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more multiplexes have opened but total box office revenues and admissions<br />

remain the same. This is due to the maturity of the <strong>Japanese</strong> theatrical industry.<br />

1-2 <strong>The</strong>atrical release system and trends in Japan<br />

(1) Nine Key <strong>Japanese</strong> Cities<br />

Japan’s total population is 127.7 million people of which nearly 23 million live in<br />

the nine key cities of Sapporo, Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto,<br />

Osaka, Kobe and Fukuoka, (listed in descending order from north to south).<br />

This figure corresponds to approximately 18% of the total population of Japan.<br />

Fig 1-2-1 Nine key <strong>Japanese</strong> cities <strong>for</strong> cinema exhibition<br />

Nine Key <strong>Japanese</strong> Cities<br />

Fukuoka<br />

127<br />

Kobe<br />

145<br />

Osaka<br />

248<br />

Sapporo<br />

180<br />

Kyoto<br />

140<br />

Nagoya<br />

210<br />

17<br />

Yokohama<br />

335<br />

Tokyo<br />

789<br />

Kawasaki<br />

121<br />

(× 10,000)<br />

Population Chart<br />

9 Key Cities<br />

2,295 (18%)<br />

Total Population<br />

12,776(100%)<br />

15 March 2007

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