...This medium-length film made Nakamura Kinnosuke and Azuma Chiyonosuke superstars, and with young stars such as Chiezo and Utaemon, and mid-career stars such as Tsukigata Ryunosuke and Otomo Ryutaro, the company formed an unrivaled period drama kingdom in the 1950s. It also boasted a strong line-up of directors such as Ito Daisuke, Uchida Tomu, Makino Masahiro, Imai Tadashi, Ieki Miyoji, and Sekigawa Hideo, and produced ambitious modern dramas such as "Rice" (directed by Imai Tadashi, 1958) and "The Naked Sun" (directed by Ieki Miyoji, 1958), and was the first to produce a color CinemaScope film, "The Bride of Houjo" (directed by Matsuda Sadatsugu), which caused a sensation. In 1956, Toei Animation Co., Ltd. was established, and the company expanded into animation production. In 1960, Daini Toei began distributing films. The company also consistently sought to improve its directly managed cinemas, and implemented measures to stabilize its business foundations based on rationalization and diversification. *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Bride of Phoenix Castle" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…この中編もので,中村錦之助,東千代之介らが一躍スターとなり,千恵蔵,右太衛門を中心に若手スターと,さらに月形竜之介,大友柳太郎といった中堅スターを擁して,1950年代には他社の追随を許さない時代劇王国を形成した。伊藤大輔,内田吐夢,マキノ正博(雅弘),今井正,家城巳代治,関川秀雄などの監督陣も層の厚さを誇り,現代劇でも《米》(今井正監督,1958),《裸の太陽》(家城巳代治監督,1958)など意欲的な作品を製作,また,他社に先がけて色彩シネマスコープ作品《鳳城の花嫁》(松田定次監督)を手がけて反響を呼んだ。1956年には東映動画株式会社を発足させ,アニメーションの製作に進出,60年には第二東映による作品の配給を開始し,また一貫して直営館の充実を図るなど,合理化と多様化を基礎とする経営基盤の安定化策を採った。… ※「《鳳城の花嫁》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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