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Seeing the participations of the Nippon Motion Picture Co. and Shinlco Kinema Co. as the result of recent expansion of Shochiku Combine, the independence of the Toho Film Distributing Co.’s chain was suddenly made possible. A great, unheard-of agitation was caused in connection with the impediment of the establishment of the Toho Film Distributing Co., but it is deary proved by this fact that the motion picture business is not stabilized at all by merely diverting the production company.
Furthermore, as shown in the table below, the fact that there exists a group of free distribution of small companies eacept four common cliques and one independent outsider, that are not involved in this rivalry, should not be overlooked.
Now, the Toho Film Distributing Co. is fighting its way single-handed into the camp of Four-Company Clique lead by Shochiku, but in the motion picture market, despite the actual condition of attack is easy but to defend is hard, there will be a striking advance of the Toho Film Distributing Co. in the future.
Condition of Chief Motion Picture Companies in Japan
(Table II)
Company
Foundation
Capital
Branch
Company
Studio
Theatres under the direct management
Theatres under the persentage contract
Theatres under the special contract
Shochiku
19 2 0
Yen
37,400,000
2
3
21
280
269
Toho F.D. Co.
19 3 6
1,000,000
6
2
—
—
—
Nippon M. P. Co. (Nikkatsu)
19 10
8,920,000
5
3
3
256
348
Shinko
19 3 1
4,250,000
5
3
5
130
405
Daito
19 3 3
700,000
6
1
—
45
195
Makino
19 3 5
800,000
5
1
—
—
—
Kyokuto
19 3 5
800,000
4
1
—
—
—
Zensho
19 3 6
200,000
2
1
—
—
—
Koyo
19 3 6
100,000
1
1
—
—
—
Tokyo Hassei
19 3 5
100,000
—
1
—
—
—
7. Table of the number of admissions to the motion picture
theatres in 1936 and the number of theatres. (Cf.Table III)
The ebb and flow of the motion picture business in the whole country can be generally deduced by examining the total number of admissions to the motion picture theatres in every district, but the total number of admissions to the motion picture the¬ atres in the whole country (Japan proper) during the year 1936 are: adults 159,504,009 and children 43,154,775; total 202,658,784, which indicates an increase of 10 per cent as compared with that of the preceding year and the statistics according to each Pre¬ fecture is as shown here below, but the total number of motion picture theatres in which Japanees pictures, foreign pictures and both pictures mixed are screened, are
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