Daiei Film
Following the passing of Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Daiei Film Co. was sold to the Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. In November 2002, Chairman Maihiko Kadokawa announced that Daiei Film Co. would merge with the company’s own film division, Kadokawa Pictures, to form Kadokawa-Daiei Film Co. Ltd.In 2004, it dropped the name Daiei and is now known simply as Kadokowa Pictures.