From the article of Japan Today
One of the major Cineplex complexes, TOHO Cinemas at Roppongi Hills, started new useful service in October 2003. The service, the Mama’s Club Theater, is for mothers with their babies and little children. Every Thursday, using morning time when it isn’t so clouded, the theater makes the second screen friendly for them. I’ll show you some of the example; the light of the theatre isn’t darker so that mothers can go out if something happens for children, the air conditioner is checked more frequently than usual and the sounds is set lower not to feel uncomfortable for children. To do that, Mother could come to be enjoying the latest movies. Moreover, these services make mothers come because there are people having same circumstances. So if children are crying dulling being screened, no one care about it.
I think these good system must be introduced. Because of DVD’ diffusion, most theaters are now trouble with decline of the viewer. Japan is aged society so it might not spread. However, using the Mama’s Club and watching a movie might be a new style to communicate with other mothers on such a rainy day.
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3 comments:
hey, first let me say congrats on finishiing school and second, is an age system enforced in japan movie theaters? here in the US we have basically not much restrictions except when it comes to "R" movies which are for 17 and older. r movies are supposed to have swear words are some small nudity (female breasts) for short time. but i wonder are there age restriction in japan too? and are they enforced?
I've often wondered about the idea that mothers don't care if other mothers' babies are crying. Is that really true? I know it's not an apt comparison, but I keep thinking about smokers who get annoyed when other people smoke. Are there mothers who get annoyed when someone else's baby cries?
Anyway, I think it's a great idea to allow mothers of small children a place to watch movies. Another way to deal with this situation would be to offer babysitting services that would allow mothers to really get away and enjoy a movie without worrying about their children for a couple of hours. I spent some time babysitting as a kind of parttime job when I was in junior high and high school (in the US), and I've always been amazed that the system doesn't seem to be very popular here in Japan. I wonder why that is.
I'm sorry that you've kept waiting so long!
Hi kuriimu, Ellen!
kuriimu:
Exactly I could say YES but, I think, only in theater. If the viewer's age is under the restricted age, he (or she)couldn't enter the theater.But usually we don't care about much about it. If we go rental VD or DVD shop, evreyone could rent R movies.
Ellen:
It's my opinion, but I think mothers won't get annoyed when someone else's baby cries because they sympathize the feeling as a mother. The mother who get annoyed it may do so, too, even if the baby is her own child.
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