In 1957, Toei set up a studio for animated film next to Oizumi studio, Tokyo and had the former Nichido Eiga (previously Nihon Doga Eiga), whose name had changed to Toei Doga (now called Toei Animation) in the previous year, vacate the premises.
1957年には東京・大泉撮影所の隣に動画専用スタジオを建設し、前年に東映動画（とうえいどうが、現・東映アニメーション）と改めた旧日動映画（旧日本動画映画）を移転させた。