岩波ホールが７月に閉館　新型コロナでの経営悪化で

　独自色の強い作品上映で個性的なミニシアターとして知られた東京・神保町の岩波ホールが１１日、新型コロナウイルスの影響による経営悪化を理由に７月２９日で閉館すると公式サイトで発表した。
　１９６８年に多目的ホールとして設立され、７４年から単館映画館として運営。２０１３年に８３歳で亡くなった高野悦子さんが総支配人を務めた。メイベル・チャン監督の「宋家の三姉妹」がロングランヒットとなるなど、ミニシアターの草分け的存在として映画ファンの人気を集めた。（2022/01/11-14:08）

Iwanami Hall, an art-house theater in Tokyo known for screening unique works, announced Tuesday on its website that it will close on July 29 due to financial issues amid the novel coronavirus crisis.
   The facility, located in the Japanese capital's Jinbocho district, was established in 1968 as a multipurpose hall before being turned into a dedicated movie theater in 1974. It was run by Etsuko Takano until her death in 2013 at the age of 83.
   Iwanami Hall gathered many fans as a trailblazer in Japan's mini theater world. It screened "The Soong Sisters" by director Mabel Cheung over a long period.
   The theater showed many Asian and European movies under the "Equipe de Cinema" movement to screen masterpieces that are not well known.
   It has shown a total of 271 motion pictures from 65 countries over its history, mainly artistic movies and works that deal with social issues.