Quan Mei Theatre

We stumbled upon this old cinema by sheer coincidence, even though we had read about it before, and were immediately charmed by the hand-painted poster, a rarity in this era. This was one of the childhood cinemas that shaped Ang Lee. From the life-size standing board of Ang Lee to the scooter ridden by Hsu Kuang Han’s character in 18x2 Beyond Youthful Days, the attention to detail in recreating the past is truly impressive.

Beautiful movie theatre with an old-time charm. They have movies with English subtitles available, just ask the kind staff at the entrance or the ticket booth in the front. The hand-painted movie posters make it even more special. It was a highlight of our trip to Tainan!

I came here because I want to see the old school hand painted posters. This might be the only few places left to do big billboard by hand. The master Lai has been painting movie posters for last 50 years. He paints across the street from theater. I would love to see the movie here next time. I feel like time traveler goes back to old days. Let’s hope they will keep this as long as possible.

Have u heard about second run theaters, this one of the kind. Just okay 140 $NTD and then get a chance to see 2 different movies consecutively. I had a chance to see the latest THE KINGS MAN and NIGHTMARE ALLEY. Seats were okay, no push back or comfy cushion seats.. For eating they do have some little est snacks and bottle drinks like black and green tea 🍵. Sound quality is good and the visual quality is also exceptional, for a second run theater, they are doing really well and good. On a rainy day and u don't have anything to do, I think 🤔 we can go and spend time in there, the air-conditioning is also great. Happy movie marathon Peace ✌️ ☮️ 🕊

Didn't go in the cinema but outside there are many movie posters and the artists studio is there too but closed on Sunday. The cinema sells postcards from these paintings as well so you can ask the staff for your favourite movie/s

Pretty cool places where you can enjoy an immersive experience with indie movies, very friendly staff and the whole place gives u a nostalgic vibe :)

Passed by and stopped in my tracks to admire the handpainted posters. Just found out that it used to be Ang Lee's favourite haunt too, when he was a teen! Amazing.

charming movie theater, with the famous hand painted film posters, volume was a bit low though but tickets are very good priced