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Toho International, Inc. is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. 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 is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a villag ...
'' and ''Godzilla'' (both 1954). Toho International currently manages the licensing, marketing, and distribution of Toho's movies and other products is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. and are headquartered in
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. On October 1, 2023, Toho International became also owned by a newly founded subsidiary of Toho, known as Toho Global. In December 2023, the company announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season, majority-owned by
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, for $225 million. Earlier that year, Toho International announced it had acquired 50% stakes in Frederator Networks animated series ''
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'', '' Bravest Warriors'', and ''Bravest Warriors'' spinoff ''Catbug''.


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Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese noir film directed by Akira Kurosawa, and co-written by Kurosawa and Keinosuke Uekusa. Starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune, it tells the story of alcoholic doctor Sanada, and his recidivist patient Matsunaga. Sanada ...
'' (1948) * ''
Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a villag ...
'' (1954) * ''Godzilla'' (1954) * ''
Godzilla Raids Again is a 1955 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the second film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and a sequel to ''Godzilla'' (1954). The fi ...
'' (1955) * '' Half Human'' (1955) * '' The Legend of the White Serpent'' (1956) * ''
Rodan is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', which first appeared as the title character in Ishirō Honda's 1956 film of the same name, produced and distributed by Toho. Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numer ...
'' (1956) * ''
Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese epic ''jidaigeki'' film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film transposes the plot of English dramatist William Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth'' (1606) fr ...
'' (1957) * '' The Mysterians'' (1957) * '' The H-Man'' (1958) * ''
Varan the Unbelievable is a 1958 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it stars Kōzō Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda, and Koreya Senda, with Haruo Nakajima as Varan. In the fil ...
'' (1958) * ''
The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese ''epic jidaigeki'' adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowi ...
'' (1958) * '' Monkey Sun'' (1959) * ''
The Three Treasures is a 1959 Japanese epic film, epic List of religious films, religious fantasy film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Toho as their celebratory thousandth film, it was the most expensive Japanese fil ...
'' (1959) * '' Battle in Outer Space'' (1959) * '' The Secret of the Telegian'' (1960) * ''
The Bad Sleep Well is a 1960 Japanese neo-noir crime mystery film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars ...
'' (1960) * '' The Human Vapor'' (1960) * '' The Story of Osaka Castle'' (1961) * ''
Mothra is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', which first appeared as the title character in Ishirō Honda's '' 1961 film of the same name'', produced and distributed by Toho. Mothra has appeared in several Toho ''tokusatsu'' films, often as a recur ...
'' (1961) * '' The Last War'' (1961) * '' Gorath'' (1962) * ''
King Kong vs. Godzilla is a 1962 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, it is the third film in both the ''Godzilla'' and ''King Kong'' franchises, as well as the first T ...
'' (1962) * '' Matango'' (1963) * ''
The Lost World of Sinbad is a 1963 Japanese drama action film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Toshiro Mifune and Mie Hama.
'' (1963) * ''
Atragon is a 1963 Japanese ''tokusatsu'' science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is based on ''The Undersea Warship: A Fantastic Tale of Island Adventure'' by Shunrō ...
'' (1963) * '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'' (1964) * ''You Can Succeed, Too'' (1964) * ''
Dogora is a 1964 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, Toho Studios, the film stars Yosuke Natsuki, Nobuo Nakamura, Hiroshi Koizumi, and Akiko Wakabayashi, a ...
'' (1964) * '' Onibaba'' (1964) * ''
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster is a 1964 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the fifth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and was the second ''Godzilla'' film produced ...
'' (1964) * '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon'' (1965) * '' Invasion of Astro-Monster'' (1965) * ''
The War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Referred by film historian Stuart Galbraith IV as a "quasi–sequel" to '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon'', the film was a Japanese-American co-production; ...
'' (1966) * '' Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'' (1966) * '' King Kong Escapes'' (1967) * '' Son of Godzilla'' (1967) * ''
Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese epic ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects directed by Sadamasa Arikawa and supervised by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, is the ninth film in the ''G ...
'' (1968) * '' Latitude Zero'' (1969) * '' All Monsters Attack'' (1969) * '' Space Amoeba'' (1970) * ''
Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a 1971 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed and co-written by Yoshimitsu Banno, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Produced and distributed by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 11th film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise and ...
'' (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 ''Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'', also known as ''Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo'', is a 1978 Japanese adult animated science fiction action adventure comedy film. It is the first animated feature film based on the 1967–69 manga series ''Lupin ...
'' (1978) * '' Bye-Bye Jupiter'' (1984) * ''
The Return of Godzilla , is a 1984 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 16th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, the last film ...
'' (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 is a 1994 Japanese epic religious fantasy film directed by Takao Okawara and produced by Shogo Tomiyama, with a screenplay by Wataru Mimura. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, the film is based on Japanese m ...
'' (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 is a 2023 Japanese Epic film, epic ''kaiju'' film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. It is the 37th film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise, Toho's 33rd ''Godzilla'' film, and the fifth installme ...
'' (2023) * '' My Hero Academia: You're Next'' (2024)


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