Kokuei Company
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Descriptions by
SnowflakesOmega
Captures by
Logohub
SnowflakesOmega
Captures by
Logohub
1st Logo (1965)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white outlined circle with kanji (in a compressed style) and the Japanese name meaning "DISTRIBUTED BY KOKUEI COMPANY" in white below.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appears on Koji Wakamatsu's 歪んだ関係.
2nd Logo (1966-1990s?)
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Logo: We see a black screen, which then gets engulfed by live-action fire. As the fire covers up the whole screen, a circular logo (like Toho) with Kanji and the Japanese name below rises up to the center.
Variant: There are some black and white and colorized versions.
Technique: The fire, the logo rising up.
Music/Sounds: A low-pitched, menacing theme that sounds like a dark ambient song (even if dark ambient didn't exist at the time).
Availability: Rare, bordering on extinct. Seen on their pink film releases such as The Black Snow, Sex Family and Tears of Ecstasy.
Legacy: The whole thing looks very infernal and it has ominous music, which altogether may unnerve some people.
