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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.
-===(1970-1971)===
+===Logo (January 22, 1970-1971)===
-[[File:DN (1970).jpg|center]]
+[[File:DN (1970).jpg|center|350px]]
-'''Nicknames''': "DN", "DN in Space"
-'''Logo:''' On a space background are large letters with blue sides reading "DN". Below it is the text "ダイニチ映配株式会社 提供" ("presented by Dainichi Eihai Co., Ltd.").
+'''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''': An animated variant features the DN and red subtitles zooming into the screen.
+'''Variant:''' On trailers, the logo is still.
+'''Technique:''' Practical animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None. The texts getting closer on the animated variant.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or a weird descending telephone-like sound (that may also play with the Nikkatsu logo).
+'''Audio:''' Silent, or a custom fanfare with timpani drums and a vibraslap.
-'''Availability''': It distributed [[Daiei Motion Pictures|Daiei]] and [[Nikkatsu|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.
+{{Japanese film logos}}
+{{Movie-Navbox}}
+[[Category:Japan]]
-[[Category:Japanese logos]]
 [[Category:Film logos]]
 [[Category:Japanese film logos]]