Tokyo Eiga
Native name | 東京映画株式会社 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Tōkyō Eiga kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | May 27, 1952 |
| Defunct | August 25, 1983 |
| Successor | Tokyo Eiga Shinsha |
| Headquarters | Setagaya, , Japan |
| Parent | Toho |
| Subsidiaries | Tokyo Eiga Studios |
was a film production enterprise in Japan, established in 1952 as a subsidiary under Toho. Originally situated in Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, the company moved its headquarters to Setagaya in 1962. It was involved in significant co-productions such as Onibaba (1964), None but the Brave (1965), The Face of Another (1966), and Goyokin (1969).
On August 25, 1983, Tokyo Eiga underwent restructuring and was incorporated into , which took over the production of new films and the reissue of Tokyo Eiga's existing titles. Subsequently, Tokyo Eiga Shinsha merged with Toho on September 1, 2004, leading to its dissolution.
Selected films
- The Whisper of Spring (1952) - inaugural release
- Escape to Danger (1953)
- Autumn Interlude (1954)
- Chakkari fujin to Ukkari fujin (1954)
- Mother's First Love (1954)
- Anmitsu Princess (1954)
- A Song of Memory (1955)
- There Will Be a Blue Sky (1955)
- Masurawo hashutsufu kai (1956)
- A Cat, Shozo, and Two Women (1956)
- Tokyo is a Fine Place (1957)
- A Texan in Tokyo (1957)
- Thirty-Six Passengers (1957)
- Otora-san (1957)
- Comedy: The Ryokan in Front of the Train Station (1958)
- I Can't Give Up (1958)
- Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
- Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi (1959)
- The Twilight Story (1960)
- Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
- Obon, The Moll Dipper (1961)
- Death on the Mountain (1961)
- Girls of the Night (1961)
- Flower's Shadow (1961)
- Let's Meet in Our Dreams (1962)
- Burari Bura-bura Monogatari (1962)
- Melancholy Playing Field (1963)
- Pressure of Guilt (1963)
- Mr. Giants - Victory Flag (1964)
- Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
- Could I But Live (1964)
- This Madding Crowd (1964)
- Sweet Sweat (1964)
- Onibaba (1964) [in collaboration with Kindai Eiga Kyōkai]
- None but the Brave (1965) [alongside Artanis Entertainment Group]
- Illusion of Blood (1965)
- Akuto (1965) [with Kindai Eiga Kyōkai]
- The Face of Another (1966) [partnered with Teshigahara Productions]
- Sono Hito wa Mukashi (1967)
- A Woman and the Beancurd Soup(1968)
- Dorifutazu desu yo! Totte totte torimakure (1968)
- Hymn to a Tired Man(1968)
- Goyokin(1969) [with Fuji Television]
- Fort Ezo (1970)
- The Wolves(1971)
- Hairpin Circus(1972)
- The Petrified Forest(1973)
- Lady Snowblood(1973)
- Three Old Women (1974)
- Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance(1974)
- Hyōryū (1981)