Studio No.08
Ichiritsu Shoten GPC Bando Tsumasaburo Production Uzumasa Studio and Toei Studios Kyoto
Ichiritsu Shoten GPC Bando Tsumasaburo Production Uzumasa Studio
Date of establishment |
May 1926 |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
Executive manager |
Tsumasaburo Bando |
Leading actor |
Tsumasaburo Bando |
Keynote director |
Seika Shiba, Minoru Inuzuka |
Remarks |
Tsumasaburo Bando left Toa Kinema and establishes independent production. Moved from the rented Shochiku Shimogamo to Uzumasa in May 1926. Established partnership with Universal Pictures Japan in September 1926. Established Ban-tsuma Tachibana Universal Rengo Eiga. Contract with Universal Pictures Japan was terminated in May 1927. June 1930 Bando Tsumasaburo Production withdrew. Studio renamed as Shochiku Uzumasa Studio. |
Shochiku Kinema Uzumasa Studio
Date of establishment |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
Executive manager |
Nobutaro Shirai |
Leading actor |
Ryunosuke Tsukigata |
Keynote director |
Reinosuke Aku |
Remarks |
In June 1930, Shochiku took over management after Bando Tsumasaburo Production withdrew. Teikoku Kinema Nagase Studio burned down in late September. Established Teikoku Kinema Uzumasa Studio in October. |
Teikoku Kinema Uzumasa Studio
Date of establishment |
October 1930 |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
CEO |
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Executive manager |
Ryosuke Tachibana |
Leading actor |
Momonosuke Ichikawa, Seizaburo Kawazu, Ryunosuke Kumoi |
Keynote director |
Eiichi Koishi, Tamizo Ishida |
Remarks |
Teikoku Kinema filming begins on October 1, 1930. Fire outbreak in December 1930. In August 1931, the company was reorganized into Shinko Kinema with capital from Shochiku. |
Shinko Kinema Uzumasa Studio
Date of establishment |
August 1931 |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
CEO |
Tomojiro Tsutsumi, a managing director of Shochiku |
Main executive manager |
Nobutaro Shirai, Masaichi Nagata |
Leading actor |
Kyoji Sugi, Sumiko Suzuki, Isuzu Yamada, Utaemon Ichikawa, Ryutaro Otomo |
Keynote director |
Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Sotoji Kimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Shichinosuke Oshimoto, Kazuo Mori |
Remarks |
Established with capital from Shochiku in August 1931. Masaichi Nagata disbanded Daiichi Eiga-sha and joined the company with his staff in 1936. Nagata was appointed as the executive manager. Company’s ghost stories (Kaidan), Tanuki (raccoon) series, and other entertainment films for the masses became major hits. Merged with Daiei through wartime integration in 1942. Changed the name to Daiei Kyoto Daini Studio. |
Daiei Kyoto Daini Studio
Date of establishment |
January 1942 |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
Main executive manager |
Asata Fujii |
Leading actor |
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Keynote director |
Utaemon Ichikawa, Mitsusaburo Ramon, Kusuo Abe, Ryutaro Otomo |
Remarks |
Daiei was founded through wartime integration in January 1942. Closed in 1943. Leased to Toyoko Eiga in 1947. |
Toyoko Eiga Kyoto Studio
Date of establishment |
September 1947 |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
Main executive manager |
Mitsuo Makino |
Leading actor |
Chiezo Kataoka, Utaemon Ichikawa, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Tsumasaburo Bando, Kanjuro Arashi |
Keynote director |
Sadatsugu Matsuda, Kunio Watanabe, Masahiro Makino |
Remarks |
Began operation in September 1947. Chiezo Kataoka and Utaemon Ichikawa left Daiei to join Toyoko Eiga Kyoto Studio in 1949. Established Toei Studios Kyoto with the merger of Oizumi Eiga and Tokyo Eiga Haikyu in April 1951. |
Toei Studios Kyoto
Date of establishment |
April 1951 |
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Location |
Uzumasa Hachioka-cho |
Nearest station |
Randen Kitano Line Satsueisho-mae Station |
Main executive manager |
Sakagami Kyujiro, Shinichiro Yamazaki, Shigeru Okada, Tan Takaiwa |
Leading actor |
Chiezo Kataoka, Utaemon Ichikawa, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hashizo Okawa |
Keynote director |
Sadatsugu Matsuda, Kunio Watanabe, Masahiro Makino, Yasushi Sasaki, Tomu Uchida, Daisuke Ito |
Remarks |
Established Toei Studios Kyoto through the merger of Toyoko Eiga, Oizumi Eiga and Tokyo Eiga Haikyu in April 1951. Began double features and Toei Entertainment Edition became a big hit in 1954. All-star cast film begins in 1956. Annual distribution revenue No. 1 in Japan. |