Toho Scope (東宝スコープ) is an anamorphic lens system developed in the late 1950s by Toho Studios in response to the popularity of

CinemaScope CinemaScope is an anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen films that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Its creation in 1953 by ...

. Its technical specifications are identical to those of CinemaScope. This widescreen format was first used for the black-and-white films ''

The Men of Tohoku ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'', and ''

On Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first film released in Tohoscope. Production ''On Wings of Love'' was the third film in the ''Sannin Musume'' series of ro ...

'', made use of color in ''

The Last Pursuit ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

'', and debuted in full-color (and tokusatsu) with '' The Mysterians'' (all 1957). The label fell out of use in 1965 to be replaced by Panavision lenses of similar specifications. In contemporary popular culture, the recognizable Toho Scope logo prefaced '' Godzilla: Final Wars'', one of many

homage Homage (Old English) or Hommage (French) may refer to: History *Homage (feudal) /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/, the medieval oath of allegiance *Commendation ceremony, medieval homage ceremony Arts *Homage (arts) /oʊˈmɑʒ/, an allusion or imitation by one arti ...

s to older science fiction productions made throughout the film.

References

* Galbraith, Stuart IV. Audio commentary, '' Invasion of Astro-Monster''. Classic Media, 2007. * Motion picture film formats {{film-tech-stub