is a Japanese film,
theater production, and
distribution company. It has its headquarters in
Yurakucho,
Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the
Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many
kaiju and
tokusatsu films, the
Chouseishin tokusatsu
superhero television
franchise, the films of
Akira Kurosawa, and the
anime films of
Studio Ghibli. Other famous directors, including
Yasujiro Ozu,
Kenji Mizoguchi,
Masaki Kobayashi, and
Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho.