Aoikan
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The Aoikan (葵館) was a movie theater in the Tameike section of Akasaka in Tokyo, Japan. It existed since the mid-1910s as a high-class foreign film theater, featuring benshi such as Musei Tokugawa.
Aoikan Theatre 1913 | |
 Aoikan Theatre 1924 | |
 Interactive map of Aoikan (葵館) | |
| Address | Minato-ku Akasaka, Tokyo Japan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°40′12″N 139°44′24″E |
| Construction | |
| Opened | July 1913 |
| Reopened | 1924 |
| Demolished | 1931 |
After the 1923 earthquake, it re-opened in October 1924 with a new, modern design created by prominent avant-garde artists. Seisaku Yoshikawa was in charge of architectural design, Yasuji Ogishima did the sculptural reliefs on the front of the building, and Tomoyoshi Murayama designed the interior.[1][2] Murayama also did the cover illustrations for the theater's pamphlets in the first few years.[3]
