Toho International
Toho International, Inc. is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. 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. Toho International currently manages the licensing, marketing, and distribution of Toho's movies and other products. It is headquartered in Los Angeles.
History
On January 5, 2023, Toho International announced that it would acquire a 50% stake in Frederator Networks animated series Bee and PuppyCat, Bravest Warriors, and Bravest Warriors spinoff Catbug. The deal would allow new content to be produced based on the properties, while Toho International's parent company Toho would hold distribution rights in Asian territories. On October 1, Toho International was split with the rest of Toho's non-Japanese and Asian subsidiaries into Toho Global. In December 2023, the company announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season, majority-owned by CJ ENM, for $225 million.On October 15, 2024, Toho announced that they would acquire distributor GKIDS for an undisclosed amount, of which GKIDS would become a subsidiary of Toho International. The deal was completed in 2025.
Exported films
Drunken Angel Seven Samurai- Godzilla Godzilla Raids Again Half Human The Legend of the White Serpent Rodan Throne of Blood The Mysterians The H-Man Varan the Unbelievable The Hidden Fortress Monkey Sun The Three Treasures Battle in Outer Space The Secret of the Telegian The Bad Sleep Well The Human Vapor The Story of Osaka Castle Mothra The Last War Gorath King Kong vs. Godzilla Matango The Lost World of Sinbad Atragon Mothra vs. Godzilla You Can Succeed, Too Dogora Onibaba Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Frankenstein vs. Baragon Invasion of Astro-Monster The War of the Gargantuas Ebirah, Horror of the Deep King Kong Escapes Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Latitude Zero All Monsters Attack Space Amoeba Godzilla vs. Hedorah Godzilla vs. Gigan Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Prophecies of Nostradamus ESPY Terror of Mechagodzilla The War in Space The Mystery of Mamo Kagemusha Bye-Bye Jupiter The Return of Godzilla Princess from the Moon Gunhed Godzilla vs. Biollante Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Godzilla vs. Mothra Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Rebirth of Mothra Rebirth of Mothra II Rebirth of Mothra III Godzilla 2000: Millennium Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Godzilla: Tokyo SOS Godzilla Final Wars Shin Godzilla Godzilla Minus One
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