Gunkanjima Building 50 Movie Theater "Showa-kan" : Showa Romando Special Finished 1:150 scale
Special Completed 1:150 scale N gauge, produced by Showa Romando (Mr. Toshio Ito)
Size: 120mm (width), 190mm (depth), 75mm (height)
Acrylic case included
Case size including pedestal: 180mm (W) x 240mm (D) x 120mm (H)
Base kit: "Movie Theater" by Amagi Modeling Idea
Window glass expression and sphere at the top added
Note: The cinema is not glued to the case, so it can be moved.
Note: Due to the handmade nature of this product, details may vary.
Information editing: Sakatsu Gallery
Movie Theater" (Video Production: Sakatsu Gallery)
Amagi Modeling Idea's "Movie Theater" kit is now available as a special finished product.
The Showakan, a movie theater on Gunkanjima (Hashima Island), was recreated to look like it did in its former days.
It is carefully assembled with the quality of the kit. The sphere at the top of the entrance has been detailed.
You can add a little extra to your scene, or incorporate it into your own layout. There are many ways to enjoy it.
About Showa Museum
Showakan was built on Gunkanjima (Hashima Island) in 1927 and is the only full-scale movie theater on the island. It was built by Mitsubishi Mining as a welfare facility for the islanders, and was the center of entertainment on Gunkanjima at that time. The most popular entertainment on the island was movies, and the Showa-kan was not just a building for showing movies, but a theater filled with ingenuity to entertain the audience.
At its peak, more than 30 films were shown each month, and the enthusiasm was so great that a screening program was distributed to each household. The theater is packed every day, and there is an anecdote that even when the sea was stormy, "only the movie films were unloaded" for the islanders who eagerly awaited the movie day. The two-story brick building has a capacity of approximately 400 seats (with a capacity of 600). The second floor has a tiered floor with fixed chairs, while the first floor has a flat earthen floor where movable seats can be placed, and was designed for multipurpose use.
However, with the spread of television, its role as a movie theater faded, and after 1970, it is said that there was a time when it stopped being used as a movie theater and was used as a ping-pong hall. When the mine closed, it was turned into a warehouse, which is in stark contrast to the glamorous memories it holds of its past. Nevertheless, the Showa-kan is still a symbol of the lifestyle and culture of Gunkanjima as a place where people living on the overcrowded coal-mining island briefly immersed themselves in "stories" and "music.
Showa Romando (Mr. Toshio Ito) List of Works
Size: 120mm (width), 190mm (depth), 75mm (height)
Acrylic case included
Case size including pedestal: 180mm (W) x 240mm (D) x 120mm (H)
Base kit: "Movie Theater" by Amagi Modeling Idea
Window glass expression and sphere at the top added
Note: The cinema is not glued to the case, so it can be moved.
Note: Due to the handmade nature of this product, details may vary.
Information editing: Sakatsu Gallery
Movie Theater" (Video Production: Sakatsu Gallery)
Amagi Modeling Idea's "Movie Theater" kit is now available as a special finished product.
The Showakan, a movie theater on Gunkanjima (Hashima Island), was recreated to look like it did in its former days.
It is carefully assembled with the quality of the kit. The sphere at the top of the entrance has been detailed.
You can add a little extra to your scene, or incorporate it into your own layout. There are many ways to enjoy it.
About Showa Museum
Showakan was built on Gunkanjima (Hashima Island) in 1927 and is the only full-scale movie theater on the island. It was built by Mitsubishi Mining as a welfare facility for the islanders, and was the center of entertainment on Gunkanjima at that time. The most popular entertainment on the island was movies, and the Showa-kan was not just a building for showing movies, but a theater filled with ingenuity to entertain the audience.
At its peak, more than 30 films were shown each month, and the enthusiasm was so great that a screening program was distributed to each household. The theater is packed every day, and there is an anecdote that even when the sea was stormy, "only the movie films were unloaded" for the islanders who eagerly awaited the movie day. The two-story brick building has a capacity of approximately 400 seats (with a capacity of 600). The second floor has a tiered floor with fixed chairs, while the first floor has a flat earthen floor where movable seats can be placed, and was designed for multipurpose use.
However, with the spread of television, its role as a movie theater faded, and after 1970, it is said that there was a time when it stopped being used as a movie theater and was used as a ping-pong hall. When the mine closed, it was turned into a warehouse, which is in stark contrast to the glamorous memories it holds of its past. Nevertheless, the Showa-kan is still a symbol of the lifestyle and culture of Gunkanjima as a place where people living on the overcrowded coal-mining island briefly immersed themselves in "stories" and "music.
Showa Romando (Mr. Toshio Ito) List of Works
