Yokohama Toho Kaikan

Naka Ward, Sumiyoshicho, 5 Chome−59,
Kanagawa,
Yokohama 231-0013

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Previously operated by: Toho Cinemas Ltd.

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The Yokohama Toho Kaikan opened its doors on March 27, 1956 after Yokohama’s own Toho office was established under Rokubu Kogyo, and originally started off as a four-screen Toho theater, screening both Toho’s national and international films including American titles.

In 1981, one of its auditoriums was divided and officially became a five-screen theater. Four of its auditoriums were named Toho Cinemas 1-4 while the fifth screen was named the Yokohama Toho Elm. Its original second screen name was the Toho Meigaza, but was renamed Toho Cinema 2 around the same time as the addition of the fifth screen.

The Yokohama Toho Kaikan is one of the more popular movie houses in Yokohama, running American first-run smashes throughout the years including “The Black Hole”, “Tron”, “Annie”, “Ghostbusters”, all Back To The Future films, the first two Terminators, all four Alien movies, “Coming To America”, the Star Wars and Star Trek franchise, “Robocop 2”, “Titanic”, and “Godzilla”. A lot of Disney animated classics were screened there as well including “Cinderella”, “Alice In Wonderland”, “Lady And The Tramp”, “Pinocchio”, “Dumbo”, “Bambi”, “Peter Pan”, “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs”, “The Aristocats”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Fox And The Hound”, “The Rescuers” and “Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day” (which was the Japanese rereleased featurette to the Japanese premiere of “The Rescuers”).

Sadly due to the gradual loss of moviegoers because of the multiplex boom as well as the deterioration of the Toho building itself, the theater closed for the final time on November 29, 2001, with its last films being the Japanese film “Kaachan” in Screen 1, the Japanese film “Spirited Away” in Screen 2, the Japanese film “Between Calm and Passion” in Screen 3, “Tomb Raider” in Screen 4, and “Evolution” in Screen 5. It last operated with 2,219 seats with installations of Dolby Digital 5.1ch and 35mm projection.

It was demolished around a few weeks later and the Richmond Hotel Yokohama Bashamichi was built on its site, opening on June 9, 2003.

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