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2011

Chisanamachi no chisana eigakan

a small cinema in the small town

小さな町の小さな映画館

(c)Morita Keiko

(c)Morita Keiko

Release Date
June, 18th, 2011
Running Time
105 min
Genre
Children/Family , Historical , Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
DVCAM
Screen Size
SD (4:3)
Sound Processing
Stereo

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

ARBOS Production

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

a small cinema in the small town Film Partners

[ Story ]

A documentary tracing the past and present of Oguro-za, a tiny cinema that has been in business for over 90 years in a small town with a population of 14,000 in Hokkaido. In September 2008, documentary filmmaker Morita Keiko visited Oguro-za on its 90th anniversary and began filming, eventually completing this film. At present, multiplexes dominate Japan's cinema landscape, and repertory cinemas and other small movie theaters are disappearing one after another. Amid these adverse circumstances, Oguro-za has operated for over 90 years in the town of Urakawa in Hokkaido, and continues to serve the local community.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.chiisanaeigakan.com/

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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