Toei Films 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' at Closed Marunouchi TOEI
The shoot captures the theater's final state on film before demolition, a location impossible to recreate, and marks Narimiya's first film appearance since returning as an actor.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Toei shot a key action scene for the film 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' inside the Marunouchi TOEI theater days after it closed in July 2025. The scene features Hiroki Narimiya and Macho Aoki in a death match after a car crashes into the theater. It is the first location shoot at the theater after closure.
Marunouchi TOEI closed on July 27, 2025, after 65 years. Days later, Toei brought in cameras, lights, and a yellow sedan to film the climax of 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' inside the empty theater. The scene has the car crashing through the doors, mowing down seats, and audience extras fleeing in panic.
Hiroki Narimiya, playing police officer Ryosuke Ebato, called the theater a memorable, historic place and said he never thought he would be 'destroying' it. He fights Macho Aoki's Erringi, a yakuza enforcer, in the brawl that follows. The film releases September 25, 2026.
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