| Company type | Film production, film distribution |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film studio |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
TheArt Theatre Guild (ATG) was a Japanese film production and distribution company which started in 1961, releasing mostlyJapanese New Wave andart films.[1][2] The programming was complemented by a print magazine calledArt Theatre containing articles, summaries, and film criticism.[3] From the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, it also often acted as producer.[1][2] In 2018, ATG merged with its parent companyToho.[4][5][6]
ATG began as a distributor for foreign art films in Japan,[2] with the Toho studio being its main financier and one of its initiators.[1] By 1967, ATG was assisting with production costs for a number of new Japanese films.[2] Some of the early films released by ATG includeShōhei Imamura'sA Man Vanishes (1967),Nagisa Oshima'sDiary Of A Shinjuku Thief (1968) andDeath by Hanging (1968),Toshio Matsumoto'sFuneral Parade of Roses (1969), andAkio Jissoji'sMujo (1970).[2][7]
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