among others, though Oshima soon went independent; the films of Oshima and other film makers were not financially successful and the company changed its policies. However, the growing threat from television led to the bankruptcy of Shochiku’s competitors, Shintoho in 1961 and Daiei in 1971, whereas Nikkatsu and Toei turned to gangster movies and soft pornography to maintain attendance. Shochiku continued to maintain its family-orientated audience largely due to the phenomenal success of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series directed by Yoji Yamada from 1969 through 1997. However, with the death of its star Kiyoshi Atsumi, the series came to an end, and the company faced increasing financial difficulties. In 1986, Shochiku decided to focus on exporting products, such as towards a large, worldwide effort that was scheduled for 1987 to promote the company's classics throughout the west. The Ofuna studio was briefly transformed into a theme park, Kamakura Cinema World, but this was closed in 1998 and the site was sold off in 2000 to Kamakura Women's College. Since that time, Shochiku has relied on its film studio and backlot in Kyoto. Yamada’s “The Twilight Samurai” (Tasogare Seibei, 2002) was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Picture. Shochiku served as a distributor of theatrical anime. Major titles have included the Cardcaptor Sakura films, the Mobile Suit Gundam films, Origin: Spirits of the Past, Piano no Mori, Ghost in the Shell, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Sword of the Stranger, Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess, The Dog of Flanders and Jungle Emperor Leo. Shareholders as of October 2015 Kabuki-za Theatrical Corp., 3.44% Mizuho Corporate Bank, 3.22% Partial list of Shochiku's films Island Woman (Shima no Onna) (1920), directed by Henry Kotani Souls on the Road (1921), directed by Minoru Murata The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (1931), directed by Heinosuke Gosho I Was Born, But... (1932), directed by Yasujirō Ozu Every-Night Dreams (1933), directed by Mikio Naruse Mr. Thank You (1936), directed by Hiroshi Shimizu Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, directed by Mitsuyo Seo A Ball at the Anjo House (1947), directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura President and a Female Clerk (1948), music by Akira Ifukube The New Version of the Ghost of Yotsuya (1949) a.k.a. Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan; filmed in two parts Carmen Comes Home (1951); in Color Idiot (1951); in Monochrome Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) The Mask of Destiny (1955)