, or simply , was a Japanese

film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company that makes films. Today, studios are mostly financing and distribution entities. In addition, they may have their own studio facility or facilities; how ...

. It was active from June 1970 to August 1971.

History

In the late 1960s

Daiei Film Daiei Film Co. Ltd. ( Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, produci ...

began to experience financial problems; in June 1970 Daiei and

Nikkatsu is a Japanese film studio located in Bunkyō. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures". Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%). ...

merged to share distribution costs to combat financial problems and formed Dainichi Eihai. The partnership between Daiei and Nikkatsu lasted until August 1971, when Nikkatsu withdrew from the deal leaving Daiei Film to face bankruptcy, the company later was purchased by

Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, man ...

in 1974 and later was re-purchased by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing creating

Kadokawa Daiei Studio Kadokawa Daiei Studio Co., Ltd., formerly is the film production division of the Japanese company the Kadokawa Corporation. History In 1945, Genyoshi Kadokawa established Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., focusing on the publishing business. ...

Filmography

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Blind Woman's Curse ''Blind Woman's Curse'' (, ''Kaidan Nobori Ryū'', lit. Ghost Story Rising Dragon) is a 1970 Japanese ero guro yakuza film directed by Teruo Ishii. Plot Akemi (Kaji) is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana yakuza clan. In a duel with a r ...

'' (1970) *''

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival is a 1970 Japanese ''Chambara'' film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu, who also produced and co-wrote the script. It is the twenty-first of a series of films featuring the blind swordsman Zatoichi. The protagonist, who works a ...

'' (1970) * ''Blood For Blood'' (1971) * ''Gokuraku bozu'' (1971) * ''Wet Sand in August'' (1971) * ''

Gamera vs. Zigra is a 1971 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, written by Niisan Takahashi, and produced by Yoshihiko Manabe and Hidemasa Nagata. It is the seventh entry in the Gamera#Films, ''Gamera'' film series, after ''Gamera vs. Jiger'' ...

'' (1971) * '' Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes'' (1958; 1971 re-release) * ''

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman , also known as ''Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman'' and ''The Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal'', is a 1971 '' chambara''-''wuxia'' crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director Hsu Tseng Hung. A Japanes ...

'' (1971) * ''Kanto Destruction'' (1971) * ''Kimi wa umi o mita ka'' (1971) * ''Hiroku Nagasaki onna-ro'' (1971) * ''Hiding-Place in the Storm'' (1971) * ''Yoru no shinsatsushitsu'' (1971) * ''Games'' (1971)

References

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External links

Laputa Asagaya / Dainichi Eihai Nostalgia (Screened in 2007) Retrieved May 18, 2021
(in Japanese)
Dainichi Eihai on Japanese Cinema Database
(in Japanese) 1970 establishments in Japan Japanese film studios Former Kadokawa Corporation subsidiaries