Demachiza - An indie cinema in Kyoto
Dec 1, 2025
Cinema
This happens to everyone: you're in Kyoto and you're figuring out what to do in the evening. We checked showtimes for movies in the area as we had thought it would be interesting to try watching a movie in Kyoto. I saw a show time for "Dream Scenario" - a Nicholas Cage movie. It was being shown by a local indie cinema called "Demachiza".
We took a bus from our accommodation and it was easy enough to find Demachiza on the corner of a shopping street. On the first floor, you can find a bar that serves drinks and you can also purchase tickets from the counter.
(Choosing seats the old school way)
The cinema room was small but comfortable. It's probably easy to sneak drinks in from Family Mart especially if you have a winter coat on.
You can check both online and in person whether it will be an English screening. This is where my review of the movie comes in - it was a great movie, haunting and highly thought provoking. I love seeing Nick Cage in his "act like a washed out dude" era and he nails it.
The movie fit in with the vibe for the night, being in Kyoto, surrounded by spiritual, creaky, old machiyas and the cold winter breeze filling the valley. If life is reconstituted, moments like these make the building blocks. My wife and I will remember this date night forever.
Address
133 Miyoshicho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, 602-0823, Japan
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