MANUFACTURERS OF

35mm CINEMA PROJECTORS

IN JAPAN

 

 


 Current Manufacturers of 35mm Sound Projectors in Japan:
 
CompanyLogoBrand(s)ProductsFor more information

TOKIWA CO., LTD.

Tokiwa - XEBEX - TD (Toshiba Denko) 16/35mm & 35mm Projectors (also 35mm Portables)Website

NIPPON DENSHI KOGAKU (KOGYO) CO., LTD. 

[Japan Electronic Optical Industry Co., Ltd.]

CINEFORWARD16/35mm, 35mm & 35/70mm (on special order) ProjectorsWebsite

The above companies in Japan are the members of the Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan, Inc.
 
One model of Tokiwa projectors is presented in China by Shanghai August 1st Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. (AFPM)
 
The main projector brands in the past:

* Fuji Central (made by Fuji Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., Hiraoka Kogyo(sho) Co., Ltd. Saitama-pref.)
* Nichion (made by Nichion Co., Ltd. Osaka)
* Royal (made by CINEMA SERVICE, LTD. Tokyo)
* Shinkyo (made by Shinkyo Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Tokyo)
 
 
Tokiwa
 
 
 
Brief Tokiwa Facts:

Established in June 1951 as Tokiwa Seiki Co., Ltd. (Tokiwa Seiki Seisakusho) 
renamed as Tokiwa Co., Ltd. (Kabushiki Kaisha Tokiwa Seiki Seisakusho) in May 1983
T-54 portable is introduced in 1951 (first exported to India - some are found as Yamakiwa Y-80 in Thailand)
TSS series are introduced in 1958
T-60 portable is introduced in 1960 
TSR series are introduced in 1975
Cylindrical shutters are replaced by conical ones in 1985
TSR-MARK II is introduced in 1987 
 
Some Tokiwa pictures:

 

  The nameplate seen on older projector heads
 
 
The nameplates seen on newer projector heads
 
 
TSS-X 35mm
 
 
TSS Head
 
 
 TSS Soundhead
 
  
 TSS at an Art Hall in S. Korea 
 
  
TSS in Thailand 
 

 TSS at EM CINEMAX in Thailand
 
 

TSR-6000A 35mm

 

TSR-6000B 16-35mm 

 


TSR Head detail from Finland
 
 
TSR-MARK II (12000ft) 35mm
 
 
  TSR-MINI 35mm
 
 
TSR-MINI in Japan 
 
 
Some shots in detail from the TOKIWA PROJECTOR FACTORY (by Erkan Umut)
 
 
CINEFORWARD
 

  
Some CINEFORWARD pictures:
 
FC-10 and FCT-10 35mm Heads 
 
 FC-10 and FCT-10 35mm Heads (exciter lamp housing and lens holder opened)
 
FC-20 35mm Head 
 
FD-A 16-35mm 
 
 
FX-3000FA (12000ft) 35mm
  
 
 35mm projector for FUJIFILM used at film labs
 
Some shots from the NIPPON DENSHI KOGAKU (KOGYO) Factory 
 
 


 
IMPORTANT!
I do not sale any products of above mentioned companies!!!
For more information you should contact with the companies directly.