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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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Mayumi Kamizono / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Final film begins as Iwanami Hall set to close in late July

Flyers of films screened at Iwanami Hall are displayed in the lobby of the hall in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Tokyo's Iwanami Hall has supported Japanese movie culture for more than half a century as a pioneer of the so-called mini-theater, but it has now begun screening its last film.

With less than two months remaining until the hall closes its curtains for good in late July due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, many people who feel affection for the hall have visited it before it shuts down.

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