Since the opening of the "euro space" in Shibuya Sakuragaoka-cho, in the 80s, Kenzo Horikoshi is a pioneer existence of the mini theater. "Because it is now a large-scale redevelopment of Shibuya, not when the fight" is Horikoshi's to strengthen a manner of speaking, with the redevelopment of the city, such as avant-garde and the sub-culture, has its own culture that has nurtured Shibuya of the city would vanish fear and do not's. In order to leave a culture of spark in this background, this autumn, open a live hall "Euro Live" in Maruyama-machi. Such as a storyteller and control, especially in the live entertainment that goes with the aim of calling for a new culture. In this key-person interview, Shibuya welcomed Horikoshi, who has continued to look over a period of 30 years, 80, of the 90's today's film industry from the mini-theater boom of the decline, new base "Euro Live" of further cultural transmission the spirit that was launched we had said carefully.

Nante try a movie to work, I would have expected.

After graduating _ University, do you have been studying abroad in Germany had learned anything?

How it can not even as much as to say the study, because it was originally humanities Germany at the university. I'm one than Zenkyoto, with two on the generations, did not do the second half of the university. If the procedure well employment in companies, and the guy that has been purchased by companies, was the era that end up buying a frown on (laughs). I did not in any case be in Japan, but only went to the other side. After that, because had to entrepreneurs in Germany, leg rest for about four years.

_ Entrepreneurship I, what do the have been?

Been asked to Japan Airlines, has launched a travel agency called "Europe-Japan Society". At the time, there were young people a lot of Japanese in Paris, there were few people in Germany. Even stay, if a graduate student is at the lowest level, rest, such as dispatch and researchers of the company, only clear people were of identity, it is the job to fly charter flights for the reunification of the temporary return home and family of such Japanese.

The encounter with _ movie?

I was born of 45 years of the end of the war, but Wenders Toka, Fassbinder us exactly the same generation. To when I was in the agency work, or doing theater such people is that the action theater, such as the start to take a movie, when I began to birth a new wave in Germany. That's is their movie was introduced to Japan, it was the first of the work involved in the movie. Honestly, it until Nante try a movie to work, but I was not even thought (laughs).

Was poised to _ cinema is, Why?

To create a travel agency branches in Paris and London, and came back to make because it was not in Tokyo. After returning home, beside the travel company, but had been carried out, such as screenings and events of the movie, to also tiring that there is no base, it hinders also on their core business. So, it is not opened the euro space. Asked travel agency and began to, restaurants, etc., but I was not successful, the movie only if not at all well. After all, or sold off the company in Japan Airlines, we have continued to maintain the euro space 30 years until today or selling the restaurant.

If you place a culture, it would be a Jianjian "Shibuya".

_ As the location of a movie theater chose "Shibuya" is?

Once there was a "Jianjian" which had a major impact on youth culture in the basement of Koen-dori-Yamatekyokai.

It is indeed a multi-purpose space "Jianjian". If the transmission of the culture that it would be "Shibuya". The first one screen, because it was the theater of 80 seats, is in a certain film critic I have been ridiculed or "I was able to say screening room" (laughs). Precisely because it now, much but theater is obvious that the 80 seats, that time was said 1,000 seats Toka large movie theater are many, and mini theater with 300 seats. Because it is a sign of once the bubble, but I rent was not cheap to say that about Sakuragaoka-cho, you think.

_ Then, but with mini theater is integrated in Shibuya "mini theater boom" will occur, does it the opportunity was what?

I think the influence of 80s of Saison culture is strong. First of all, It is great to Shinevivan was able to Roppongi, then in Shibuya Shinesezon and Parco theater, Parco space Part3, was able to seed Hall. Until the '70s or the avant-garde, it's underground. But minor-cultural I do both, if anything, in which the avant-garde has been refined, there is a strong image of what indigenous underground. I think Seibu In these circumstances in the 1980s, is the Saison went to pull the culture to the sophisticated avant-garde direction, that it triggered the mini theater boom. In addition, not just movie fans, would be cause for it was able to take in even art in general. After all, you'll get to choose the people come and say underground, because unrefined. We, you're using words I Anokoro "Art Conscious", if the pioneering ones, and would be art, cinema, dance, people who chase that it would be theater, about 10 million people in the Tokyo metropolitan area I there were about. On the other hand that is a fool to go to the Impressionist art exhibition ....

_ At that time, Do you have any impressive thing in the hit film?

Euro space addition to the public in their own theater, it also works to distribute the work that has been buying in other movie theaters. Among them, that was the most hits ever, is "The Lovers on the Bridge" of Leos Carax was published in 1992. This work is distributed to cinema rise, now six months long run. The first day of the recording, such as the one-week record, and I made all the record. Only in about 150 million yen rise, about 250 million yen in the whole country. It is the peak of out that around here is. Thereafter, the recording in the rise of out had was to "Trainspotting", hit record at the Ebisu Garden Cinema I was is being repainted all the "smoke", "Bowling Fore Columbine" ....

Not good to eat 's mini theater, Yurosupe - might have been vinegar collapse.

_ Sales, but in addition to the theater I think that there is such secondary use of the DVD and on-demand delivery, more of there do you profitable?

In the old days rental shop, so I bought me in how much a single 10,000 yen, is why there has been a sales of 20 million yen if there is a 2,000 order. It is also in the old days of talk, now Art-based movie does not get most of the advance payment. Moreover, not say "white delivery to create a DVD," is the difference between heaven and earth. Mechanism of the current rental is a rental fee of 300 yen, and rental headquarters is 100 yen, the shop is 100 yen, and because I do not come we to only 100 yen. Be made over a period of hundreds of millions of yen would be funny I do not come only once (laughs). So the movie is, now more than 90% I'm deficit. I've been made 700 in the only Japanese film from 600 about a year, what is which theaters around 500. Even more has be recoverable, where perhaps 25 this is good. The other day, although French film company I have to bankruptcy, is a major cause of stopped going to work and never contains the money in the secondary use of the rental.

Not only _ distribution company, it also mini theater has been relegated to the flap and closing.

Distribution company, because the only work that has been expressly stated in the cinema complex not delivered to the mini theater. Because it nationwide screenings in one phone call, efficiency good. Because not to be in contact one museum one museum because mini theater, is that the business way of has been changed with the advent of cinema complex.

_ Euro space, does it not is delivered to the cinema complex?

It has transferred the theater to Maruyamacho from Sakuragaokacho the town in 2006.

Because of which is also a symbolic presence of the mini theater of the whole country, it will give priority to them. Well I mini theater of the region will come to the consultation, referred to as "to take your salary, you'll get along." It because it is the person best to labor cost is high. So the Do not quit your current job, I Ikeru doing if to do to someone who do not quit, I quit the company he is working say "I crushed After taking their living expenses from the movie." Currently, sales of mini theater is about half of the 1990s. Once out Even stay in Sakuragaoka-cho, I think that had collapsed in about three more months. What I was Yatteko over there in 20 years, because I have been doing a different business from the 20's. I very not that, not that you're having a movie youth can be maintained.

_ The future, do you mini theater is going more and more reduced?

I will go less. It is not good to eat staff, to not be able to get married. Now everyone I'm troubled with successor problem, to say that "I'll give", nobody do not want to got. It was not 's management employee What I work much. So, really get lost if it does not Ika somewhat supported by the society. But, it because the government can not afford to support, where you have thought that if there is only think about the shape of the new fund. During this time, I'm a young person has revived a mini theater that was closing in Onomichi, the population there is only 100,000 people, Are unreasonable be considered if in that place. Difficult if there are no more than half a million at least. But I really say that I want to do her, and raising funds for about 2.5 million yen in crowdfunding, survived put a used digital system. Sometimes gather that kind of form if the money.

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