Editing Toho (section)

{{short description|Japanese entertainment corporation}}
{{about|the Japanese film, theatre production, and distribution company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Toho Co., Ltd.
| native_name = 東宝株式会社
| romanized_name = Tōhō [[Kabushiki gaisha|Kabushiki-gaisha]]
| trading_name = 
| logo = Toho Logo.svg
| logo_caption = 
| image = 東宝日比谷ビル（2018年4月30日撮影）.jpg
| image_caption = Toho's headquarters in Hibiya Chanter and Toho Hibiya Building, [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{tyo|9602}}<br />{{Fukuoka Stock Exchange|9602}}<br />[[Nikkei 225]] component (TYO)
| predecessors = {{plainlist|
* Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company<ref name="Tanaka">{{cite book|last=Tanaka|first=Tomoyuki|author-link=Tomoyuki Tanaka|title=The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies|chapter=Toho Special Effects Prehistory Films|publisher=Toho Publishing|pages=82–83|year=1983|isbn=4-924609-00-5|language=Japanese}}</ref>
* Photo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd.<ref name="Tanaka"/>
* J.O. Studio<ref name="Tanaka"/>
* Toho Film Distribution Co., Ltd.<ref name="Tanaka"/>
}}
| successor = 
| founder = [[Ichizō Kobayashi]]
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| fate = 
| area_served = Worldwide, mainly Japan
| key_people = {{Ill|Yoshishige Shimatani|ja|島谷能成}}<br>{{small|(chairman)}}<br>{{Ill|Hiroyasu Matsuoka|ja|松岡宏泰}}<br>{{small|(president and CEO)}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Media conglomerate|Media]]
| [[Entertainment]]
}}
| products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]<br />[[Television show|Television programs]]<br />[[Video game]]s
| production = 
| services = [[Film production]]<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.toho.co.jp/company/info/profile|title=企業概要|publisher=Toho|access-date=February 16, 2025}}</ref><br />[[Film distribution]]<ref name="Profile"/><br />[[Movie theatre]]s<ref name="Profile"/>
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies -->
| assets = 
| num_employees = 3,617<ref name="Profile"/>
| divisions = {{Plainlist|
* Motion Picture Department
* Theatrical Department
* Corporate Real Estate Department
}}
| subsid = {{Plainlist|
* [[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
* [[Science Saru]]
* [[Toho Animation Studio]] (67.4%)
}}
| parent = [[Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group]]{{efn|The controlling shareholders of Toho are affiliated with the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. They are: [[Hankyu Hanshin Holdings]] (12.81%), Hankyu Hanshin Properties (8.51%), and [[H2O Retailing|H<sub>2</sub>O Retailing]] (7.67%).}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1932|8|12}} (as Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company)<br />[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| hq_location = [[Yūrakuchō]]
| location_city = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
| location_country = Japan
| locations = <!-- Number of locations, stores, offices, etc. -->
| website = {{url|https://www.toho.co.jp/}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Toho Co., Ltd.'''{{efn|Sometimes stylized as '''Toho Company, Ltd.''', especially in older English-language [[production logo]]s.}}|東宝株式会社|Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered 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]] of [[Studio Ghibli]], [[Shin-Ei Animation]], [[TMS Entertainment]], [[CoMix Wave Films]], and [[OLM, Inc.]] The company has released the majority of the [[list of highest-grossing Japanese films|highest-grossing Japanese films]], and through its subsidiaries, is the largest film importer in Japan. The [[List of Doraemon films|Doraemon film series]], distributed by Toho since 1980, is the highest-grossing film series and anime film series in Japan. It is also one of the [[List of highest-grossing non-English films|highest-grossing non-English language film]] series.

[[file:toho logo (text).svg|thumb|Toho Company Limited logo with full name in native language]]

Toho's most famous creation is [[Godzilla]], featured in 33 of the company's films. Godzilla, [[Rodan]], [[Mothra]], [[King Ghidorah]], and [[Mechagodzilla]] are described as Toho's Big Five due to their numerous appearances throughout the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' 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|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 Television|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.