films without the need to sell them to a distributor. It was known as the Toho Theatre from the late 1960s until the 1970s. Toho also had a theater in San Francisco and opened a theater in New York City in 1963. The Shintoho Company, which existed until 1961, was named New Toho because it broke off from the original company. Toho has contributed to the production of some American films, including Sam Raimi's 1998 film, A Simple Plan and Paul W. S. Anderson's 2020 military science fiction/kaiju film, Monster Hunter. In 2019, Toho invested ¥15.4 billion ($14 million) into their Los Angeles-based subsidiary Toho International Inc. as part of their "Toho Vision 2021 Medium-term Management Strategy", a strategy to increase content, platform, real-estate, beat JPY50 billion profits, and increase character businesses on Toho intellectual properties such as Godzilla. Hiroyasu Matsuoka was named the representative director of the US subsidiary. In 2020, Toho acquired a 34.8% stake in the animation studio TIA, with ILCA and Anima each retaining a 32.6% stake. In 2022, Toho acquired Anima's 32.6% stake to take a controlling 67.4% stake in TIA, making the studio a subsidiary, and ultimately renaming the studio into Toho Animation Studios. Major productions and distributions Film 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Upcoming films Television Tokusatsu Ike! Godman (1972) Warrior of Love: Rainbowman (1972) Zone Fighter (1973) Ike! Greenman (1973) Warrior Of Light: Diamond Eye (1973) Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976) Megaloman (1979) Electronic Brain Police Cybercop (1988) Seven Stars Fighting God Guyferd (1996) Stickin' Around (1996-1998) Godzilla Island (1997) Chouseishin Gransazer (2003) Genseishin Justirisers (2004) Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005) Kawaii! Jenny (2007) Godziban (2019–present) Anime Belle and Sebastian (1981) Igano Kabamaru (1983) Touch (1985) Kimagure Orange Road (1987) Baoh (1989) Godzilland (1992) Shimajiro (1993–present) Midori Days (co-production) (2004) Toho Animation Toho Animation is a Japanese anime production founded in 2012, and owned by Toho Co., Ltd., which is one of the top three film distributors in Japan. Psycho-Pass (2012) Majestic Prince (2013) Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Wings to the Future (2016) Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening (2016) Fantasista Doll (2013) Meganebu! (2013) Yowamushi Pedal (2013) Engaged to the Unidentified (2014) One Week Friends (2014) Haikyū!! (2014) Ao Haru Ride (2014) Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015) Chaos Dragon (2015) Monster Musume (2015) Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015) Himouto! Umaru-chan R (2017) Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (2016)