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}} is a large Japanese Film Studio . It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo , and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group . In the West, it is best known as the producer of many '' Daikaijũ '' (monster) and Tokusatsu (special effects) movies, the Chouseishin tokusatsu Superhero TV Franchise , the films of Akira Kurosawa , and the Anime films of Studio Ghibli . Its most famous and worldwide creation is Godzilla , known as the King of the Monsters. It has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. The name Toho literally translates to "eastern treasure" in English . Godzilla , Mothra , King Ghidorah , Mechagodzilla , and Rodan are described as being Toho's Big Five. HISTORY Toho was founded by the Hankyu Railway in 1932 as the . It managed much of the Kabuki in Tokyo and, among other properties, the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater and the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo ; Toho and Shochiku enjoyed a duopoly over theaters in Tokyo for many years. After several successful film exports to the United States during the 1950s, Toho opened the La Brea Theatre in and opened a theater in New York in 1963."Toho" ''Far East Film News'' December 25, 1963. The Shintoho Company was named New Tõhõ because it broke off from the original Tõhõ Company. The company has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi 's '' A Simple Plan ''. ''.]] MAJOR PRODUCTIONS & DISTRIBUTIONS Film 1930s
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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 a series of games based on Godzilla. It also published games such as Super Aleste . SEE ALSO FOOTNOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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