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venom10463
09-20-2005, 06:23 AM
Every japanese movies I've seen have the Toei intro. Was toei the only Japanese movie studio back then and are they still in business.?
kungfusamurai
09-20-2005, 10:35 AM
There was also Daiei and Toho. I don't know about the smaller ones.

KFS
KClosson
09-20-2005, 04:19 PM
The five major ones are:

Toho
Shochiku
Daiei (Went out of business in the 70's)
Toei
Nikkatsu

KC
limubai2000
09-20-2005, 11:22 PM
Shochiku

just celebrated 110 years as a company, they are synonymous with quality judai geki films. When my girlfriend (native Japanese) sees a film start with their logo she knows she will love it, like Hidden Blade. She buys DVDs by their logo alone on her trips to Japan.
kungfusamurai
09-21-2005, 10:45 AM
What well known films did Shochiku produce? Is their logo the one with the diamond?

KFS
contraspirit
09-23-2005, 06:22 AM
They are responsible for movies like the classic HARAKIRI as well as CASSHERN, TWILIGHT SAMURAI or Kitano´s ZATOICHI. And their logo is a volcano (Mt.Fuji?).
kenichiku
09-24-2005, 04:49 AM
What well known films did Shochiku produce?
Everythang my friend, everythang. These guys elevated the Ofuna studio to what it is now:

Mizoguchi, 47 Ronin, Sansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu
Kinoshita, 24 Eyes
Ozu, Tokyo Story, Good Morning
Oshima, Night & Fog in Japan, Cruel Story of Youth

BTW, Shaw Bros. collaborated with them in the 50s w/Mizo-san's 'Princess Yang Kwai Fei'.

Enuff of the arthouse for you guys, some of the popular:

Seijin Suzuki, Story of Sorry & Sadness (his rare golf drama!)
Yoshitaro Nomura, Zero Focus & Village of the 8 Gravestones (drama)
All of the Tora-san comedies mostly directed by Koji Yamada
Nihonmatsu, X From Outer Space (kaiju)
Saito, Goke-Body Snatcher From Hell (remade by Miike)
Kinji Fukusaku, If You Were Young: Rage, Blackmail is My Life (pre-Toei), The Fall Guy (upon return)
Nagisa Oshima, Gohatto (Gay themed Jidai Geki)
Hideo Gosha, Goyokin, Hunter in the Dark, 3 Outlaw Samurai, Kagero

...so there's plenty from Shochiku you can ponder on!
contraspirit
09-26-2005, 06:24 AM
Hideo Gosha, Goyokin, Hunter in the Dark, 3 Outlaw Samurai, Kagero
GOYOKIN is a TOHO-movie, but Tenchu was produced by Shochiku.
kenichiku
10-05-2005, 05:45 AM
GOYOKIN is a TOHO-movieSo it is...careless and I have the original Japanese poster to verify. Thanks.