Emphasis on quality and differentiation as an art-house cinema

「Following the closure of Cinema Qualite in January 2026, we held the “Qualite Memorial Selection,” screening all 13 films, primarily the highest-grossing films in its history, as a gesture of appreciation to our customers who supported us. Nearly every screening was sold out.」

「As stated in the notice regarding the closure of Cinema Qualite announced on 7 August 2025, we have decided to close Cinema Qualite as of 12 January 2026.」

「In the movie exhibition business, Anno-chan, SUPER HAPPY FOREVER and Robot Dreams performed well at Musashino-kan. At Cinema Qualite, The Namib Desert and I Like Movies, among others, performed well. As a result, box-office performance at both theaters exceeded the previous year.」

「In the movie exhibition business, Musashino-kan screened the June release Anno-chan, which performed well, as well as Nostalgic Railway: Taiwan, A Journey of the Heart in July and My Friend An in September. At Cinema Qualite, the August release Chime and the September release The Village of Namib Desert performed well, resulting in performance exceeding the previous year.」

「In the movie exhibition business, Musashino-kan screened First Cow and Bad Boy Bubby, while Cinema Qualite screened Manami 100% and VORTEX, among others. Attendance was strong for Musashino-kan's November release Amélie: The Digital Remaster and Cinema Qualite's December release Fallen Leaves, but overall attendance was sluggish and revenue for the nine-month period ended the third quarter fell below forecast.」

「In the movie exhibition business, Musashino-kan screened CLOSE and Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, while Cinema Qualite screened Quentin Tarantino: The Man Who Loved Movies and The Assistant, among others. The company's Qualite Fantastic! Cinema Collection® 2023 was held for the ninth time this year and, supported by many film fans, exceeded the previous year's results.」

「In the movie exhibition business, Musashino-kan screened Talking to the Plushies Is Kind and Paris, 13th District, while Cinema Qualite screened The Sales Girl and EO, among others. Revenue at both theaters exceeded the previous year's results.」

「We define the purpose of an art-house cinema as enabling more people to enjoy the diversity of film culture, and will continue selecting films rich in quality and topical interest regardless of their scale.」

「Attendance remained strong at Musashino-kan for the December releases Mad God and Sobakasu, and at Cinema Qualite for the November release Randy Rhoads.」

「Attendance at July releases at Musashino-kan, The Sadness, and at Cinema Qualite, I Am the Worst. and Qualite Fantastic! Cinema Collection® 2022, remained strong. However, overall attendance was sluggish and revenue fell below forecast, owing to the prolonged spread of COVID-19 and the impact of consumer spending trends amid the weaker yen and rising prices.」

「As in the past, we will select attractive films, including high-quality and topical works, and aim to become a hub for diverse film culture.」

「As in the past, we will offer attractive programming rich in high-quality and talked-about films, while continuing to actively hold events such as the 2022 Shinjuku East Exit Film Festival, which will be held for the second time, and the annual Qualite Fantastic Cinema Collection®.」

「For regular screenings as well, we will monitor industry information and trends to understand customer needs, offer attractive programming rich in high-quality and talked-about films through coordination among the 5 screens we own in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, and sell related movie merchandise online as we work to restore performance.」

「In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, we will strengthen coordination between Musashino-kan and Cinema Qualite, the 2 theaters with 5 screens, and offer more flexible, agile and attractive programming, including increasing the number of screenings of films with strong drawing power. By creating synergies similar to those of a small multiplex, we aim to secure and increase attendance steadily and build on this going forward.」

「In addition, we will monitor industry information and trends to understand customer needs, offer attractive programming rich in high-quality and talked-about films through coordination among the 5 screens we own in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, launch an online shopping site selling movie merchandise including Musashino-kan's 100th-anniversary commemorative merchandise, and focus on operating activities while taking the utmost care to prevent COVID-19, working to restore performance.」

「In addition, we will monitor industry information and trends to understand customer needs, offer attractive programming rich in high-quality and talked-about films through coordination among the 5 screens we own in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, and work to launch an online shopping site selling movie merchandise and Musashino-kan's 100th-anniversary merchandise.」

「At the same time, we will monitor industry information and trends to understand customer needs, offer attractive programming rich in high-quality and talked-about films through coordination among the 5 screens we own in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, and review our internet-based sales methods for related movie merchandise as we work to restore performance.」

「By coordinating the 5 screens it owns in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, we will offer attractive programming rich in high-quality and talked-about films. We will also review our internet-based sales methods for related movie merchandise and work to restore performance.」

「Going forward, we will pursue agile programming through coordination among the 5 screens in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, monitor industry trends more closely to understand customer needs, and develop more attractive programming.」

「Going forward, we will strengthen coordination among the 5 screens in Tokyo's Shinjuku district and monitor industry trends closely to understand customer needs, while pursuing measures such as more flexible programming.」

「In the film business, the company recognizes and analyzes that, partly because of insufficient advertising and information dissemination, it was ultimately unable to reflect customer needs in its programming, affecting operating performance. Going forward, it will strengthen coordination among the 5 screens in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo and take measures such as offering more flexible programming while monitoring industry trends in order to understand customer needs.」

「In the film business, although the company has been recognized as a theater that screens many high-quality films for art-house cinemas, it recognizes and analyzes that, overall, a gap had arisen between customer needs and the programming it provided, affecting operating performance. Going forward, the company will use the 5 screens it owns in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo to move over high-occupancy films between screens, and will closely monitor industry information and trends and reflect them in its programming in order to better understand customer needs.」

「In the film business, although the company received a certain level of recognition by holding film festivals and screening topical films, it recognizes and analyzes that, overall, a gap had arisen between customer needs and the programming it provided, affecting operating performance. Going forward, the company will take measures such as coordinating the 5 screens it owns in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo to cross-screen films, and closely monitoring industry information and trends in order to better understand customer needs and reflect them in its programming.」

「Going forward, we will take measures such as coordinating the 5 screens in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo to cross-screen films and programming films while paying closer attention to industry trends in order to understand customer needs.」

「In the film exhibition business, we will continue to focus on a lineup of distinctive films characteristic of an art-house cinema and different from multiplex offerings, while gaining a deeper understanding of customer needs and carefully selecting films that deliver high satisfaction.」

「We will continue to offer a film lineup distinct from multiplexes and provide the distinctive programming characteristic of an art-house cinema.」

「We will continue to offer a broad lineup of distinctive films that stand apart from multiplex offerings and maintain programming attractive to film fans.」

「At Shinjuku Musashino-kan, which reopened after renovation in November 2016, the company selected and screened a varied range of films regardless of genre, including Manchester by the Sea and Ip Man 3. At Cinema Qualite, it screened films including Sweet 17 Monster and The Autopsy of Jane Doe, but」

「We are responding to the operating environment while differentiating ourselves from multiplexes as a theater where audiences can view a broad and diverse range of films, centered on high-quality works characteristic of an art-house cinema and distinct from multiplex programming.」

「At Shinjuku Musashino-kan, which reopened after renovation on 5 November 2016, the company screened numerous distinctive films, including the consolidated subsidiary's self-acquired and distributed title The Big Miracle from a Small Garden, Everybody Wants Some!! and Haruko Azumi Is Missing. At Cinema Qualite, it screened films including PK, The Attorney and A Man Called Ove, which were well received, but」

「In addition to holding the film festival Qualite Fantastic! Cinema Collection 2016 at Cinema Qualite and screening distinctive films that stand apart from multiplex offerings,」

「At Cinema Qualite, the company selected a varied lineup of distinctive Japanese and international films, including What She Likes to Cook, The Wrecking Crew, The Whispering Star and Danchi, but」

「Our programming will feature quality films characteristic of an art-house cinema and distinct from multiplex offerings, including both Japanese and international films, and we will continue to provide a varied program.」