New Toei (Japan)

Background
New Toei was a subsidiary of Toei established in 1960 as Daini Toei (or known as "Second Toei") to produce and distribute more gendaigeki films.

(1960-1990s)


Logo: We see a shot of a mountain at dawn. As sun rays began to appear, the Daini Toei logo in white (a modified Toei logo with the Japanese characters "第二" to the left and right respectively) zooms in.

FX/SFX: The sun rising and the logo zooming, done in Live-Action

Music/Sounds: A generic 1960s trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Very Rare.

Editor's Note: None.

(1990s-????)
Logo: A shot of an erupting volcano. The camera zooms into the crater as the New Toei logo (a modified Toei logo with the Japanese characters "ニュー東映" inside) zooms in.

FX/SFX: The camera zooming into the volcano. Live-action.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Rare.

Editor's Note: None.