Aomori Shochiku 1 & 2
1-14-3 Furukawa,
Aomori
1-14-3 Furukawa,
Aomori
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Previous Names: Aomori Shochiku Theater, Aomori Shochiku Kaikan
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The Aomori Shochiku Theater opened its doors in 1938, and was originally located in the Teramachi area but I cannot find any information on when it was relocated to 1-14-3 Furukawa.
Sometime during the 1960’s, it was renamed the Aomori Shochiku Kaikan after being transferred by the Meijiya Group, but shortly afterward, Cinema Center Limited took over the theater but kept the name. It was twinned during the early-1980’s and was renamed “Aomori Shochiku 1 & 2”. Screen 1 housed 230 seats while Screen 2 housed 220 seats. A third Shochiku theater would eventually open in March 1997(it has its own page on Cinema Treasures).
Unfortunately, the Aomori Shochiku 1 & 2 on 1-14-3 Furukawa closed on January 26, 2003, because of multiplexes problems, including the launch of the nearby Corona Cinema World in March 2001. The theater became a Black Box house but retaining the two auditoriums.
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Unfortunately, the Aomori Shochiku Theater, alongside the remaining movie theaters in Aomori at the time, were destroyed by the Aomiri Air Raids of July 28, 1945. It was rebuilt and reopened in September 1946 at the same address in the Miho area of Furukawa.
As of 1960, Aomori had a total of 19 movie theaters, but only three are foreign theaters (including American films), which were the Aomori Takarazuka Theater, the Aomori Romanceza Theater (also known as the Romance Theatre in English), and the Aomori Kabukiza Theater. More foreign theaters in the area would later open from time-to-time.
The Aomori Shochiku Theater was relocated to 1-14-3 Furukawa during the late-1960s, and was twinned in 1984 after major renovation. As of 1996, it was managed by Meijiya Kogyo, owned by Hitoshi Yamazaki, and managed by Takashi Yamazaki. Screen 1 ran a mix of Japanese Shochiku and foreign films, while Screen 2 ran foreign films only.