The Nagoya Nikkatsu Theater located on 1-10 Minamiise-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, actually first opened as the Nikkatsu Stadium in 1948 as a special events house, hosting boxing matches, dances, and other shows.
It was converted into a movie theater and opened its doors on July 10, 1952 with James Mason in “The Desert Fox: The Story Of Rommel” as a first-run foreign house including American films, housing 1,256 seats. In January 1955, the theater became Nikkatsu’s first model theater nationwide and became the flagship theater in Nagoya. Some notable films the theater ran at the time include a handful of John Wayne and Danny Kaye films. The Nagoya Nikkatsu Theater originally screened American and foreign films at first, but Japanese Nikkatsu films were added later in its history, bringing in a mixed policy.
During the third quarter of the 1950s, Nikkatsu was already streamlining its theater management at the time by limiting its directly operated theaters to only those it owned and switching its leased theaters to management by Taiyo Enterprises. As of September 1957, Nikkatsu had 42 theaters under its umbrella, including 28 directly managed theaters, 13 managed by Taiyo Enterprises, and only one theater run by a separate company.
On October 1, 1963, Nikkatsu reached an agreement with Takenaka Corporation to sell Nagoya Nikkatsu, and several weeks later on October 26, 1963, the Nagoya Nikkatsu Theatre closed for the final time. Its former foreign film programming immediately moved to the Asahi Kaikan.
Actual closing date is September 2, 1976 with Walt Disney’s double feature of “Peter Pan” and “Escape To Witch Mountain”. The theater’s management at the time was already severely struggling just before its closure.
This opened as the Pastime Theatre on December 27, 1913. It was closed on March 28, 1931 for several years and then reopened as the Ashton Theatre on April 3, 1935 featuring RCA High Fidelity sound installations and woodwork in silver and black. It did suffer management problems during the mid-1950s and closed on February 4, 1957.
Opened with Janet Gaynor in “Small Town Girl” along with a short musical film on Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra in “Down By The Old Mill Stream” (a Saturday afternoon matinee of Jimmy Allen in “Sky Parade” was also presented the following day). It was closed on August 22, 1982 with a special showing of the 1936 classic “Showboat”.
Twinned on December 19, 1984.
The Nagoya Nikkatsu Theater located on 1-10 Minamiise-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, actually first opened as the Nikkatsu Stadium in 1948 as a special events house, hosting boxing matches, dances, and other shows.
It was converted into a movie theater and opened its doors on July 10, 1952 with James Mason in “The Desert Fox: The Story Of Rommel” as a first-run foreign house including American films, housing 1,256 seats. In January 1955, the theater became Nikkatsu’s first model theater nationwide and became the flagship theater in Nagoya. Some notable films the theater ran at the time include a handful of John Wayne and Danny Kaye films. The Nagoya Nikkatsu Theater originally screened American and foreign films at first, but Japanese Nikkatsu films were added later in its history, bringing in a mixed policy.
During the third quarter of the 1950s, Nikkatsu was already streamlining its theater management at the time by limiting its directly operated theaters to only those it owned and switching its leased theaters to management by Taiyo Enterprises. As of September 1957, Nikkatsu had 42 theaters under its umbrella, including 28 directly managed theaters, 13 managed by Taiyo Enterprises, and only one theater run by a separate company.
On October 1, 1963, Nikkatsu reached an agreement with Takenaka Corporation to sell Nagoya Nikkatsu, and several weeks later on October 26, 1963, the Nagoya Nikkatsu Theatre closed for the final time. Its former foreign film programming immediately moved to the Asahi Kaikan.
SBC Theatres was its last operator. It was closed on September 5, 1985 with “Gremlins” and “Oh God, You Devil!”
Actual closing date is September 2, 1976 with Walt Disney’s double feature of “Peter Pan” and “Escape To Witch Mountain”. The theater’s management at the time was already severely struggling just before its closure.
Actually, it was twinned in April 1979.
This opened as the Pastime Theatre on December 27, 1913. It was closed on March 28, 1931 for several years and then reopened as the Ashton Theatre on April 3, 1935 featuring RCA High Fidelity sound installations and woodwork in silver and black. It did suffer management problems during the mid-1950s and closed on February 4, 1957.
Still open in 1958.
Actual 1973 closing date as a first-run movie theater is September 11, 1973 with “Cleopatra Jones”. It was last operated by RKO Stanley Warner.
Closed with “China Doll” and “Wink Of An Eye” (unknown if extras added).
Opened on May 4, 2024.
Opened on March 16, 2002 with “Journey Into Amazing Caves”.
Closed with “The Gods Must Be Crazy”. The entire theater’s equipment was placed on a garage sale two days later.
Closed on March 7, 1983 with Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan”.
This closed around the same time the newer Camden Theatre opened in the mid-1930s.
Twinned on December 23, 1977.
Most likely closed on September 29, 1985 with “National Lampoon’s European Vacation”.
Opened with Janet Gaynor in “Small Town Girl” along with a short musical film on Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra in “Down By The Old Mill Stream” (a Saturday afternoon matinee of Jimmy Allen in “Sky Parade” was also presented the following day). It was closed on August 22, 1982 with a special showing of the 1936 classic “Showboat”.
Once operated by Midco.
The Apache actually closed on September 1, 2003. It was independently operated during its final days of operation.
Actual closing date is June 15, 1996.
This was also known as MauiFEST Hawaii Drive-In. It also primarily shows movies that was tied to the state itself.
Prior to Regal’s takeover, it was once operated by Buckeye Theatres.
Cinemark operated the theater until December 11, 1997.
Actual opening date is July 1, 1934. It was replaced by the Cooper Theatre in July 1960 which has its own CT page.
Opened with “Bells Are Ringing” (unknown if extras added).