

Logo: A light appears and reveals a "wall" of clouds and water, which takes over the entire screen. Nicknames: "The Seashore II", "The Triangle II", "東映 II", "The New And Improved Seashore", "A Wall Of Clouds/Water" It might have also been on original release prints of Castle In The Sky, as well as on original release prints of Kiki's Delivery Service but has since been replaced on most home video releases of both films with the current Studio Ghibli logo. The logo may have appeared on original release prints of the 1984 anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind but no evidence proving this has shown up as of yet. The Thorn EMI release of Roaring Fire has the variant with the text "TOEI COMPANY, LTD. The variant that says "A TOEI PICTURE" appears on the English version of Shogun's Ninja. Common films that have this are the Dragon Ball films, the Sonny Chiba Street Fighter films, and Karate Bullfighter. Sometimes is removed or plastered with local distributors logos on export prints, but is often retained. The Hakujyaden variant uses a patriotic fanfare.Īvailability: Seen on Toei releases from the 50s all away to 2001. Music/Sounds: The sound of waves crashing, silent, or the opening theme of the film. On the Dragon Ball fire safety video Gokū no Shōbōtai (Goku's Fire Brigade), the Toei logo is in gold and on a black background.įX/SFX: The live-action background and zooming of the logo.

There is a variant seen on the 1958 movie Hakujyaden in which two fireworks explode on a blue background, which is followed by the Toei logo (in yellow) zooming up.On a Greek VHS of The Golden Bird, there is a blue tint to the logo.The logo may be completely still on some films.When ToeiScope premiered, the logo would appear with the letters "TOEI-SCOPE" surrounding the logo.Other English export prints have the text "A TOEI PICTURE" pop in a split-second after the logo settles.On some English export prints, the logo is translated into English, with the words "A TOEI COMPANY, LTD.On early prints of the logo, the words (also in Japanese text) "COMPANY, LTD." are seen below the logo.Before 1970's, the logo appears in black & white.Then, when big waves form, a triangle with the kanji "東映" (which means "TOEI") in a superimposed style, zooms in.

Logo: We see a video of a sea with some rocks and waves crashing ashore. Nicknames: "The Seashore I", "The Triangle I", "東映 I"
