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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.

(January 22, 1970-1971)

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".

Variant: On trailers, the logo is still.

Technique: Practical animation.

Music/Sounds: Silent, or a custom fanfare.

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. The name comes from both "Dai" from the first Kanji of "Daiei" and "Nichi" from the first Kanji of "Nikkatsu".
+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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 '''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or a custom fanfare.
-'''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.