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hochiinn commented about Toyo Theatre on Jul 31, 2016 at 9:07 am

i used to go here when i was a student at the uh manoa. on tuesday, and i dont remember if it was weekly or monthly, they would have a new run. generally, it was a yakuza/samurai double feature. i would get a box of 6 wings from kentucky fried chicken(1.25$ at the time), the admission was 35 cents with student discount, and 25 cents for a coke. many times i would be the only one there. one time, a drunk was arguing with the movie, and he finally charged the screen. he tripped and hit one of the seats, and knocked himself out cold. coupla guys came and dragged him out. place was really beat up, but one could tell that at one time, it was a nice place. i also remember going to the kailua theater(we lived in lanikai) and the admission was 12 cents. one day, my friend swallowed his dime fooling around, and couldnt go in. we also went to the grand opening of princess theater when they first converted it to the 3 camera cinemascope.