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PolePole Higashi-Nakano is a mini theater in Higashi-Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. The theater's name, "PolePole," means "slowly, slowly" in Swahili. It has 1 screen and 96 seats.
History
The movie theater "BOX Higashi Nakano", which preceded PolePole Higashi-Nakano, closed on April 25, 2003, due to contractual issues between the operating company and the building owner.
After that, the building owner publicly solicited a new manager, and on September 6, 2003, it reopened as PolePole Higashi-Nakano with Takahiro Otsuki as the manager.
Summary
PolePole Higashi-Nakano is the only movie theater in Nakano.
It mainly screens documentary films, which were a feature of BOX Higashi Nakano, as well as self-distributed works and feature films by young directors. One of the biggest hits screened at PolePole Higashi-Nakano is Life Is Fruity.
