Toho International

Toho International, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
FoundedMay 1953 (1953-05)
Headquarters,
Key people
Kōji Ueda (president)
ParentTOHO Global
Subsidiaries

Toho International, Inc. is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. Founded in May 1953, the company was initially created to sell films by Toho in North and South America; amongst their first features to export overseas were Seven Samurai and Godzilla (both 1954). Toho International currently manages the licensing, marketing, and distribution of Toho's movies and other products is an American company that is a subsidiary of Japanese film company Toho Co., Ltd. and are headquartered in Los Angeles.

On October 1, 2023, Toho International became also owned by a newly founded subsidiary of Toho, known as Toho Global. In December 2023, the company announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in Fifth Season, majority-owned by CJ ENM, for $225 million. Earlier that year, Toho International announced it had acquired 50% stakes in Frederator Networks animated series Bee and PuppyCat, Bravest Warriors, and Bravest Warriors spinoff Catbug.