Opened on April 8, 1949 with Walt Disney’s “Bambi” along with an unnamed cartoon and comedy.
Also, It appears that this closed in the late-1950s. Both 1959 and 1964 aerial views show the drive-in being completely fading, while the screen is gone by 1964. The drive-in was then covered with trees.
The 425-seat Burley Theatre opened its doors on Christmas Day 1946 with Red Skelton in “The Show-Off” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “Hare Remover” and an unknown musical short. It was closed in 1954.
This started life as the New Drive-In on April 17, 1956 with “Bad Day At Black Rock” and “Kiss Me Deadly” (unknown if extras added), and was first managed by W.M. Curtis. It was renamed the Hiway 55 Drive-In nine days later after a theater naming contest was held at the theater. The name was selected by J.T. Smither of Pleasureville. The second and third place names went with “Parkview” and “North Star”.
The Hiway 55 Drive-In closed for the final time on October 14, 1982 with “Young Doctors In Love” and was last managed by Charlotte Groves.
The 51-seat Cinema Skhole opened its doors on February 19, 1983, and was originally owned by Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu thought that “even if young filmmakers make the kind of films they want, it is difficult to screen them in movie theaters that distribute major works,” and wanted to open a movie theater with the aim of providing a venue for them.
Wakamatsu operated the theater until his death from a vehicle accident on October 17, 2012, and by the end of the year, the theater became the first mini theater to feature 3D installations. Junji Kimata took over operations from Wakamatsu after his death, followed by Atsushi Tsuboi who still operates the theater today.
The Nippon Gekijo Theatre actually had a total capacity of 2,063 seats in three floors, with 1,060 seats on the first floor, 540 on the second floor, and 463 on the third floor. There were ten Royal Boxes (six on the second floor, four on the third floor) along both walls, which, along with the first three rows on the second floor, were the only reserved seats at Nichigeki. When the theater was filled to capacity with standing spectators, people called it a “4,000-seat theater”, but it doesn’t mean that it has 4,000 seats.
Construction of the Japan Theatre took almost five years, but was halted midway due to a lack of funds. The Japan Theatre opened on December 24, 1933 with a grand opening ceremony, but its first main attraction started on December 31, 1933. A second theater, the Nichigeki Underground (later renamed the Nichigeki News Theatre), opened on December 30, 1935 as a newsreel and short subject house, followed by a third theater, the Nichigeki Small Theatre, on November 8, 1941 (first film being the German UFA film “Southern Temptation”).
The Japan Theatre began focusing more on films beginning on July 8, 1943. At the time, balloon bombs were made inside the theater because the seats had to be removed to carry out the work, the theater was restored after the war. When it resumed operations, the theater reopened but had their attendance slowly climbing than before.
The Nichigeki Music Hall opened on the fourth floor on March 17, 1952, followed by the Marunouchi Toho Theater on the basement floor on February 10, 1955. The Nichigeki News Theatre was later renovated and was reopened on August 12, 1955. The Nichigeki News Theatre was later renamed the Nichigeki Culture Theatre on April 20, 1962.
From February 8, 1958 until August 1977, the very popular Nichigeki Western Carnival was held at the Nippon Gekijo Theatre, featuring music artists from Japan and around the world.
On February 12, 1977, 3,000 people evacuated from the Nippon Gekijo after a fire broke out at the Albyon salon on the first basement floor. The fire only damaged the floor of the salon and nothing else.
Because of its closure due to deterioration of the facility and redevelopment projects by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Nichigeki Western Carnival held its last event from January 22-25, 1981, featuring eight performances in four days and nights. It was so popular that it broadcasted on Japanese television twice and the event was released on cassette and CD.
The Nippon Gekijo Theatre ran its last movies, and closed the final time on February 15, 1981. It was demolished afterward to make way for the Yurakucho Center Building which opened on October 6, 1984.
The Totowa Drive-In opened its gates by the Eastern Drive-In Corporation chain on May 28, 1948 with “Her Husband Affairs” and “On The Old Spanish Trail” (unknown if any extras added).
The Totowa Drive-In closed on September 17, 1974 with “Working Girl” and “Single Girls”, and was last operated by General Cinema.
The Marunouchi Piccadilly is also once the flagship movie house for the Shochiku chain until the chain’s relocation to the Togeki Building in 1999. Both Screens 1 and 2 were located on the 9th floor of the Yurakucho Center Building, while Screen 3 was located on the fifth floor and featured Dolby sound.
There are two movie theaters inside the Rise Building. There was the Cinema Rise on the basement floor and the Shibuya Piccadilly on the 2nd floor, and both theaters were directly managed by Shochiku.
The Shibuya Piccadilly on the 2nd floor first opened as the Shibuya Shochiku Central on November 2, 1985. At the time, the Central mainly screened films that came directly from the Marunouchi Piccadilly 2. Shortly after the closure of the Shibuya Shochiku Theater in September 1990, the Shochiku films that normally screened there began screening at the Shibuya Piccadilly. The Shibuya Piccadilly closed on January 30, 2009 with “World Of Lies”. After the closure of the Shibuya Piccadilly, screenings of Shochiku films in the Shibuya area were consolidated at Shibuya Cine Palace.
The Cinema Rise on the basement floor opened on June 7, 1986 as a foreign roadshow house managed by Shochiku. A second screen was added ten years later in 1996, and the Rise closed for the final time on January 7, 2016 with “Woman In Gold”.
Cineplex Odeon last operated the Wayne Twin for a few months until closing on December 3, 1987 with one of the screens playing “Planes, Trains And Automobiles” in Screen 1 (the attraction immediately moved to the Loews Wayne 6 after its closure). Screen 2’s final attraction is unknown.
The triplex actually closed on September 2, 1986 with “Born American”, “Bullies”, and “Mona Lisa”, and the theater went on-sale. This left the Community Theatre the only movie theater in Morristown until the opening of the 10-screen AMC nearby.
Both auditoriums opened two days apart. Screen 1 opened on December 21, 1973 with “Papillion” while Screen 2 opened four days later on Christmas Day 1973 with “The Way We Were”.
The Carousel Twin Theatres is short-lived, and closed on November 2, 1979 with “When A Stranger Calls” in Screen 1 and “Rocky II” in Screen 2.
Closed on January 23, 1965 with Hanna-Barbera’s “Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear” and Peter O'Toole in “Becket”.
The Ambassador Theatre was later operated by ABC Southeastern Theatres, and last operated by Plitt Theatres until closing in July 1979.
Opened on April 8, 1949 with Walt Disney’s “Bambi” along with an unnamed cartoon and comedy.
Also, It appears that this closed in the late-1950s. Both 1959 and 1964 aerial views show the drive-in being completely fading, while the screen is gone by 1964. The drive-in was then covered with trees.
This was originally known as the Loftin’s Opera House as early as 1898, and was renamed the Grand Theatre on January 6, 1914.
Opened on June 15, 1949 with Rod Cameron in “Pirates Of Monterey” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unnamed travelogue film.
Closed on May 9, 1985 with “The Falcon And The Snowman” in Screen 1 and “The Breakfast Club” in Screen 2.
The 425-seat Burley Theatre opened its doors on Christmas Day 1946 with Red Skelton in “The Show-Off” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “Hare Remover” and an unknown musical short. It was closed in 1954.
Opened as early as 1919, closed in 1937.
Closed in 1968.
This started life as the New Drive-In on April 17, 1956 with “Bad Day At Black Rock” and “Kiss Me Deadly” (unknown if extras added), and was first managed by W.M. Curtis. It was renamed the Hiway 55 Drive-In nine days later after a theater naming contest was held at the theater. The name was selected by J.T. Smither of Pleasureville. The second and third place names went with “Parkview” and “North Star”.
The Hiway 55 Drive-In closed for the final time on October 14, 1982 with “Young Doctors In Love” and was last managed by Charlotte Groves.
This started life as the Cinema Q, which opened in September 2002 as a replacement of both the Grand Orion Theater and the Kokueikan Theater.
The 51-seat Cinema Skhole opened its doors on February 19, 1983, and was originally owned by Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu thought that “even if young filmmakers make the kind of films they want, it is difficult to screen them in movie theaters that distribute major works,” and wanted to open a movie theater with the aim of providing a venue for them.
Wakamatsu operated the theater until his death from a vehicle accident on October 17, 2012, and by the end of the year, the theater became the first mini theater to feature 3D installations. Junji Kimata took over operations from Wakamatsu after his death, followed by Atsushi Tsuboi who still operates the theater today.
Closed on January 11, 1993.
The Nippon Gekijo Theatre actually had a total capacity of 2,063 seats in three floors, with 1,060 seats on the first floor, 540 on the second floor, and 463 on the third floor. There were ten Royal Boxes (six on the second floor, four on the third floor) along both walls, which, along with the first three rows on the second floor, were the only reserved seats at Nichigeki. When the theater was filled to capacity with standing spectators, people called it a “4,000-seat theater”, but it doesn’t mean that it has 4,000 seats.
Construction of the Japan Theatre took almost five years, but was halted midway due to a lack of funds. The Japan Theatre opened on December 24, 1933 with a grand opening ceremony, but its first main attraction started on December 31, 1933. A second theater, the Nichigeki Underground (later renamed the Nichigeki News Theatre), opened on December 30, 1935 as a newsreel and short subject house, followed by a third theater, the Nichigeki Small Theatre, on November 8, 1941 (first film being the German UFA film “Southern Temptation”).
The Japan Theatre began focusing more on films beginning on July 8, 1943. At the time, balloon bombs were made inside the theater because the seats had to be removed to carry out the work, the theater was restored after the war. When it resumed operations, the theater reopened but had their attendance slowly climbing than before.
The Nichigeki Music Hall opened on the fourth floor on March 17, 1952, followed by the Marunouchi Toho Theater on the basement floor on February 10, 1955. The Nichigeki News Theatre was later renovated and was reopened on August 12, 1955. The Nichigeki News Theatre was later renamed the Nichigeki Culture Theatre on April 20, 1962.
From February 8, 1958 until August 1977, the very popular Nichigeki Western Carnival was held at the Nippon Gekijo Theatre, featuring music artists from Japan and around the world.
On February 12, 1977, 3,000 people evacuated from the Nippon Gekijo after a fire broke out at the Albyon salon on the first basement floor. The fire only damaged the floor of the salon and nothing else.
Because of its closure due to deterioration of the facility and redevelopment projects by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Nichigeki Western Carnival held its last event from January 22-25, 1981, featuring eight performances in four days and nights. It was so popular that it broadcasted on Japanese television twice and the event was released on cassette and CD.
The Nippon Gekijo Theatre ran its last movies, and closed the final time on February 15, 1981. It was demolished afterward to make way for the Yurakucho Center Building which opened on October 6, 1984.
No moviebuff82, “Return Of The Jedi” ran at the Totowa Twin Cinema. I looked at showtimes and I don’t see the film running in Wayne.
This actually opened on January 26, 1966 with “Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines”, not January 19.
The Totowa Cinema closed on January 17, 1993 with “The Muppet Christmas Carol” and “Toys” in Screen 1 and “Leprechaun” in Screen 2.
The Totowa Drive-In opened its gates by the Eastern Drive-In Corporation chain on May 28, 1948 with “Her Husband Affairs” and “On The Old Spanish Trail” (unknown if any extras added).
The Totowa Drive-In closed on September 17, 1974 with “Working Girl” and “Single Girls”, and was last operated by General Cinema.
This was also the first movie theater to open by the Warner Mycal Cinemas chain.
The Marunouchi Piccadilly is also once the flagship movie house for the Shochiku chain until the chain’s relocation to the Togeki Building in 1999. Both Screens 1 and 2 were located on the 9th floor of the Yurakucho Center Building, while Screen 3 was located on the fifth floor and featured Dolby sound.
There are two movie theaters inside the Rise Building. There was the Cinema Rise on the basement floor and the Shibuya Piccadilly on the 2nd floor, and both theaters were directly managed by Shochiku.
The Shibuya Piccadilly on the 2nd floor first opened as the Shibuya Shochiku Central on November 2, 1985. At the time, the Central mainly screened films that came directly from the Marunouchi Piccadilly 2. Shortly after the closure of the Shibuya Shochiku Theater in September 1990, the Shochiku films that normally screened there began screening at the Shibuya Piccadilly. The Shibuya Piccadilly closed on January 30, 2009 with “World Of Lies”. After the closure of the Shibuya Piccadilly, screenings of Shochiku films in the Shibuya area were consolidated at Shibuya Cine Palace.
The Cinema Rise on the basement floor opened on June 7, 1986 as a foreign roadshow house managed by Shochiku. A second screen was added ten years later in 1996, and the Rise closed for the final time on January 7, 2016 with “Woman In Gold”.
Cineplex Odeon last operated the Wayne Twin for a few months until closing on December 3, 1987 with one of the screens playing “Planes, Trains And Automobiles” in Screen 1 (the attraction immediately moved to the Loews Wayne 6 after its closure). Screen 2’s final attraction is unknown.
The triplex actually closed on September 2, 1986 with “Born American”, “Bullies”, and “Mona Lisa”, and the theater went on-sale. This left the Community Theatre the only movie theater in Morristown until the opening of the 10-screen AMC nearby.
Closed on December 23, 1993 with “Wayne’s World 2” in Screen 1 and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in Screen 2.
Both auditoriums opened two days apart. Screen 1 opened on December 21, 1973 with “Papillion” while Screen 2 opened four days later on Christmas Day 1973 with “The Way We Were”.
The Carousel Twin Theatres is short-lived, and closed on November 2, 1979 with “When A Stranger Calls” in Screen 1 and “Rocky II” in Screen 2.
The Pantheon is located on 2-21-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002.