TOHO Theatrical Channel

TOHO Theatrical Department 
TOHO Theatrical Department is the division in charge of live stage productions at TOHO CO., LTD., the film and theatre producing and presenting company founded in Tokyo in 1932 by Ichizo Kobayashi(1873-1957), the founder of Hankyu Railway, Hankyu Department Stores and Takarazuka Revue Company. Currently, the Theatrical Department directly operates two theatres in Hibiya, Tokyo: Imperial Theatre and Theatre Creation. It develops, produces, promotes, and presents various genres of theatrical productions all year around.  
In 2020, many shows were cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Under these difficult times, TOHO Theatrical Department has been trying out new styles of the theatre arts for the era of “new normal and post coronavirus”, including live streaming and proactive development of pieces fit to stage with socially distanced direction.