The Gran Theater at the Aeon Cinema Theatus Shinsaibashi in Osaka’s Chuo Ward offers only three rows of three electric reclining seats. (Mayo Tomioka)
OSAKA With only nine seats, a movie theater here is offering film showings in the lap of luxury and protection against the novel coronavirus.
The Gran Theater is part of the Aeon Cinema Theatus Shinsaibashi, a seven-screen multiplex that opened on the 12th floor of the Shinsaibashi Parco commercial complex on March 16.
Anti-virus measures are in force throughout the multiplex to guard against the spread of COVID-19.
All of the 382 seats are separated by partitions to prevent droplets from a moviegoer landing on others, and each one is equipped with armrests. The seats, doors and walls are coated with antibacterial and antiviral agents.