{"rewrite":{"id":"r_df1aa8f92a0a21c70e942ee3","clusterId":"c_bf82b05d0630f0b2897105b4","slug":"toho-cinemas-sendai-to-upgrade-its-imax-screen-to-imax-laser-on-november-3","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Toho Cinemas Sendai To Upgrade Its IMAX Screen To IMAX Laser On November 3","summary":"Toho Cinemas announced on the 17th that Toho Cinemas Sendai will introduce IMAX Laser starting November 3. The move is the first IMAX Laser installation in Miyagi Prefecture, upgrading the site's existing IMAX auditorium. Screen 6 will close for renovation from September 28 to November 2. Godzilla-0.0 is set for November 3, with Dune: Part Three on December 18.","whyItMatters":"Sendai's IMAX auditorium is the only one in Miyagi Prefecture, so its closure for a month puts the prefecture's large-format screenings on hold until the laser projector and 12-channel sound system come online.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eScreen 6, the IMAX auditorium at Toho Cinemas Sendai, closes on September 28 and reopens November 3 with a 4K laser projection and 12-channel sound system. The theater opened in July 2016 inside Sendai PARCO 2 and marks its 10th anniversary this year. Programming for the reopening includes Godzilla-0.0, which opens the same day, and Dune: Part Three, scheduled for December 18.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Toho Cinemas Sendai closes its IMAX screen September 28 and reopens November 3 with IMAX Laser. It's Miyagi Prefecture's first IMAX Laser installation. Godzilla-0.0 opens the same day; Dune: Part Three follows December 18.","twitterPost":"Toho Cinemas Sendai's IMAX screen closes Sept 28 and reopens Nov 3 with IMAX Laser, Miyagi Prefecture's first. Godzilla-0.0 opens that day, Dune: Part Three on Dec 18.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Toho Cinemas Sendai will swap its IMAX screen for IMAX Laser on November 3, the first such installation in Miyagi Prefecture. The auditorium closes September 28 for renovation. Godzilla-0.0 opens the same day, and Dune: Part Three is set for December 18.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156942\",\"title\":\"TOHO Cinemas Sendai to Introduce Miyagi Prefecture's First \\\"IMAX Laser\\\"!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4259,"outputTokens":564,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789613069,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T02:41:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T02:43:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T02:43:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bf82b05d0630f0b2897105b4","canonicalTitle":"TOHOシネマズ仙台、宮城県初の“IMAXレーザー”導入決定！","representativeArticleId":"a_e79fe63e3d79840464ff5d38","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T02:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T02:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T02:43:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156942","title":"TOHOシネマズ仙台、宮城県初の“IMAXレーザー”導入決定！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}