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| A battledore used to promote a screening of Son of Kong (1933) at Asakusa's Taishokan Theatre circa 1934, along with a photo of the Taishokan Theatre circa 1935. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
The National Film Archive of Japan recently held an exhibit of movie memorabilia simply called "Movie Theatres in Japan," focusing on the advertising of theatrical screenings in pre- and postwar Japan. I went on Saturday afternoon, July 16, during a break at work, so I didn't get to spend as much time as I would have liked. Still, it was a wonderful opportunity to check out some interesting artifacts from Japan's cinematic past. Here's what I saw. Enjoy!
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| A closer look at the Son of Kong battledore. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
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| A King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) hand-painted movie billboard at the Toho Shikishima Theater in Osaka, created by Fuji Kogei. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
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| Battle in Outer Space (1959) ballyhoo at the Osaka-based Toho Shikishima Theater. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
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| The ei in the sign for Ibaraki Prefecture's Mito Toei Cinema, which was opened in 1960 and closed in 2006, on display at the National Film Archive. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
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| Publicity flags (from left to right) for Daiei's Kunio Watanabe-directed Kenka Fuji (1961), Nikkatsu's The Wandering Guitarist (1959), and Toho's Star of Hong Kong (1962). Photo by Brett Homenick. |
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| The Star of Hong Kong publicity flag, which was signed by Akira Takarada in September 2021. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
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