Shineigasha

Logo descriptions by Yukabacera

Photos by Yukabacera

Video captures by ArhiVid

Background: Shineigasha (新映画社, New Film Company) was a short-lived independent Japanese film production company founded in May 1950, producing 9 films between 1950 and 1958. Its first 4 films were distributed by Toei, while the rest were part of Daiei's program.

1st(?) logo

(1958)

Logo: The company's logo (a circle with the abbreviation 新映 inside it) casts a shadow onto a patterned background. Below that is the phrase 製作　新映画株式会社 ("produced by the New Film Co., Ltd."), also casting a shadow. FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: A train whistle, or a string instrument. Availability: Seen preceding the company's last film, Satsujinki: kumo otoko (殺人鬼蜘蛛男). Editor's Note: None.