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39-589: The orchestra was established in 1946 as the Toho Symphony Orchestra (東宝交響楽団), and gave its first performance on 14 May 1946 under the direction of Hitoshi Ueda. The Toho Symphony Orchestra began full-time activities in 1947, starting on 29 September 1947 with performances of Beethoven conducted by Hidemaro Konoe. The orchestra took the name of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in 1951, under the auspices of Radio Tokyo. In May 1956,

78-570: A controlling 67.4% stake in TIA, making the studio a subsidiary, and ultimately renaming the studio into Toho Animation Studios. In December 2023, Toho announced their intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season for $ 225 million via Toho International. Following the completion of the deal, Fifth Season will be valued at $ 900 million; CJ ENM will remain the majority shareholder in the company, with former owner Endeavor also continuing to serve as

117-437: A holding company and was renamed Hankyu Holdings, Inc. ( 阪急ホールディングス株式会社 , Hankyū Hōrudhingusu Kabushiki-gaisha ) . The railway business was ceded to a subsidiary, now named Hankyu Corporation (before the restructuring, the new company which reused a dormant company founded on December 7, 1989, was called "Act Systems" ( 株式会社アクトシステムズ ) until March 28, 2004, then "Hankyū Dentetsu Bunkatsu Junbi K.K." ( 阪急電鉄分割準備株式会社 ) from

156-643: A series of games based on Godzilla and a 1992 game called Serizawa Nobuo no Birdy Try . It also published games such as Super Aleste ( Space Megaforce in North America). They even worked with Bandai on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , released in Japan in 1988 and in the United States in 1989. dates as company employee The Toho Cinderella Audition is an audition to discover new young actresses, first held in 1984 and irregularly held since then. It

195-402: A strategic shareholder. CEOs Graham Taylor and Chris Rice stated that this investment would empower the company to continue the expansion of its premium slate and create opportunities for collaboration between Fifth Season, Toho and CJ ENM to produce global content as well as content produced in Japan. Following the success of Godzilla Minus One (2023) as their first self-distributed film in

234-462: A strategy to increase content, platform, real-estate, beat JPY50 billion profits, and increase character businesses on Toho intellectual properties such as Godzilla. Hiroyasu Matsuoka was named the representative director of the US subsidiary. In 2020, Toho acquired a 34.8% stake in the animation studio TIA, with ILCA and Anima each retaining a 32.6% stake. In 2022, Toho acquired Anima's 32.6% stake to take

273-483: Is maroon . The Hankyu network serves 1,950,000 people every weekday and offers several types of express service with no extra charge. The head offices of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings , Inc. and Hankyu Corporation are at 1-16-1, Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka ; both companies' registered headquarters are at 1-1, Sakaemachi, Ikeda , Osaka Prefecture . The Takarazuka Revue , an all-female musical theatre performance company,

312-618: Is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group (which includes H 2 O Retailing Corporation and Toho Co., the creator of Godzilla ). The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka. The signature color of Hankyu cars

351-420: Is a Japanese anime production label founded in 2012, and owned by Toho Co., Ltd., which is one of the top three film distributors in Japan. Toho has produced revivals and original works. Years shown refer to when they staged each piece. In more recent years and for a period, they have produced video games . One of their first video games was the 1990 NES game titled Circus Caper . Later, they followed with

390-585: 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

429-790: Is considered one of Japan's "Big Three Actress Auditions", along with Oscar Promotion 's National Bishōjo Contest and Horipro 's Talent Scout Caravan. Toho's headquarters, the Toho Hibiya Building ( 東宝日比谷ビル , Tōhō Hibiya Biru ) , are in Yūrakuchō , Chiyoda, Tokyo . The company moved into its current headquarters in April 2005. Hankyu Hankyu Corporation ( 阪急電鉄株式会社 , Hankyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha , lit.   ' Hankyu Electric Railway Stock Company ' ) , trading as Hankyu Railway ( 阪急電鉄 , Hankyū Dentetsu , lit.   ' Hankyu Electric Railway ' ) ,

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468-627: 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. For filmography, see List of Toho films . Toho was created by the founder of the Hankyu Railway , Ichizō Kobayashi , in 1932 as

507-552: Is well known as a division of the Hankyu railway company; all of its members are employed by Hankyu. The name Hankyu is an abbreviation of Keihanshin Kyūko ( 京阪神急行 ) . Keihanshin ( 京阪神 ) refers to the area served by Hankyu trains, comprising the cities of Kyoto ( 京都 ) , Osaka ( 大阪 ) and Kobe ( 神戸 ) , along with the suburbs that connect them to each other. Kyūko ( 急行 ) means "express train(s)". In 1907,

546-588: The 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 Inc. , Toho E. B. Company Limited, and Toho Music Corporation & Toho Costume Company Limited. The company

585-1324: The Keihan Main Line , the Uji Line , the Shinkeihan Line (present-day Kyoto Main Line), the Senriyama Line (present-day Senri Line), the Jūsō Line (part of Kyoto Main Line), the Arashiyama Line , the Keishin Line and the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line . The Katano Line was also added in 1945. On December 1, 1949, the Keihan Main Line, the Katano Line, the Uji Line, the Keishin Line, and the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line were split off to become part of

624-775: The Nishinomiya Stadium as the team's home field was completed near Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station . The Hankyu Braves (named in 1947) played until the 1988 season and became the predecessors of the present-day Orix Buffaloes . On October 1, 1943, under the order of the government, Hanshin Kyūkō and Keihan Electric Railway were merged, and renamed Keihanshin Kyūkō Railway Company ( 京阪神急行電鉄株式会社 , Keihanshin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha , referred to as "Keihanshin", 京阪神 ) . The merged lines included

663-693: The Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company ( 株式会社東京宝塚劇場 , Kabushiki gaisha Tōkyō Takarazuka Gekijō ) . It managed much of the kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the eponymous Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre and the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo ; Toho and Shochiku enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years. After the end of World War II , the new Occupation government allowed and encouraged

702-465: The anime 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, is the largest film importer in Japan. 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

741-648: The Itami Line from Tsukaguchi to Itami were opened. On April 1, 1936, the Kobe Main Line was extended from Nishi-Nada (present-day Ōji-kōen) to the new terminal in Kobe (present-day Kobe-Sannomiya Station ), and the Kobe Main Line from Nishi-Nada to Kamitsutsui was named the Kamitsutsui Line, which was abandoned on May 20, 1940. In 1936, Hankyu established a professional baseball team and in 1937

780-993: The Kobe Main Line started through service to the Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Tozai Line and the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line . On December 6, 1969, the Kyoto Main Line and the Senri Line started through service to the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line . In 1970, the Senri Line was one of access routes to the Expo '70 held in Senri area. On April 1, 1973, Keihanshin Kyūkō Railway Company assumed its current name. On April 1, 2005, former Hankyu Corporation became

819-648: The Minoo Arima Electric Tramway Company ( 箕面有馬電気軌道株式会社 , Minoo Arima Denki Kidō Kabushiki-gaisha ) , a forerunner of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings , Inc., was established by Ichizō Kobayashi (precisely, he was one of the "promoters" of the tramway). On 10 March 1910, Minoo Arima Tramway opened the rail lines from Umeda to Takarazuka (the Takarazuka Main Line ) and from Ishibashi to Minoo (the Minoo Line ). The tramway

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858-493: The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra Foundation undertook management of the ensemble. In March 1964, the foundation was dissolved, and the orchestra was reconstituted under new and independent management. A new foundation for the orchestra was re-established in 1980. Past music directors of the orchestra have included Masashi Ueda (1945–1964) and Kazuyoshi Akiyama (1964–2004). Hubert Soudant was

897-568: The U.S., Toho declared in March 2024 that Godzilla is their " Intellectual property (IP) treasure" and they had regained retailing rights overseas (which were once abandoned), and now are able to sell, advertise, and distribute their own products to consumers outside Japan directly. The company also said that the film winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards is helping them gain more recognition and advancing more business extension overseas. Toho Animation (stylized as TOHO animation )

936-707: The United States during the 1950s through Henry G. Saperstein , Toho took over the La Brea Theatre in Los Angeles to show its films without the need to sell them to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s. Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York City in 1963. The Shintoho Company, which existed until 1961,

975-611: The aim of both cutting expenses and eliminating Communist leaders from the union. Negotiations failed and the union occupied the studio on April 15, joined by activists from the Japan Communist Party and other organizations, erecting barricades and closing the main gates. On August 13, the Tokyo District Court decided in Toho's favor, and on the morning of August 19, a district police chief arrived at

1014-477: The best ten films of the year in Kinema Junpo . However, each film had double or triple the budget of films produced by other studios, and the company suffered severe losses. In 1948, the new Toho president Tetsuzo Watanabe ordered a return of the wartime quota of 24 films per year and the end of control over production by the union. In April, Toho management announced the dismissal of 1200 employees, with

1053-651: The center of the train (exceptions are noted below). The Kobe Line and Takarazuka Line use the same fleet. Some former Hankyu trains, such as the 2000 series and 3100 series , have been transferred to the Nose Electric Railway . Single fare (adult) in Japanese Yen by travel distance is as follows. Fares for children (6–11 years old) are half the adult fare, rounded up to the nearest 10 yen. October 1, 2019 For fare collection, IC cards ( PiTaPa , ICOCA and others) are accepted. The fare rate

1092-572: The end of 1949. In May 1953, Toho established Toho International , a Los Angeles -based subsidiary intended to target North American and Latin American markets. Seven Samurai was among the first films offered for foreign sales. Toho and Shochiku competed with the influx of Hollywood films and boosted the film industry by focusing on new directors of the likes of Akira Kurosawa , Kon Ichikawa , Keisuke Kinoshita , Ishirō Honda , and Kaneto Shindo . After several successful film exports to

1131-447: The first non-Japanese music director of the orchestra, from 2004 to 2014. The orchestra's current music director is Jonathan Nott , since 2014. Nott is scheduled to conclude his tenure as the orchestra's music director in March 2026. In July 2014, Lorenzo Viotti first guest-conducted the orchestra. Viotti returned for four subsequent guest-conducting appearances with the orchestra, in 2016, twice in 2019, and in 2023. In August 2024,

1170-605: The formation of labor unions , which had been banned under the Imperial government. During a general strike of film studio employees beginning in October 1946, a group of Toho's ten top stars led by Denjiro Okochi split from the main Toho union along with 445 employees. During the resolution of the strike, a closed-shop provision with the main union led to the establishment of the Shintoho Company, which comprised

1209-457: The front gate to read out the court decision. Two thousand policemen surrounded the studio, reinforced by soldiers, three airplanes, and several armored cars and tanks sent by the U.S. Eighth Army . The union leaders agreed to end their occupation on the condition the union was not disbanded. Toho was severely weakened after the strikes and produced only four films in 1948 and five films in 1949, and continued to distribute Shintoho films until

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1248-851: The lines, the Kobe Lines, the Takarazuka Lines and the Kyoto Lines, can be further grouped into two, the Kobe-Takarazuka Lines and the Kyoto Lines from a historical reason. Hankyu has two groups of rolling stock, one for the Kobe-Takarazuka Lines and the other for the Kyoto Lines. The Keihan and Ōtsu Lines were transferred to Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. which separated from Keihanshin Kyūkō (now Hankyu) on December 1, 1949. As of March 31, 2010 , Hankyu had 1,319 cars for passenger service. Standard cars have three pairs of doors per side and bench seating facing

1287-545: The members of the dissenting union and former Toho facilities. The loss of major stars led to the hiring and training of new stars, including Toshiro Mifune . The contract made after the strike stipulated that Toho would only produce films approved by a committee that included union members, which led to filmmakers gaining unprecedented creative and productive control over their films. While Toho produced only thirteen films in 1947, six Toho films, including One Wonderful Sunday , directed by Akira Kurosawa , were ranked among

1326-575: The newly established Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Although this revived the former Keihan Electric Railway, Keihan was now smaller than before the 1943 merger, because the Shinkeihan Line and its branches were not given up by Keihanshin. The present structure of the Hankyu network with the three main lines was fixed by this transaction. The abbreviation of Keihanshin Kyūkō Railway was changed from "Keihanshin" to "Hankyū". On April 7, 1968,

1365-497: The next day). On October 1, 2006, Hankyu Holdings became the wholly owning parent company of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and the holdings were renamed Hankyu Hanshin Holdings , Inc. . Hankyu's stock purchase of Hanshin shares was completed on June 20, 2006. Hankyu operates three main trunk lines, connecting Osaka with Kobe , Takarazuka and Kyoto respectively, and their branches. The three groups of

1404-445: The orchestra announced the appointment of Viotti as its next music director, effective with the 2026-2027 season, with an initial contract of three years. The orchestra has recorded the musical score for the 1984 movie The Return of Godzilla . This article about a Japanese band or other musical ensemble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Toho Toho Co., Ltd. ( 東宝株式会社 , Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha )

1443-618: Was changed on April 1, 2014, to reflect the change in the rate of consumption tax from 5% to 8%, and again on October 1, 2019, from 8% to 10%. A 2-car Hankyu train was featured in the 1988 Japanese animated war drama Grave of the Fireflies . One 2008 book by the Japanese writer Hiro Arikawa , Hankyu Densha , occurs entirely on the Hankyu–Imazu line, in the north-west suburbs of Osaka, where various characters meet and interact in

1482-467: Was named New Toho because it broke off from the original company. Toho has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi 's 1998 film, A Simple Plan and Paul W. S. Anderson 's 2020 military science fiction / kaiju film, Monster Hunter . In 2019, Toho invested ¥15.4 billion ($ 14 million) into their Los Angeles-based subsidiary Toho International Inc. as part of their "Toho Vision 2021 Medium-term Management Strategy",

1521-552: Was popular due to Kobayashi's pioneering act to develop housing around stations along the line (a first in Japan), a forerunner to transit-oriented developments . On February 4, 1918, Minoo Arima Tramway was renamed Hanshin Kyūkō Railway Company ( 阪神急行電鉄株式会社 , Hanshin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha , referred to as "Hankyū", 阪急 ) . On July 16, 1920, the Kobe Main Line from Jūsō to Kobe (later, renamed Kamitsutsui) and

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