Silver Screen Cities Tokyo & London: Celebrating city cinema-going

Tokyo and London are two of the world’s most exciting cities for cinema-going.

From Asagaya to Roppongi, from Shibuya to Shinagawa, from Ebisu to Yurakucho, Tokyo is a thrilling city to watch films in.

Notting Hill, Soho, Islington, Leicester Square, Clapham, Shaftesbury Avenue, Brixton, Dalston, West India Quay, and East Finchley are just some of the enticing destinations in London for the avid cinema-goer.

The books in the Silver Screen Cities series are a celebration of city cinema-going. Written by a filmgoer who loves wandering around cities as much as he enjoys sitting in cinemas watching films, the Silver Screen Cities books spring from the notion that visiting cinemas and their neighbourhoods is a great way of getting to know different cities.

Unlike conventional collections of film reviews, the Silver Screen Cities books are about the whole experience surrounding cinema-going, rather than just a series of reviews. The film reviews sometimes take up only one or two paragraphs in a chapter, because city cinema-going is about much more than just the film that is being shown – it’s also about the cinema itself and the audience watching the film; the unique character and atmosphere of different cities with their bars, cafés, restaurants, and art museums; and the feeling of freedom that comes from wandering a city’s streets before or after seeing a film.