was a Japanese film production company associated with the Takarazuka Revue and the Hankyu industrial group. The name has been used historically for several related film production entities connected to the Takarazuka organization, primarily active from the 1930s through the post-war period. Later successor organizations included , founded 1951, which was reorganized as in 1983.
JapanâÂÂs modern film industry emerged in the 1910s through a process of consolidation and competition. In 1912, four major film-producing firms, Yoshizawa Shà Âkai, M. Pathé, Fukuhà Âdà Â, and Yokota Shà Âkai, merged to form Nippon Katsudà  Shashin K.K. (commonly known as Nikkatsu), establishing JapanâÂÂs first large-scale film production company. The success of Nikkatsu encouraged the formation of numerous smaller studios, though few were able to match its financial resources. A second major competitor emerged in 1920 with the founding of Shà Âchiku Kinema Gà Âmei K.K., initiating a prolonged rivalry between JapanâÂÂs two dominant film producers.
By the late 1920s and early 1930s, Japanese cinema had developed into a vertically integrated industry, with major companies controlling production, distribution, and exhibition. Film culture flourished during this period, marked by experimentation with style and genre, strong ties to theatrical traditions, and the continued use of silent film accompanied by live benshi narration even as sound technology was gradually introduced.
Within this expanding industry, was founded in 1932 by railway entrepreneur Ichizà  Kobayashi. The company was established to film stage productions (particularly those associated with the Takarazuka Revue) and to operate cinemas and entertainment venues in Tokyo, including the Takarazuka Theatre and the Hibiya Cinema.
In 1936, Kobayashi founded Toho Film Distribution Co., combining the first characters of and to create the name Toho. The following year, the company merged with Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL) and J.O. Studio, forming Toho Studios, which quickly became one of JapanâÂÂs major film producers. In 1943, the conglomerate was reorganized and renamed Toho Co., Ltd. .
Although Tokyo-Takarazuka Eiga K.K. was historically linked to the Takarazuka organization, it was a distinct legal entity and should not be confused with later Takarazuka-based production companies that continued to operate under the name Takarazuka Eiga.
Separate from the Tokyo-based studio system, film production associated with the Takarazuka Revue continued under the name , referring to films produced in close connection with the revue and its theatrical activities. These productions reflected broader trends in Japanese cinema of the late Taishà  and early Shà Âwa periods, during which film companies drew heavily on theatrical genres, performers, and narrative traditions while selectively incorporating Western cinematic techniques.
In 1951, these activities were reorganized as . The studio functioned primarily as a production company for films and recorded performances related to the Takarazuka Revue. In 1983, it was incorporated as , which continues to operate as a media production company affiliated with the Takarazuka organization.
Filmography of Takarazuka Eiga as production company include:
This article distinguishes between the historically related but legally distinct film companies that used the "Takarazuka Eiga" name, including the Tokyo-based Tokyo-Takarazuka Eiga K.K. and later Takarazuka-based production studios.