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Background

Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd. (ＤＮダイニチ映配株式会社), or simply Dainichi Eihai (ダイニチ映配), was a Japanese film studio. It was active from June 1970 to August 1971. It was formed from a partnership between Daiei and Nikkatsu, when Daiei was going through financial problems. Nikkatsu later withdrew from the partnership, leaving Daiei to face bankruptcy. "Dainichi" represents the combination of 大 and 日, the first characters of "Daiei" and "Nikkatsu", respectively.

Logo (January 22, 1970-1971)

Visuals: On a space background are large letters with blue sides reading "DN" zooming in. A second later into the logo, the red text "ダイニチ映配株式会社提供" ("presented by Dainichi Eihai Co., Ltd.") fades in below and zooms in with the "DN".

Variant: On trailers, the logo is still.

Technique: Practical animation.

Audio: Silent, or a custom fanfare with timpani drums and a vibraslap.

Availability: It distributed Daiei and Nikkatsu releases. Also seen on several trailers, including pink film trailers from Nikkatsu.

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+===Background===
+'''Dainichi Film Distribution Co., Ltd.''' (ＤＮ ダイニチ映配株式会社), or simply '''Dainichi Eihai''' (ダイニチ映配), was a Japanese film studio. It was active from June 1970 to August 1971. It was formed from a partnership between [[Daiei Film|'''D'''aiei]] and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|'''N'''ikkatsu]], when Daiei was going through financial problems. Nikkatsu later withdrew from the partnership, leaving Daiei to face bankruptcy. "Dainichi" represents the combination of 大 and 日, the first characters of "Daiei" and "Nikkatsu", respectively.
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+===Logo (January 22, 1970-1971)===
 [[File:DN (1970).jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Logo:''' On a space background are large letters with blue sides reading "DN" zooming in. A second later into the logo, the red text "ダイニチ映配株式会社 提供" ("presented by Dainichi Eihai Co., Ltd.") fades in below and zooms in with the "DN".
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background are large letters with blue sides reading "DN" zooming in. A second later into the logo, the red text "ダイニチ映配株式会社 提供" ("presented by Dainichi Eihai Co., Ltd.") fades in below and zooms in with the "DN".
 '''Variant:''' On trailers, the logo is still.
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 '''Technique:''' Practical animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or a custom fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' Silent, or a custom fanfare with timpani drums and a vibraslap.
-'''Availability:''' It distributed [[Daiei Motion Pictures|Daiei]] and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]] releases ("Dainichi" representing the combination of 大 and 日, the first characters of their names). Also seen on several trailers, including pink film trailers from Nikkatsu.
+'''Availability:''' It distributed [[Daiei Film|Daiei]] and [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]] releases. Also seen on several trailers, including pink film trailers from Nikkatsu.
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