushu (King Kong's Counterattack); the second King Kong film made by Toho, based on an animated TV show made by Rankin/Bass in collaboration with Toei known as The King Kong Show; also features Gorosaurus and Mechani-Kong | |
| Son of Godzilla[31] | AKA Kaiju shima no kessen: Gojira no musuko (Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Son of Godzilla); first appearances of Minilla, Kamacuras, and Kumonga | |
| Kuroneko | 1968[27] | AKA The Black Cat; black and white/TohoScope[9] |
| Destroy All Monsters[35] | AKA Kaiju soshingeki (March of the Monsters);[35] features Godzilla, Minilla, Rodan, Mothra, Anguirus, Kumonga, Manda, Varan, Gorosaurus, Baragon and King Ghidorah | |
| Latitude Zero | 1969[24] | AKA Ido zero dai sakusen (Latitude Zero: Big Military Operation)[18] |
| Portrait of Hell[7] | AKA Jigokuhen, AKA A Story in Hell[7] | |
| All Monsters Attack[36] | AKA Gojira, Minilla, Gabara: Oru kaiju daishingeki (Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara: All Monsters Attack); AKA Godzilla's Revenge;[37] the 10th Godzilla film; this was the first film in the series geared toward children; the first appearance of Gabara |
1970s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Vampire Doll | 1970[38][2] | AKA Chi o suu ningyo (Bloodthirsty Doll); AKA Night of the Vampire; released in U.S. subtitled only[2] |
| Terror in the Streets | AKA Akuma ga yondeiru/ The Devil is Calling; features an invisible man; released on a double feature with The Vampire Doll[39] | |
| Space Amoeba (AKA Yog, Monster from Space)[20] | AKA Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Kessen nankai no daikaiju (Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas)[20] features three monsters named Gezora, Ganimes and Kamoebas[20] | |
| Dodes'ka-den[40] | Titles translates as Clickety-Clack; directed by Akira Kurosawa (his first color film) | |
| Inn of Evil | 1971[17] | AKA Inochi bonifuro[17] |
| To Love Again | AKA Ai futatabi | |
| Godzilla vs. Hedorah (AKA Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster)[41] | AKA Gojira tai Hedora; the first appearance of Hedorah | |
| The Battle of Okinawa | AKA Gekido no showashi: Okinawa kessen | |
| Lake of Dracula | AKA Chi o suu me (Bloodthirsty Eyes), AKA Bloodsucking Eyes;[42] English-dubbed version sold directly to TV in the US in 1980, with three minutes cut[42] | |
| Young Guy vs. Blue Guy | AKA Wakadaishô tai Aodaishô | |
| Godzilla vs. Gigan (AKA Godzilla on Monster Island)[37] | 1972[37] | AKA Chikyu Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan); the last film in which Haruo Nakajima played Godzilla; also features Anguirus and King Ghidorah and the first appearance of Gigan |
| Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | Produced with Katsu Production | |
| Daigoro vs. Goliath[17] | AKA Kaiju funsen: Daigoro tai Goriasu (The Monsters' Desperate Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath); a co-production with Toho and Tsuburaya Productions. The film was originally planned to be called Godzilla vs. Redmoon but that project was scrapped and finally became this film; made for Japanese TV[17] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | The first twelve minutes were used in the film Shogun Assassin[11] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | Portions were used in Shogun Assassin[11] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | AKA Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril | AKA Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage | |
| Godzilla vs. Megalon | 1973[43] | AKA Gojira tai Megaro; the first Godzilla film in which Godzilla is not played by Haruo Nakajima; the return of Gigan, and the first appearances of both Megalon and Jet Jaguar |
| Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | ||
| Kure Kure Takora | translation: Gimme Gimme, Octopus; a Japanese children's television series | |
| Lady Snowblood | AKA Shurayuki-hime; action film based on a Japanese manga | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons | AKA Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold | |
| The Human Revolution[44] | AKA Ningen kakumei | |
| Submersion of Japan[34][45] | AKA Nippon chiubotsu; AKA Tidal Wave[34] | |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | 1974[41] | AKA Gojira tai Mekagojira; originally known in the US as Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster, then changed to Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster;[41] the first appearances of both Mechagodzilla and King Caesar |
| Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | ||
| Prophecies of Nostradamus[18] | AKA Nostrodamus no dai yogen; AKA The Last Days of Planet Earth, AKA Catastrophe 1999; released to US television in 1981[42] | |
| Evil of Dracula | AKA Chi o suu bara (Bloodthirsty Rose); AKA The Vampire Rose, The Bloodsucking Rose[33] | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell | AKA Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell | |
| Lupin III | AKA Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy, AKA Rupan Sansei: Nenriki Chin Sakusen; live action film based on a Japanese manga comic book | |
| ESPY[33] | AKA Esupai; AKA E.S.P. Spy | |
| Terror of Mechagodzilla[46] | 1975[46] | AKA Mekagojira no gyakushu (Mechagodzilla's Counterattack), AKA The Terror of Godzilla;[46] the first appearances of both Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus |
| Demon Spies | AKA Oniwaban | |
| Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees | AKA Sakura no mori no mankai no shita | |
| The Human Revolution II[47] | 1976 | AKA Zoku ningen kakumei; the sequel to the 1973 film The Human Revolution |
| The Inugamis | AKA The Inugami Family | |
| The Last Dinosaur | 1977 | AKA Saigo no Kyoru, AKA Polar Probe Ship: Polar Borer; joint effort between Toho, Rankin/Bass, Tsuburaya Productions, CIC, and Warner Bros. Aired in the United States February 11, 1977 as an edited made-for-TV movie on ABC, and shortly afterwards was released in Japan as a theatrical feature (in English language with subtitles), then later released in Japan on television (dubbed in Japanese) |
| House (Hausu)[13] | never dubbed in English[13] | |
| The War in Space[25] | AKA Wakusei daisenso (The Great Planet War)[25] | |
| The Mystery of Mamo | 1978 | AKA The Secret of Mamo; animated film based on a manga (comic book) |
| The Phoenix | AKA Hinotori; released subtitled in the US in 1982 at 137 minutes[5] | |
| The Castle of Cagliostro | 1979 | released dubbed in the UK in 1991 at 100 minutes, animated film based on a manga (comic book) |
1980s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur | 1980 | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Kyōryū; anime; first film in the Doraemon feature film series |
| Phoenix 2772 | AKA Firebird 2772: Love's Cosmozone; animated film based on manga Phoenix | |
| Kagemusha | AKA Shadow Warrior; co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival with Bob Fosse's All That Jazz; directed by Akira Kurosawa. | |
| Eki Station | 1981 | AKA Station; chosen Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony |
| Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer | AKA Doraemon Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi; anime; second film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1982 | The first animated film in which Toho participated in the production. Intended for a theatrical release but eventually released straight to video and on television. |
| Techno Police 21C | AKA Tekunoporisu Tuentiwan-Senchurī; anime | |
| The Highest Honor | Australian/Japanese co-production | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Daimakyō; anime; third film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Deathquake | 1983 | AKA Jishin retto; AKA Earthquake 7.9, AKA Megaforce 7.9; released as a television film in the US[28] |
| Golgo 13 | AKA Golgo 13: The Professional; based on a manga series, and the first animated film to incorporate CGI animation | |
| The Makioka Sisters | AKA Sasame-yuki (translation: Light Snowfall) | |
| Sayonara Jupiter[8] | AKA Bye Bye Jupiter | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil | AKA Doraemon Nobita no Kaiteiki Ganjō; anime; fourth film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Macross: Do You Remember Love? | 1984 | AKA Super Spacefortress Macross, AKA Clash of the Bionoids (a later edited version) |
| Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer | AKA Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā; anime | |
| Zero Fighter | AKA Zerosen Moyu; AKA Zero Fighter in Flames | |
| The Return of Godzilla (AKA Godzilla 1985)[1] | Considered the first Heisei Godzilla film, despite being made during the Showa period, since Heisei started in 1989; the first Godzilla film since Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975); Godzilla was enlarged from 50 meters to 80 meters in this film | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Makai Daibōken; anime; fifth film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Ran | 1985 | directed by Akira Kurosawa |
| Vampire Hunter D | AKA Banpaia Hantā Dī | |
| Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari | Animated movie based on Suntory Beer's mid 80's advertising campaign | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Ritoru Sutā Wōzu; anime; sixth film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Pulgasari | North Korean-Japanese-Chinese co-production featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano | |
| Prussian Blue Portrait | 1986 | AKA Purushian burû no shôzô |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops | AKA Doraemon Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan; anime; seventh film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| A Taxing Woman | 1987 | AKA Marusa no onna |
| Neo Tokyo | AKA Manie Manie; anime | |
| Shatterer | AKA Shataraa (Japanese-Italian co-production) | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs | AKA Doraemon Nobita to Ryū no Kishi; anime; eighth film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Princess from the Moon | AKA Taketori Monogatari | |
| A Taxing Woman's Return | 1988 | AKA Marusa no onna 2 |
| Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Parareru saiyûki; anime; ninth film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | Concluded in Tokyo: The Last War (1989) | |
| Grave of the Fireflies | AKA Hotaru no Haka; anime; Distributor, produced by Studio Ghibli. First Ghibli film distributed by Toho. | |
| Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day | AKA The Whimsical Orange Road (translation of the Japanese title) | |
| Akira | Anime | |
| My Neighbor Totoro | AKA Tonari no Totoro; anime; Distributor, produced by Studio Ghibli. | |
| Godzilla vs. Biollante | 1989 | The second Godzilla in the Heisei series; the first official Godzilla made in the Heisei era; the first Heisei Godzilla where Godzilla battles an enemy monster (Biollante). |
| Gunhed | AKA Ganhedo[30] | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Nippon Tanjō; anime; tenth film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Sweet Home | Horror film (simultaneously released as a video game) | |
| Tokyo: The Last War | Sequel to Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis |
1990s
| Film | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Devil Hunter Yohko | 1990 | AKA Mamono Hantā Yōko (anime) |
| Akira Kurosawa's Dreams | directed by Akira Kurosawa | |
| Solar Crisis | based on a novel; a co-production with National Film Board of Canada, Gakken and Trimark Pictures | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet | AKA Doraemon: Nobita to Animaru Puranetto; anime; 11th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Zipang | Toho distributed this film but did not produce it | |
| Hong Kong Paradise | ||
| Only Yesterday | 1991 | AKA Omoide Poro Poro (translation: "Memories Come Tumbling Down"); anime; Distributor, produced by Studio Ghibli |
| Zeiram | AKA Zeiramu;[20] a sequel came out in 1992, but Bandai, not Toho made it | |
| Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Generated controversy for its depiction of Godzilla in his original form (a Godzillasaurus) killing American soldiers in World War II; first appearance of Mecha-King Ghidorah; Godzilla's size increased to 100 meters | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Naito; anime; 12th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Godzilla vs. Mothra | 1992 | First appearance of Mothra since Destroy All Monsters (1968) |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds | AKA Doraemon: Nobita to Kumo no Ōkoku; anime; 13th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Porco Rosso | AKA Crimson Pig; anime based on a manga; Distributor, produced by Studio Ghibli | |
| Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley | A commercial for Nike that has Godzilla and Giant Charles Barkley battle in basketball | |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | 1993 | First appearance of Mechagodzilla since Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975); first appearance of Godzilla's second son, here known as Godzilla Junior, Baby Godzilla, and Little Godzilla. |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth | AKA Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu; anime; 14th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil | AKA Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō; anime; 1st film in the Crayon Shin-chan feature film series | |
| Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | 1994 | First appearance of SpaceGodzilla; the second appearance of Godzilla's second son, now known as Little Godzilla. |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen | AKA Doraemon: Nobita to Mugen Sankenshi; anime; 15th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | 1995 | First Gamera film in the trilogy; Toho only handled distribution |
| Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Final Heisei Godzilla film; first appearance of Destoroyah; third and final appearance of Godzilla Junior. | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan | First film in the "Gakkō no Kaidan" series | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Sōsei Nikki; anime; 16th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan 2 | 1996 | Second film in the Gakkō no Kaidan series |
| Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Second film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy; Toho only handled distribution | |
| New Kimagure Orange Road: And Then, The Beginning of That Summer | Anime based on a manga story | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express | AKA Doraemon: Nobita to Ginga Ekusupuresu; anime; 17th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Rebirth of Mothra | AKA Mosura (Mothra); first film in the Mothra trilogy | |
| Gakkō no Kaidan 3 | 1997 | Third film of the Gakkō no Kaidan series |
| Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | First film of the Detective Conan series | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Nejimaki Shitī Bōkenki; anime; 18th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Princess Mononoke | AKA Mononoke-hime (translation: "Spirit Monster Princess"); anime; Distributor, produced by Studio Ghibli | |
| Rebirth of Mothra II | AKA Mosura Tsū: Kaitei no Daikessen (Mothra 2: The Battle Under the Deep Sea); second film in the Mothra trilogy | |
| Rebirth of Mothra III | 1998 | AKA Mosura Surī: Kingu Gidora Raishū (Mothra 3: Invasion of King Ghidorah); final installment in the Mothra trilogy |
| Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target | AKA Meitantei Konan: Jūyon-banme no Tāgetto, AKA Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target; the second film in the Detective Conan series | |
| Godzilla | Originally produced and released by TriStar Pictures, starring Matthew Broderick; the first Godzilla film from a Hollywood studio; the third Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio; Toho handled Japanese distributor. | |
| Ring | AKA Ringu; horror film based on the 1991 novel by Kôji Suzuki; would spawn sequels and American adaptations | |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Nankai Daibōuken; anime; 19th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Pokémon: The First Movie | First film in the Pokémon franchise; originally produced by gaming company Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. | |
| Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century | 1999 | Third film in the Detective Conan series |
| Gakkō no Kaidan 4 | Final installment of the Gakkō no Kaidan series | |
| Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | Final installment of the Heisei Gamera trilogy; Toho only handled distribution | |
| Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe | AKA Doraemon: Nobita no Uchū Hyōryūki; anime; 20th film in the Doraemon feature film series | |
| Godzilla 2000: Millennium | First Millennium Era Godzilla film | |
| Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | Second film in the ongoing Pokémon series |