4D

Film Dec 18, 2015

4D introduces new viewing option for 'Star Wars' fans

by Shusuke Murai

In preparation for the much-anticipated worldwide release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Toho Cinemas Ltd. has tripled its so-called 4D motion effects theaters to nine stretching from Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki and Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, to Nanba in Osaka. The theaters use specially engineered seats ...

Business / Tech Oct 29, 2015

Innovative cinemas try to show home viewing is no great shakes

by Anna Masui

Cinema operators are fighting to lure people away from tablets and smartphones and back into theaters, adopting enhancements to the traditional movie experience. Toho Cinemas Ltd. has introduced what it calls a 4-D system, which adds tactile stimulation to 3-D. Three theaters in Tokyo and ...