Shintoho
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was a Japan
ese movie studio
. It was one of the big-6 film studios (which also included Daiei
, Nikkatsu
, Shochiku
, Toei
and Toho
) during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema
. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company
. Known primarily for exploitation cinema, it declared bankruptcy in 1961, after its last production, Jigoku
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese movie studio
Movie studio
A movie studio is a term used to describe a major entertainment company or production company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to film movies...
. It was one of the big-6 film studios (which also included Daiei
Kadokawa Pictures
is a Japanese movie studio.-History:One of the most famous studios in Japan and founded in 1942 as , it is best known for having produced the giant monster Gamera film series and the Daimajin Trilogy. It also produced the Zatoichi and Nemuri Kyoshiro film series and the television series Shōnen Jet...
, Nikkatsu
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
, Shochiku
Shochiku
is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada...
, Toei
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
and Toho
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
) during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
. Known primarily for exploitation cinema, it declared bankruptcy in 1961, after its last production, Jigoku
Jigoku (film)
is a 1960 Japanese horror film, directed by Nobuo Nakagawa and starring Utako Mitsuya and Shigeru Amachi. Jigoku was re-made in 1970 by Tatsumi Kumashiro, and later re-made again under the title of Japanese Hell by Teruo Ishii in 1999....
.
Major productions & distributions
- Ginza Kankan Girl (銀座カンカン娘), by Koji ShimaKoji Shimawas a Japanese film director, actor and screenwriter.-Career:Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiyū Gakkō and joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he...
, 1949 - Akogare no Hawaii kōroAkogare no Hawaii korois a 1950 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Torajiro Saito.-Cast:* Haruo Oka* Hibari Misora* Sanae Ijita * Mitsuko Yoshikawa* Tamae Kiyokawa * Achako Hanabishi * Shintarō Kido* Robba Furukawa * and others...
(憧れのハワイ航路), by Torajiro SaitoTorajiro Saitowas a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the Shintōhō and Tōhō studios...
, 1950 - The Life of OharuThe Life of Oharuis a 1952 historical fiction black-and-white film by director Kenji Mizoguchi starring Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu, a one-time concubine of a daimyō who struggles to escape the stigma of having been sold into prostitution by her father...
(西鶴一代女), by Kenji MizoguchiKenji MizoguchiKenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène...
, 1952 - Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (ノンちゃん雲に乗る) by Fumindo Kurata, 1955
- TakekurabeTakekurabe (1955 film), English titles include: Adolescence, Growing Up Twice, Growing Up, and Child's Play, is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.It is a film adaptation of Higuchi Ichiyō's 1895-1896 novel Takekurabe....
(たけくらべ) by Heinosuke GoshoHeinosuke Goshowas a Japanese film director who directed Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 1931. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan.- Selected filmography :* Aiyoku no ki...
, 1955 - Koi sugata kitsune gotenKoi sugata kitsune gotenis a 1956 black and white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.- Cast :* Hibari Misora as Maruya, Tomone* Haruhisa Kawada as Akinobu* Senjaku Nakamura* Chieko Naniwa as Okon* Chikage Oogi as Akemi* Shunji Sakai as Heihachi* Kyu Sazanka as Fujimaru...
(恋すがた狐御殿) by Nobuo NakagawaNobuo Nakagawawas a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews to the Kinema Junpō film magazine. He joined Makino Film...
, 1956 - Series Super GiantSuper Giantis a fictional Japanese superhero featured in a successful series of serial-like tokusatsu short feature films produced by Shintoho Company, Ltd....
(スーパージャイアンツ), by Teruo IshiiTeruo Ishiiwas a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the Ero guro subgenre of pinku eiga such as Shogun's Joys of Torture . He also directed the 1965 film, Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan...
, 1957 - Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchiKaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi, also known as The Depths, The Ghost of Kasane, and The Ghosts of Kasane Swamp, is a 1957 black-and-white Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.- See also :* Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi by Kimiyoshi Yasuda...
(怪談累が渕), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1957 - Nude Actress Murder Case: Five CriminalsNude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminalsis a 1957 Japanese black-and-white film directed by Teruo Ishii at Shintōhō, during the time he was filming the Super Giant series.-Cast:* Ken Utsui: Kōji Nishimura* Yōko Mihara: Betty Momozono* Utako Mitsuya: 水町かほる* Reiko Kita: 浜野千鳥* Shigeru Amachi: 天野...
(肉体女優殺し 五人の犯罪者) by Teruo Ishii, 1957 - Borei kaibyo yashikiBorei kaibyo yashikiaka Black Cat Mansion aka The Mansion of the Ghost Cat is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa....
(亡霊怪猫屋敷), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958 - Kenpei to yureiKenpei to yureiis a 1958 black-and-white Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.- Cast :* Shōji Nakayama* Naoko Kubo* Shigeru Amachi* Akira Nakamura * Yōko Mihara* Fumiko Miyata* Shin Shibata* Nagamasa Yamada* and others...
(憲兵と幽霊), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958 - Kyōen KobanzameKyōen Kobanzameis a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.There are two parts of the film: the first part and the second part . Both parts have the same staff and the same actors.- Cast :* Kanjūrō Arashi * Misako Uji...
(侠艶小判鮫), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958 - Yellow Line (黄線地帯 イエローライン) by Teruo Ishii, 1960
- JigokuJigoku (film)is a 1960 Japanese horror film, directed by Nobuo Nakagawa and starring Utako Mitsuya and Shigeru Amachi. Jigoku was re-made in 1970 by Tatsumi Kumashiro, and later re-made again under the title of Japanese Hell by Teruo Ishii in 1999....
(地獄), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1961