Mini-theaters of Japan: Nostalgia as Perishable as Celluloid, but too significant to not preserve

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Asian Studies (120 EC) (MA)

Berg, Frans van den (2026)

Mini-theaters of Japan: Nostalgia as Perishable as Celluloid, but too significant to not preserve

Master thesis | Asian Studies (120 EC) (MA)

This thesis examines how mini-theaters in Japan have adapted to the landscape of Japanese film culture that has changed over the years. Next to this, it argues that mini-theaters in Japan exemplify an alternative model of cinema-going: One that is rooted in diversity, memory, and community engagement.

Japanese film-viewing, Anthropology, Filmstudies, Arthouse cinema, local film-viewing

Author: Berg, Frans van den

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Japanese Studies

Supervisors: Andrea Giolai

ECTS Credits: 15

Language: en

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Mini-theaters of Japan: Nostalgia as Perishable as Celluloid, but too significant to not preserve