Namiki-za

[Edward Fowler]

Dear Subscribers:  I'm wondering if anyone has an update on the status (or
non-status) of the venerable revival movie house Namiki-za in the Ginza,
which closed its doors on Sept. 22 after featuring a Naruse retrospective
to packed audiences.  I expressed dismay when I first heard the news from
this very list; and when I was in Tokyo briefly early last month, I spoke
with the theater's manager, a Mr. Yoshii, who told me, yes, the Namiki-za
was indeed closing, and that there were no plans for relocation and that
he personally was finished with the business, being of an advanced age.
Assuming that the theater will not be reappearing on the Tokyo landscape,
what other places are/will be offering similar fare?  

Ted Fowler, Irvine