[KineJapan] Mini theatres and independent movies

[Dimitri Ianni]

Picking up this thread. What comes to mind in recent times is Cinema 
Iris in Hakodate with the series of Satō Yasushi adaptations :
http://www.cinemairis.com/hakodate.html

Wamrly,
Dimitri Ianni


Le 19/04/2022 à 20:12, Zahlten, Alexander via KineJapan a écrit :
>
> Hi Matteo,
>
> In the late 1970s the Shinbungeiza in Ikebukuro co-funded some jishu 
> films (basically, but not quite accurately, “amateur” films), as did 
> some other theaters in Tokyo that (usually) wouldn’t strictly qualify 
> as arthouse theaters.
>
> In the 1980s many minitheaters teamed up with video distribution 
> companies to purchase foreign films’ full-package rights for Japan; 
> that way the minitheater could afford the exclusive rights for 
> screenings, and the video company would get the distribution rights 
> for home video (with the added bonus of pre-advertising via the 
> minitheater run). Since many of the films purchased in this way relied 
> heavily on pre-sales to finance the production of the film you could 
> say that the minitheaters in some way contributed to their production, 
> though they didn’t really “make” the film.
>
> In the 1990s and 2000s a number of small theater chains were involved 
> in film production, often (but not always) via the production 
> committee system; Theatre Shinjuku’s parent company is one of these.
>
> This is a fascinating history, thanks for kicking off this thread-
>
> Alex
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> Alexander Zahlten
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> *From: *KineJapan <kinejapan-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of 
> Rea Amit via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Date: *Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:22
> *To: *Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Cc: *Rea Amit <reavolution at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [KineJapan] Mini theatres and independent movies
>
> I believe Jennifer Coates has done some work on a theater in Kyoto 
> that participated in documentary film production. You might want to 
> check more information with her.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Rea
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 7:28 AM Markus Nornes via KineJapan 
> <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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>     This is an interesting question. I look forward to hearing what
>     people can think of.
>
>     A few things come to mind. There are mini-theater operators who
>     were making films alongside their work in exhibition. Daishima
>     Haruhiko was producing Pineapple Tours (currently in revival) when
>     he was running Box Higashi Nakano, and the guy that owned (?) it
>     was a photographer who also made a few documentaries (Hashiguchi?
>     Can't quite remember his name off-hand).
>
>     Before that, I think you could think of ATG as a kind of
>     precursor, no?
>
>     And before that, Jieiso—the outfit behind pre-1968 Ogawa films—was
>     specifically creating an interface between exhibition and
>     production that directly led to the establishment of many of the
>     first mini-theaters (an example is the Forum in Yamagata).
>
>     Just off the top of my head.....
>
>     Markus
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>     On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 6:56 AM matteoB via KineJapan
>     <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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>         Dear All,
>
>         Researching about how Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt Hayachine came
>         into being, that is through the help and support of Equipe de
>         Cinema, Iwanami Hall, and Takano Etsuko, made me wonder
>         whether there are other examples of Japanese independent
>         cinemas or mini theatres helping a movie being produced.
>
>         Any help would be appreciated.
>
>         Thank you
>
>         Matteo
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