Toho Co., Ltd./Availability

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

1st Logo (July 11, 1937-March 2, 1938)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Enoken no chakkiri Kinta Zen July 11, 1937 Debut appearance.
Learn from Experience, Part I October 1, 1937
Ushizure chôtokkyû November 18, 1937
Abe ichizoku March 2, 1938 Latest appearance.

2nd Logo (1938)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

3rd Logo (June 11, 1938-March 11, 1941)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Den'en kôkyôgaku June 11, 1938 Debut appearance; black background version.
Composition Class August 21, 1938
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro September 29, 1938
The Whole Family Works March 11, 1939
Shanhai rikusentai May 20, 1939
Osanaki mono no hata June 17, 1939
Puropera oyashi July 1, 1939
Sincerity August 10, 1939
Tokyo no josei October 31, 1939
Uma March 11, 1941 Latest appearance.

4th Logo (1938)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

5th Logo (June 15, 1938)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Hana chirinu June 15, 1938 Debut and only appearance.

6th Logo (February 1-21, 1939)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Mukashi no uta February 1, 1939 Debut appearance.
Numazu Officer School February 21, 1939 Latest appearance.

7th Logo (January 4, 1940-January 22, 1941)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Roppa no shinkon ryoko January 4, 1940 Debut appearance.
Totsugu hi made March 20, 1940
Niizuma kagami May 1, 1940
Harmonica Boy July 10, 1940
Moyuru ōzora September 25, 1940
Travelling Actors December 18, 1940
A Face from the Past January 22, 1941 Latest appearance.

8th Logo (March 26, 1941-October 14, 1942)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Iemitsu to Hikoza March 26, 1941 Debut appearance.
Life Begins at 61 April 22, 1941
The Poppy June 18, 1941
Yukiko and Natsuyo August 14, 1941
Akai te no musume-tachi September 3, 1941
Shirasagi September 9, 1941
Kawanakajima kassen November 29, 1941
Musashibô Benkei January 7, 1942
Kibô no aozora January 14, 1942
Kibô no aozora April 1, 1942
Tsubasa no gaika October 14, 1942 Latest appearance.

9th Logo (December 3, 1942)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay December 3, 1942 Debut and only appearance.

10th Logo (1942)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Râmâyana 1942 Debut and only appearance.

11th Logo (January 14-September 16, 1943)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
World of Love January 14, 1943 Debut appearance.
The Song Lantern February 11, 1943
Hanako-san February 25, 1943
Ongaku dai-shingun March 18, 1943
Bôrô no kesshitai April 15, 1943
Kessen no ôzora e September 16, 1943 Latest appearance.

Toho Co., Ltd.

1st Logo (January 27-June 8, 1944)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
This Happy Life January 27, 1944 Debut appearance.
Ano hata o ute February 10, 1944
Kato hayabusa sento-tai March 9, 1944
The Way of Drama May 11, 1944
Ikari no umi May 25, 1944
Harbor of Life June 8, 1944

2nd Logo (August 27, 1944-April 27, 1948)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Watashi no uguisu August 27, 1944 Debut appearance.
Raigekitai Shutsudô December 7, 1944
The Admirable Ishin Tasuke January 11, 1945
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo June 28, 1945
Kita no san-nin August 5, 1945
Both You and I June 13, 1946
Aru yo no tonosama July 11, 1946
No Regrets for Our Youth October 29, 1946
Four Love Stories March 11, 1947
One Wonderful Sunday June 25, 1947
These Foolish Times October 12, 1947
These Foolish Times II October 26, 1947
Spring Awakens November 2, 1947
Joyu December 29, 1947
Drunken Angel April 27, 1948

3rd Logo (1946)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
The Descendants of Taro Urashima March 28, 1946 Debut appearance.

4th Logo (1947)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

5th Logo (1947-1948)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

6th Logo (1947-1948)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

7th Logo (1948)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

8th Logo (1948)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Zoku aoi sanmyaku July 26, 1949 Debut appearance.

9th Logo (July 19, 1949-May 14, 1950)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Aoi sanmyaku July 19, 1949 Debut appearance.
The Angry Street May 14, 1950 Latest appearance.

10th Logo (September 27-November 8, 1949, 1953)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Passion Without End September 27, 1949 Debut appearance.
Wasurerareta kora October 4, 1949
Stray Dog October 17, 1949
Ohara Shôsuke-san November 8, 1949

11th Logo (1950)

Title Date of Release Additional Info

12th Logo (January 22, 1950-1952)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka January 22, 1950 Debut appearance.

13th Logo (October 9, 1952-1955)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Ikiru October 9, 1952 Debut appearance; 20th anniversary variant.
Seven Samurai April 26, 1954
Godzilla October 27, 1954 First premiered in Nagoya on October 27 and was released nationwide on November 3.
Godzilla Raids Again April 24, 1955

14th Logo (September 15, 1953)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Hana no naka no musumetachi September 15, 1953 Debut and only appearance.

15th Logo (September 26, 1954-)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto September 26, 1954 Debut appearance; earliest version: The emblem is smaller and is shown on a dark blue space background with two versions, one with golden stripes with the various colors of the rainbow spectrum, and clear, light blue stripes with the colors of the rainbow spectrum more apparent.
Tokyo Olympiad March 20, 1965 1965 version: The logo animation was updated, and is now on a blue space background with mostly clear stripes that correspond to the various colors of light seen in the center of the logo. Small sparks of light are seen emitted from the center.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur March 15, 1980 1965 version.
Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer March 14, 1981 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil March 13, 1982 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil March 12, 1983 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld March 17, 1984 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars March 16, 1985 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops March 15, 1986 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs March 14, 1987 1965 version.
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West March 12, 1988 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan March 11, 1989 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet March 10, 1990 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights March 9, 1991 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds March 7, 1992 1965 version.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth March 6, 1993 1993 version: The logo animation was now redone in CGI.
Pokémon: The First Movie 1998 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon 4Ever 2001 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon Heroes 2002 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker 2003 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys 2004 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 2006 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior 2008 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life July 18, 2009 1993 version; Japanese prints.
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva December 19, 2009 2009 version: the logo has been remastered and the Japanese characters' font has been changed.
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions 2010 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram 2011 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom 2011 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice 2012 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened 2013 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 2014 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages 2015 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel 2016 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! 2017 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us 2018 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution 2019 2009 version; Japanese prints.
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle 2020 2009 version; Japanese prints.

16th Logo (October 14, 1958)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Varan the Unbelievable October 14, 1958 Debut and only appearance.

17th Logo (1st North American logo) (December 3, 2020-)

Title Date of Release Additional Info
Monster Hunter December 3, 2020 Debut appearance.
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