Daiei Co., Ltd. - Daiei

Japanese: 大映[株] - だいえい

A film production and distribution company founded in 1942 as Daiei Eiga Seisakusho for wartime unification. It merged the production divisions of Shinko Kinema, Daito Eiga, and the former Nikkatsu. The first president was Kikuchi Kan, and after the war Nagata Masaichi took over, and the company pioneered overseas expansion with "Rashomon." It is known for period dramas starring Hasegawa Kazuo, Ichikawa Raizo, and Katsu Shintaro. The company was headquartered in Tokyo, with film studios in Tokyo and Kyoto, but went bankrupt in December 1971 due to poor performance. It was rebuilt as Daiei Eiga Co., Ltd. in 1974 and began producing television and video films. In 2003, it was acquired by Kadokawa Shoten and became Kadokawa Daiei Eiga Co., Ltd. In 2004, the company changed its name to Kadokawa Eiga Co., Ltd.
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Japanese:

1942年戦時統合のため大日本映画製作として創設された映画製作配給会社。新興キネマ，大都映画，旧日活の製作部門を合併。初代社長菊池寛，戦後は永田雅一が就任，《羅生門》で海外進出の先駆となった。長谷川一夫，市川雷蔵，勝新太郎らの時代劇が有名。本社を東京，撮影所を東京・京都にもっていたが，1971年12月業績不振で破産。1974年大映映画（株）として再建され，テレビやビデオ映画中心の製作活動を行う。2003年，角川書店により買収され，（株）角川大映映画となる。2004には角川映画（株）に社名変更。
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