Toho International
American company
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Toho International, Inc.[2] is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd.[3][4][5] Founded in May 1953, the company was initially created to sell films by Toho in North and South America; amongst their first features to export overseas were Seven Samurai and Godzilla (both 1954).[5] Toho International currently manages the licensing, marketing, and distribution of Toho's movies and other products.[6] It is headquartered in Los Angeles.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1953 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Kōji Ueda (president)[1] |
| Parent | TOHO Global |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | tohoglobal |
History
On January 5, 2023, Toho International announced that it would acquire a 50% stake in Frederator Networks animated series Bee and PuppyCat, Bravest Warriors, and Bravest Warriors spinoff Catbug. The deal would allow new content to be produced based on the properties, while Toho International's parent company Toho would hold distribution rights in Asian territories.[7] On October 1, Toho International was split with the rest of Toho's non-Japanese and Asian subsidiaries into Toho Global.[8] In December 2023, the company announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season, majority-owned by CJ ENM, for $225 million.[9]
On October 15, 2024, Toho announced that they would acquire distributor GKIDS for an undisclosed amount, of which GKIDS would become a subsidiary of Toho International.[10] The deal was completed in 2025.[11]
Exported films
- Drunken Angel (1948)[12]
- Seven Samurai (1954)[5]
- Godzilla (1954)[5]
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- Half Human (1955)
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
- Rodan (1956)[12]
- Throne of Blood (1957)
- The Mysterians (1957)[12]
- The H-Man (1958)[12]
- Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)[12][13]
- Monkey Sun (1959)
- The Three Treasures (1959)[14]
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)[12]
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)[15]
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960)[16]
- The Human Vapor (1960)
- The Story of Osaka Castle (1961)[17]
- Mothra (1961)
- The Last War (1961)
- Gorath (1962)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Matango (1963)
- The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
- Atragon (1963)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- You Can Succeed, Too (1964)[18]
- Dogora (1964)[19]
- Onibaba (1964)[20]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- All Monsters Attack (1969)
- Space Amoeba (1970)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
- ESPY (1974)
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- The War in Space (1977)
- The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
- Kagemusha (1980)
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Princess from the Moon (1987)
- Gunhed (1989)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- 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)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)[21][22][23]
- My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461673743.
- Ryfle, Steve; Godziszewski, Ed (2017). Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819570871.
