Hatchoza Ichi-Ni Theatres
6-26 Ebisucho,
Naka Ward,
Hiroshima
730-8548
6-26 Ebisucho,
Naka Ward,
Hiroshima
730-8548
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It has been 80 years ago today since an American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and I’ve just confirmed that the original Nipponkan became so lucky. The Nipponkan Theatre is one of a small amount of buildings that survived the blast, despite having severe damage. It was most likely the only movie theater in Hiroshima still standing following the atomic bomb, but that remains unclear at this time.
Few Corrections:
Shochiku operated the Cinema Onomichi (then known as the Onomichi Shochiku) in Onomichi until 1973, not 2001. The reason why is because the chain withdrew and the previous manager took over management of that theater. The Cinema Onomichi became a Toho theater afterward and that lasted until its closure in 2001. Both the Shochiku Toyoza & Hiroshima Masterpiece Theaters in Hiroshima City aren’t even launched yet when the switch happened in Onomichi because this was still during the time the nearby Hiroshima La Scala was still a Shochiku premiere theater. The Shochiku Toyoza & Hiroshima Masterpiece Theaters had been operating as Shochiku theaters throughout its entire life.
There is a Shochiku theater in Fukuyama also in Hiroshima Prefecture. But it still counts as one of the last remaining Shochiku theaters in the Hiroshima Prefecture itself.