Movies

=Cinemas In And Around Okayama=

Movie Japanese
It will help if you can read Katakana for movie titles. Sometimes movie titles are changed in Japan. 字幕 (スーパー)叛 - Jimaku (supa) ban (subtitled version). For foreign films with English voices and Japanese subtitles. 吹替版 - Fukikaeban (dubbed version). For foreign films with Japanese voices

Kurashiki MOVIX
Aeon Mall Homepage

Movie Time Schedule
Located in Kurashiki's Aeon mall. Take the Aeon Mall loop bus from the North Exit. The bus ride takes about 6 minutes and costs 160 yen, which you pay as you get off. A bus leaves from the station every 10~15 minutes, starting from 6:35am (7:05 on weekends and public holidays), with the last bus at 10:41pm. The last bus to return to the station leaves the mall at 10:50pm, so for convenience you might want to make sure your movie doesn’t go beyond then.

Regular ticket price is 1800 yen, but MOVIX Cinema has occasional special prices for movie tickets on certain days and times the most frequent being:
 * MOVIX デイ “ Movix Day”
 * 20th of every month – 1000 yen
 * ファーストデイ “First Day”
 * 1st of every month – 1000 yen
 * レディースデイ “Ladies Day”
 * Special price for women every Wednesday –1000 yen
 * メンズデイ “Mens Day”
 * Special price for men every Thursday – 1000 yen

Other specials exist for select advance screenings, early morning and late night screenings, and a few other reasons. Movies in 3D cost extra, possibly 2100 yen.

Okayama MERPA
Homepage

There are two locations for MERPA screens, with maps available via the homepage. One is close to Okayama station (behind the Hollywood Pachinko), while the other is further away but accessible easily enough by foot (maybe 20-30 minutes) or by taking the tram.

Regular adult ticket prices are 1800 yen, with 3D movies being 2100 yen, however a variety of special prices exist for screenings on specific days, and for presenting certain cards.


 * 映画の日 “Movie Day”
 * 1st of every month (including new years day) – 1000 yen
 * 男性割引の日 “Men’s discount day”
 * Every Monday – 1000 yen
 * 女性割引の日 “Women’s discount day”
 * Every Wednesday – 1000 yen
 * メルパスタンプカード割引の日 “MERPA stamp card discount day”
 * Every Tuesday and Thursday – 1000 yen
 * モーニングファーストショー “Morning first show”
 * First screening of a selected movie on weekday morning – 1000 yen
 * 金曜レイトショー “Friday late show”
 * Last screening of a selected movie every Friday – 1200 yen

Okayama TOHO Cinema
[|Cinema Town homepage] Movie Time Schedule

Located a fair distance from Okayama station, but accessible by a number of buses, but the most direct ones are the Ryobi buses. From Okayama station's East exit:
 * Stop 1
 * Any bus terminating at Shibukawa (渋川) - Get off at Chikoushinmachi (築港新町)
 * Any bus terminating at Hokotate (鉾立) -Get off at Chikoushinmachi (築港新町)

Timetables Select only the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 8th options.

Regular Adult tickets are 1,800 yen with 3D movies adding 400 yen to any ticket price.
 * TOHOシネマズデイ "TOHO Cinemas Day"
 * 14th day of the month - 1000 yen
 * ファーストデイ "First day"
 * 1st of every month - 1000 yen
 * レディースデイ "Ladies day"
 * Every Wednesday - 1000 yen
 * メンズデイ "Men's day"
 * Every Thursday - 1000 yen
 * レイトショー "Late show"
 * Any movie after 8pm - 1,200 yen
 * ファーストショー "First show"
 * Any movie session before 10:30am on weekdays (excluding public holidays) - 1,200 yen

Cinema Clair
Cinema Clair Homepage

Cinema Clair is a smaller movie theater that tends to show more indie and foreign films. It’s located near Symphony Hall in Okayama City. To get there from Okayama station, take the Higashiyama line street tram and get off at the Shiroshita stop (100 yen). Turn right onto Shiroshita Street (the big street in front of Symphony Hall that the tram turns onto). The movie theater will be on the left hand side.

Regular adult ticket prices are 1,800 yen.


 * 映画の日 “ Movie Day”
 * 1st of every month - 1000 yen
 * メンズデー "Men's Day"
 * Every Monday - 1000 yen
 * レディースデー "Ladies' Day"
 * Every Wednesday - 1000 yen

Tickets sold in advance are generally 1500 yen, but can be as low as 1000 yen. They can be purchased at the theater up to the day before the first showing. Advance Ticket Information