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(5) Multiplexes in Japan The first multiplex (or “cinecon” in Japanese, short for cinema complex) in Japan, “Warner Mycal Ebina” with 7 screens was built in Ebina city in Kanagawa prefecture in 1993. More complexes were built subsequently and by the end of 2006 the number had risen to 262 sites with 2,230 screens. The total number of screens in Japan was 3,062 at the end of 2006, of which multiplexes accounted for 72.8%. The average number of screens in each site is just over 8 screens. However, the number of movies released within Tokyo at any one period is 12 (2 from block booking of domestic movies, 5 from A road, and another 5 from B road), and this is just counting Japanese domestic movies and chain booking releases. It is difficult to release all 12 movies at multiplexes which have an average of 8 screens. The booking of multiplexes is therefore a major issue for distributing companies. Fig 1-2-4 Multiplex in Japan Cinema Complex in JAPAN Cinema Complex Number of sites : 262 Total screens : 2,230 (72.8%) Number of screen per site : 8.51 Total number of screens : 3,062 (100%) 22 24 July 2007
(6) Multiplex booking pattern 1) Ordinary Months Two Japanese films (by Toho and Toei), five foreign movies from A road, and 10 to 12 movies that are cherry-picked from B road and Art house genres are released. 2) Holiday Seasons The so-called blockbusters are released during New Year holidays, spring holidays, Golden Week holidays (end April to early May), and summer vacations during which schools are closed. There are standard animation film series that are released at the same holiday periods every year and major Hollywood movies are also introduced during these periods. The theatres hold a large number of Hollywood movie prints during these periods, as Hollywood majors spend a lot on printing costs in order to rent 2 to 3 prints of each movie including both subtitled and dubbed versions. In addition, multiplexes sometimes book art house movies in order to differentiate themselves from each other. Such mini theatres sometimes turn out hit movies and therefore art house movies are increasingly attractive to programme directors. 23
Page 1 and 2: The Japanese Market for UK Films No
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Executive Summary Part One
Page 5 and 6: of Japanese earnings.) The Japanese
Page 7 and 8: 2. UK FILM MARKETPLACE Records show
Page 9 and 10: Part One The Japanese Market 9
Page 11 and 12: Fig 1-1-2 Film releases - Japanese
Page 13 and 14: illion yen (around US$90m). There w
Page 15 and 16: Cinema admission fees Cinema admiss
Page 17 and 18: more multiplexes have opened but to
Page 19 and 20: this date is usually agreed through
Page 21: Once a movie is given the green lig
Page 25 and 26: 1-3 Art House Theatres in Tokyo In
Page 27 and 28: Table 1-4-1 List of Digital Cinema
Page 29 and 30: According to the web site of D-Cine
Page 31 and 32: - Management of Digital Cinema scre
Page 33 and 34: to have planned 10,000 mobile digit
Page 35 and 36: ecause they were too busy taking ca
Page 37 and 38: 1-6 The Current Print and Advertisi
Page 39 and 40: Independently owned theatres have b
Page 41 and 42: 1-7 Titles Released, by Country of
Page 43 and 44: (2) Foreign film releases in 2006 c
Page 45 and 46: 1-8 The Rise of Asian Markets and C
Page 47 and 48: U.S $(million) 1200 1000 800 600 40
Page 49 and 50: most popular stars including Bae Yo
Page 51 and 52: Both films became record-breaking h
Page 53 and 54: 2003 $30,979,000 +107% $13,893,000
Page 55 and 56: 1-9 TV, DVD, VOD and Other Media (1
Page 57 and 58: NHK is the public broadcaster in Ja
Page 59 and 60: 17 26,1% Spirited Away 2004・12・
Page 61 and 62: Other BS Channels (Sister Channels
Page 63 and 64: Network Japanese imported Sum. Tabl
Page 65 and 66: Table1-9-5 List of major cinema cha
Page 67 and 68: (5) Cable Television Japanese cable
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Fig 1-9-3 Broadband Content (Genre
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Broadband Market Size From the char
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65% 20% Fig 1-9-6 DVD PURCHASE 6% 3
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Genre Lifestyle, Travel Play, Comed
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Source: Japan Video Software Associ
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43% Fig 1-9-9 DVD RENTAL Expenditur
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In 2006 a number portability system
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Part Two The UK Film Marketplace in
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Table 2-1- 2 UK films released in J
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Table 2-1- 4 UK films released in J
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Fig.2-2-1 The Number of films distr
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In term of efficiency (average BOR
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(Company) Fig.2-2-4 The Number of U
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Fig.2-2-6 Number of DVD titles by d
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2-3 Institutional regulation and An
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The rating of films is conducted by
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Table 2-3-1 Revised offer by the Ja
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culture of co-production with forei
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2-4 The Market for UK Independents
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Fig 2-4-2 UK film market share in B
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Fig 2-4-5 UK film market share in D
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*Drama(1) 24 HEURES DE LA VIE D'UNE
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*Adventure *SF ALEXANDER AROUND THE
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(6) Titles based on well known orig
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(3) Details of proposals a) UK Film
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market was expanding more rapidly,
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Table 2-9-1 The perception of the U
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Table 2-9-2 TV Programme Imports in
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Appendix 129
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Association List 2-5 Japan Film Mak
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Association List 4-5 Japan Audio-Vi
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A-2 Distributors List Distributor L
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Distributor List 3-8 Desperado Inc.
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Distributor List 5-8 Nikkatsu Corpo
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Distributor List 7-8 SYNERGY 3rd Fl
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A-3 Exhibitors List TOHO cinemas Wa
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