Cinema'S Edge

• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial/Personality
• Photographer
  Shigure Tomida
• Technical Info
  Ilce-9
• Photo Date
  2025

Kokura Meigaza: Japan's last three gay cinemas, Kyushu's sole remaining one. For 30 years, a man has worked here. Once a projectionist, his role evolved from film to DVD. Now, he quietly sits, seamlessly blending into the ticket booth. Gay cinema, a culture facing an uncertain future from societal shifts, could vanish from public view anytime. He is its final 'witness,' observing this fleeting yet precious transition. Through his presence, this work questions fading memories and the human lives that truly existed within this unique space.