www.aoshima-bk.co.jp

Aoshima Bunka Kyozai  commonly truncated to Aoshima, is a Japanese model manufacturer based in Shizuoka Prefecture. It produces plastic model kits of a variety of vehicles, including model car, model aircraft, model ship and model Sci-fi mecha under Aoshima brand, along with finished toys under Skynet brand, diecast models under Miracle House brand, diecast cars under DISM brand and female statue figures under FunnyKnights brand.

DISM was a line mainly active in the 1970s and 1980s, focusing on diecast replicas of Japanese cars. Typical scales were 1:43 and 1:24. DISM models are diecast metal cars, often with higher detail and quality than simple plastic kits.