Question Are large, glossy movie programs still found at Japanese movie theatres?

[weiji2001]

I have some old, large format Japanese movie programs from as far back as the 70s. I was curious to know a little history about how these glossy programs got started, and if they're still found at Japan's cinemas.

Regards,
Marc

 

[Toritoribe]

It's said that it's originally from free weekly magazines for advertising that movie theaters published in Tashō or early Shōwa period (1910s or 20s).

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I was curious to know ... if they're still found at Japan's cinemas.

Yes, they are still published.