{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7668525acb82f53eb1ae8b9d","clusterId":"c_02b68c06c60bd9d9d0b8dab0","slug":"toei-films-beasts-that-cling-to-straw-at-closed-marunouchi-toei","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Toei Films 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' at Closed Marunouchi TOEI","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMarunouchi 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 \u0026#39;Beasts That Cling to Straw\u0026#39; inside the empty theater. The scene has the car crashing through the doors, mowing down seats, and audience extras fleeing in panic.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroki Narimiya, playing police officer Ryosuke Ebato, called the theater a memorable, historic place and said he never thought he would be \u0026#39;destroying\u0026#39; it. He fights Macho Aoki\u0026#39;s Erringi, a yakuza enforcer, in the brawl that follows. The film releases September 25, 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TOEI Films shot 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' inside Marunouchi TOEI days after it closed, using the empty theater as a wreckable set. The closure made the location available for destruction.","twitterPost":"Marunouchi TOEI closed in July, then TOEI Films shot a car crash and death match inside it for 'Beasts That Cling to Straw'.","threadsPost":"TOEI Films didn't just film at Marunouchi TOEI after it closed; they shot a car crashing into the theater and a death match between Hiroki Narimiya and Macho Aoki inside. The closure turned a landmark into a practical set, which is rare for a theater that just shuttered.","newsletterBlurb":"Toei shot a key action scene for 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' inside the closed Marunouchi TOEI theater, capturing its final state before demolition. The scene features Hiroki Narimiya and Macho Aoki in a brawl after a car crashes into the theater.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156015\",\"title\":\"Toei Films Action Scene at 'Marunouchi TOEI' Right After Closure! Hiroki Narimiya and Macho Aoki in an Unprecedented Death Match in 'Beasts That Cling to Straw' - Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Report\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4773,"outputTokens":598,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786078927,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T04:55:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T04:56:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T04:55:40.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_02b68c06c60bd9d9d0b8dab0","canonicalTitle":"東映、閉館直後の「丸の内TOEI」をぶっ壊すアクション撮影！成宮寛貴が青木マッチョと規格外の死闘『藁にもすがる獣たち』前代未聞のロケ密着","representativeArticleId":"a_7795fc8fbac07ee765d107ee","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"藁にもすがる獣たち\"],\"studios\":[\"東映\"],\"people\":[\"成宮寛貴\",\"青木マッチョ\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-26T22:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-26T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T04:56:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156015","title":"東映、閉館直後の「丸の内TOEI」をぶっ壊すアクション撮影！成宮寛貴が青木マッチョと規格外の死闘『藁にもすがる獣たち』前代未聞のロケ密着"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["藁にもすがる獣たち"],"studios":["東映"],"people":["成宮寛貴","青木マッチョ"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}