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Toho to build movie multiplex and hotel on site of former Koma theater

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Cinema giant Toho is planning to build a multistorey hotel and cinema multiplex in Shinjuku on the former site of the legendary Koma theater. Also called Komageki, the huge kabuki theater was known across Japan as the "Temple of Enka" and stood in Shinjuku from 1956 to 2008.

Toho plans to build a 32-storey, 130-meter-tall structure called Shinjuku Toho Building. It is to include a Toho movie theater and a Fujita Kanko hotel to be known as Shinjuku Toho Building Washington Hotel. The multiplex will house 12 screens on three floors, with 2,500 seats. The hotel will be situated on floors 9-31 and will have 1,030 rooms.

Managing director Takashi Nakagawa said, "We believe there is great demand for movies in the Shinjuku area. Therefore, we are confident that our planned structure can coexist with the other movie theaters, Shinjuku Wald 9 and Piccadilly, that are already in the area."

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yes, please lower your ticket prices too !!!!

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Isn't Koma the theater in Kabukicho? I remember noticing how out of place it was years ago when schoolkids lined up to see shows in an area where the sex industry thrived. Since then Kabukicho seems more a destinanation for young Japanese couples and foreign tourists looking for a safe thrill.

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Why go to the big screen when you can watch your big screen at home in the comfort of your own sweat pants?

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@whiskeysour: what is the whole 'please lower ticket proces' thing with you? Its not the first time I've read it. Do you think that 1600-1800 Yen is too much? Please DO NOT start converting into Dollars please. You live in Japan, get paid in Yen and Yen is basically at an all time high! Its totally irrelevant.

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