Shintōhō Co. Ltd. (新東宝株式会社, Shintōhō kabushiki kaisha?, or New Tōhō Company) was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the Big 6 film studios during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company. Known primarily for exploitation cinema, it declared bankruptcy in 1961, after its last production, Jigoku.
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- Ginza Kankan Girl (銀座カンカン娘), by Koji Shima, 1949
- Akogare no Hawaii kōro (憧れのハワイ航路), by Torajiro Saito, 1950
- The Life of Oharu (西鶴一代女), by Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952
- Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (ノンちゃん雲に乗る) by Fumindo Kurata, 1955
- Takekurabe (たけくらべ) by Heinosuke Gosho, 1955
- Koi sugata kitsune goten (恋すがた狐御殿) by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1956
- Series Super Giant (スーパージャイアンツ), by Teruo Ishii, 1957
- Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (怪談累が渕), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1957
- Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals (肉体女優殺し 五人の犯罪者) by Teruo Ishii, 1957
- Borei kaibyo yashiki (亡霊怪猫屋敷), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958
- Kenpei to yurei (憲兵と幽霊), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958
- Kyōen Kobanzame (侠艶小判鮫), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958
- Yellow Line (黄線地帯 イエローライン) by Teruo Ishii, 1960
- Jigoku (地獄), by Nobuo Nakagawa, 1961
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