Japan's movie screens have gone dark amid the coronavirus crisis, imperiling the indie theaters that are the lifeblood of its arthouse scene. Cannes Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda is among the directors supporting campaigns to save cinemas. Details:
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe belatedly declared a national emergency in Japan on Thursday, sending nearly all of the country's cinemas that were still operating into shutdown.
Japanese law doesn't provide a mechanism for forcing business closures or preventing people from going out — Abe's declaration amounts to just a strong urging — but much of Japan's populace has already been avoiding crowded spaces like cinemas for weeks. During the weekend of April 4-April 5, ticket sales for the 10 biggest films on release in Japan totaled just $42,208, down from $18.2 million during a comparable weekend in 2019.
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