{"product_id":"9781461673743","title":"The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography","description":"Since its inception in 1933, Toho Co., Ltd., Japan's most famous movie production company and distributor, has produced and\/or distributed some of the most notable films ever to come out of Asia, including \u003ci\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKwaidan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoman in the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShall We Dance?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRingu\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e. While the western world often defines Toho by its iconic classics, which include the Godzilla franchise and many of the greatest films of the legendary director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune, these pictures represent but a tiny fraction of Toho's rich history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography\u003c\/i\u003e provides a complete picture of every Toho feature the Japanese studio produced and released—as well as foreign films that it distributed—during its first 75 years. Presented chronologically, each entry in the filmography includes, where applicable, the original Japanese title, a direct translation of that title, the film's international, U.S. release, and alternate titles; production credits, including each film's producers, director, screenwriters, cinematographers, art directors, and composers, among others; casts with character names; production companies, technical specs, running times, and release dates; U.S. release data including distributor, whether the film was released subtitled or dubbed, and alternate versions; domestic and international awards; and plot synopses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContaining information not available on the Internet, \u003ci\u003eThe Toho Studios Story\u003c\/i\u003e also contains a decade-by-decade history of the studio, making it an indispensable reference for conducting research on Japanese cinema and cultural history.\u003cbr\u003eIndex for The Toho Studios Story.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141078401264,"sku":"9781461673743","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461673743_p0.jpg?v=1769889897","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461673743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}