[KineJapan] 109 Cinemas Premium

Sun Dec 17 10:29:51 EST 2023

Agreed :)

4500 with no nomihoudai for KOTFM is too much. I needed a drink badly.

2023年12月17日(日) 10:26 Desser, David M via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>:

> Godzilla is the much better film. 😆
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 17, 2023, at 9:42 AM, Thomas Ball via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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> 
> 4,500 yen is about $31USD.
>
> As points of comparison...
>
> Prices vary throughout NYC but Midtown Manhattan movie theater adult
> tickets are about $20...add in concessions and the total can easily soar
> north of $30 pp with no additional amenities.
>
> A recent experience in an upscale Bangkok theater ran to $60USD pp
> including all of the Tokyo amenities and then some.
>
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> On Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 08:29:09 AM EST, Markus Nornes via
> KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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>
> They are currently showing the new Godzilla film. Thanks to projects like
> this building, a couple of new hotels catering to tourists, and the Toho
> building/theater next-door, Shinjuku is starting to feel like a shiny
> Shibuya wrapped around a seedy Kabukicho. So at least one or two screenings
> a day are showing in Godzilla with English subtitles. I was struck out how
> many foreigners were at the theater. One other guy and I were there for
> Scorsese, and everyone else was there for Godzilla.
>
> Markus
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> On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 10:18 PM Earl Jackson via KineJapan <
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> Dear Markus,
> Thank you for the report on this cinema. Sounds like a great way to see
> Godzilla Minus One.
> Best wishes,
> ej
> Earl Jackson
> Chair Professor
> Foreign Languages and Literatures
> Asia University
> Professor Emeritus
> National Chiao Tung University
> Associate Professor Emeritus
> University of California, Santa Cruz
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> On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 7:08 PM Markus Nornes via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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> Yesterday, I went out to catch Killers of the Flower Moon before it
> disappeared from theaters. A quick search revealed a well-timed show at the
> new 109 Cinemas Premium. This is in the new Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, the odd
> new sky scraper in the heart of Kabukicho that looks like it has frosty
> spikes midway and up tip top.
>
> This sits on the footprint of the old Milano Theater. This was one of the
> grand theaters of postwar Tokyo. With 1,500 seats, it was a great place to
> watch films. People still talk about their swan song in 2014, when they
> showed all their biggest hits over the years on 35mm. The building went
> down shortly after that.
>
> The new theaters are on the 9th and 10th floors. I worried upon arrival,
> as the first few floors are a very strange restaurant with a DJ playing
> anime tunes, and a very noisy game center. Thankfully, the chaos recedes
> when you go upward. The surprisingly small lobby has  stunning views of
> West Shinjuku, a staff desk and kiosks. Huh.
>
> I pull up to a kiosk, select the film, then my seat, and then the bill
> comes up: ¥4,500! I actually asked the desk attendant if that was for real.
> He smiled and affirmed the price. This was probably my last chance to see
> the Scorsese on a decent screen, and I was curious what this pricepoint was
> all about. So I hit the buy button and entered.
>
> It was interesting.
>
> Low lighting. High end seating. Stunning views of Kabukicho, the Toho
> Godzilla down below. It's an attempt at making the architectural space a
> big part of the movie-going experience, not unlike the strategy behind the
> silent era movie palaces. In interior corners of both floors, there are
> spaces with completely different interior designs that evoke different
> eras.
>
> The million dollar view isn't worth the price of the ticket, but then I
> discovered another part of the strategy. Popcorn and non-alcoholic drinks
> are free and tabehodai. There's also a bar with beer, wine, whiskeys and
> some mixed drinks, but those cost.
>
> Over at one of the entrances, I noticed they were playing Merry Christmas
> Mr. Lawrence. As I approached, I saw that it's a 35mm screening room, and
> they'll be showing films on 35 into the future. (A sign outside warns
> people that analog prints sometimes have scratches.)
>
> The theater itself has steep seating and wide reclining seats, each with a
> little table space next to the arm rest. There's a special trailer on the
> sound system, which they claim is the best set-up in Japan. It was
> "installed and checked" by Sakamoto Ryuichi, who gives a speech in the
> sound system trailer. They are selling a lot of Sakamoto goods in the gift
> shop, including LPs and programs from all the films he scored. The sound
> was, indeed, good.
>
> All in all, a wonderful, overpriced theater. Not sure I'll go again,
> unless I really feel like gorging out on the popcorn.
>
> The theater also had a strip of seats that were even wider, with wood
> cube-like enclosures to separate you from the people next to you. I asked
> about these on my way out. They're ¥6,500 (!). But after the film, you can
> move to an incredibly cush lounge with city views. The first drink is free
> and the lounge is open until 3:00am.
>
> I wonder if this will work?
>
> BTW, the film was great. But I was annoyed at the subtitles. They pulled
> punches around issues of race. For example, Scorsese's references to
> anti-Semitism were all erased by substituting 奴 for "Jew."
> Considering what's going on in the world today, I thought this was really
> unfortunate and obnoxious.
>
> Markus
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