23-1819: Kōno , Kono or Kouno (written: 河野, 幸野, 高野 or 甲野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kōno Bairei (1844–1895), Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher Kōno Hironaka (1849–1923), Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan Kōno Togama (1844–1895), prewar Japanese politician and cabinet minister Akitake Kōno (1911–1978), Japanese film actor. Asahachi Kōno (1876–1943), Japanese photographer Fumiyo Kōno (born 1968), Japanese manga artist Fusako Kōno (born 1916), former Japanese diver Hiromichi Kono (1905–1963), Japanese anthropologist and entomologist Hyōichi Kōno (1958–2001), Japanese adventurer Kohei Kono (born 1980), Japanese professional boxer Marika Kōno (born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer Masayuki Kono (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Mitsuru Kono ( 河野 満 ) , Japanese table tennis player Rin Kono (born 1981), Japanese professional Go player Shunji Kōno (born 1964), Japanese politician Shuto Kohno (born 1993), Japanese football player Taeko Kōno (1926–2015), Japanese writer and critic Takanori Kono (born 1969), former Japanese Nordic combined skier Taro Kono (born 1963), Japanese politician, son of Yōhei Kōno Tensei Kono (1935–2012), Japanese science fiction writer Tetsuya Kono and Nahoko Kono, passengers on Comair Flight 191 Tommy Kono (1930–2016), Japanese-American Olympic weightlifter Tomoyuki Kōno (born 1971), Japanese voice actor Tōru Kōno (1907–1984), Japanese photographer Yōhei Kōno (born 1937), Speaker of
46-570: 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
69-643: 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
92-402: 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
115-462: 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
138-420: 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
161-585: 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
184-670: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Akitake K%C5%8Dno Akitake Kōno ( 河野 秋武 , Kōno Akitake , 8 October 1911 – 17 March 1978) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1943 to 1973. Kōno started acting with the Zenshinza theater troupe before joining the Toho studio in 1942. Mostly a character actor, he appeared in films by directors such as Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi as well on television. Toho Company Toho Co., Ltd. ( 東宝株式会社 , Tōhō Kabushiki-gaisha )
207-627: 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
230-588: 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
253-693: 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
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#1732793400115276-465: 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
299-474: The Japanese House of Representatives, father of Tarō Kōno Yoshiyuki Kono , Japanese voice actor See also [ edit ] Kono (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Kōno . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
322-568: 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 )
345-707: 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,
368-611: 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
391-477: 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
414-572: 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
437-605: 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
460-457: 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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#1732793400115506-545: 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
529-467: 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",
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