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昇平戲院

Shengping Theater

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The exterior of the theater during the pandemic.
The exterior of the theater during the pandemic.

Established in 1932 as Shōhei-za (昇平座), originally with a capacity of 600. It changed names after the war and was extensively renovated in the late 1950s. The theater closed in 1986 and the roof of the building was ripped off in a typhoon in 1994. After many years of neglect it was donated to the government and renovated into a tourist attraction beginning in 2009.

The ticket booth beneath the awning at the front of the theater.
The ticket booth beneath the awning at the front of the theater.
The former snack bar just inside the entrance.
The former snack bar just inside the entrance.
One of the original projectors from the theater.
One of the original projectors from the theater.

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