🎬tokyo repertory cinema crawl
worth it more on the return trip than the first one
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only ghibli shorts you can't stream anywhere. book months ahead, they sell out
2
Shimokitazawa Tollywood (Shimokitazawa)
45 seats above a vintage shop called Chicago, running since 99
3
Eurospace (Shibuya)
arthouse mainstay since the 80s, moved buildings once in 2006
4
Waseda Shochiku (Takadanobaba)
double bill for the price of one, art deco seats, over 70 years running
5
K's Cinema (Shinjuku)
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Pole Pole Higashi-Nakano
name means slowly slowly in swahili. mostly docs and cult stuff
7
Human Trust Cinema (Shibuya)
8
Theatre Shinjuku (Kabukicho)
small basement room, easy to walk past
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