In the 1950s and the first half of the 1960s, Daiei produced a large number of films led by Kazuo HASEGAWA and the three leading actresses Machiko KYO, Fujiko YAMAMOTO and Ayako WAKAO, as well as Raizo ICHIKAWA VIII.
1950年代から1960年代前半にかけて長谷川一夫を筆頭に三大女優の京マチ子・山本富士子・若尾文子、そして市川雷蔵(8代目)、名作を多数送り出す。