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===Background=== |
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Toho Bunka Eiga (''bunka eiga'' meaning "culture film") was the documentary film department of Japanese film company [[Toho Co., Ltd. (Japan)|Toho]]. In May 1941, Toho Bunka Eiga as well as Shochiku Bunka Eiga ([[Shochiku (Japan)|Shochiku]]'s documentary film department) were absorbed into the newsreel company [[Nippon Eigasha (Japan)|Nippon Eigasha]] (formerly Nippon News Eigasha). |
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===1st Logo (1938)=== |
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'''Logo''': Same as the 1938 "drop shadow" logo, except the text reads TBA |
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'''Logo''': On a gray background, the Toho emblem is seen, casting a shadow to the left. The company name in handwritten Japanese is seen below. |
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'''Music/Sounds''': TBA |
'''Music/Sounds''': TBA |
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'''Availability''': Seen on the |
'''Availability''': Seen on the documentaries ''Shanghai'' and ''Nanjing''. |
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'''Editor's Note''': None. |
'''Editor's Note''': None. |
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===2nd Logo (1939)=== |
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'''Logo:''' Over a backdrop of a factory, the Toho emblem is seen with the company name (also handwritten) below. |
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'''FX/SFX''': The factory smoke. |
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'''Music/Sounds''': TBA |
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'''Availability''': Seen on the controversial film ''Tatakau Heitai'', which was criticized by authorities as a potentially "anti-war" film and was banned in Japan. Because of this, the film's original negative was disposed of, and the film was considered lost for many years until one print of it resurfaced in 1975. |
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Revision as of 04:14, 21 March 2021
Background
Toho Bunka Eiga (bunka eiga meaning "culture film") was the documentary film department of Japanese film company Toho. In May 1941, Toho Bunka Eiga as well as Shochiku Bunka Eiga (Shochiku's documentary film department) were absorbed into the newsreel company Nippon Eigasha (formerly Nippon News Eigasha).
1st Logo (1938)
Logo: On a gray background, the Toho emblem is seen, casting a shadow to the left. The company name in handwritten Japanese is seen below.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Seen on the documentaries Shanghai and Nanjing.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Logo (1939)
Logo: Over a backdrop of a factory, the Toho emblem is seen with the company name (also handwritten) below.
FX/SFX: The factory smoke.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Seen on the controversial film Tatakau Heitai, which was criticized by authorities as a potentially "anti-war" film and was banned in Japan. Because of this, the film's original negative was disposed of, and the film was considered lost for many years until one print of it resurfaced in 1975.
