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Founded | May 1953 |
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Successor | Toho Global |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Kōji Ueda (president) [1] |
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Toho International, Inc. (国際東宝㈱, Kokusai Tōhō Kabushiki Gaisha) [2] is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. [3] [4] [5] 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 and Godzilla (both 1954). [3] Toho International currently manages the licensing, marketing, and distribution of Toho's movies and other products [2] and are headquartered in Los Angeles.
On October 1, 2023, Toho International became also owned by a newly founded subsidiary of Toho, known as Toho Global. [6] In December 2023, the company announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season, majority-owned by CJ ENM, for $225 million. [7] Earlier that year, Toho International announced it had acquired 50% stakes in Frederator Networks animated series Bee and PuppyCat, Bravest Warriors, and Bravest Warriors spinoff Catbug. [8]
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It is still coming to Japanese theaters on November 3rd, 2023. However, in addition it's also releasing in US theaters on December 1st, 2023, with Toho International distributing it themselves.
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Founded | May 1953 |
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Successor | Toho Global |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Kōji Ueda (president) [1] |
Parent |
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Toho International, Inc. (国際東宝㈱, Kokusai Tōhō Kabushiki Gaisha) [2] is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. [3] [4] [5] 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 and Godzilla (both 1954). [3] Toho International currently manages the licensing, marketing, and distribution of Toho's movies and other products [2] and are headquartered in Los Angeles.
On October 1, 2023, Toho International became also owned by a newly founded subsidiary of Toho, known as Toho Global. [6] In December 2023, the company announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season, majority-owned by CJ ENM, for $225 million. [7] Earlier that year, Toho International announced it had acquired 50% stakes in Frederator Networks animated series Bee and PuppyCat, Bravest Warriors, and Bravest Warriors spinoff Catbug. [8]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (October 2023) |
It is still coming to Japanese theaters on November 3rd, 2023. However, in addition it's also releasing in US theaters on December 1st, 2023, with Toho International distributing it themselves.