“Getting Wild with Our Monkey” (ケモノの戯れ 俺らの猿と), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P110

This is an original Japanese B2 movie poster printed in 2001 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Getting Wild with Our Monkey (ケモノの戯れ 俺らの猿と), the anarchic Japanese cult film directed by Hideaki Sunaga and based on a novel by Kō Machida. A strange, abrasive, and darkly comic work of early-2000s Japanese independent cinema, the film has developed a reputation for its punk absurdism, offbeat energy, and deliberately unhinged tone.

Film background
Released in 2001, Getting Wild with Our Monkey sits firmly in the more eccentric and confrontational corner of Japanese cult filmmaking. Adapted from the writing of Kō Machida, the film channels a raw, underground sensibility—mixing dark comedy, anti-establishment attitude, surrealism, and punk-inflected absurdity into something that feels gleefully unstable from beginning to end. It is exactly the sort of title that has become increasingly appreciated by collectors and cult-cinema audiences interested in lesser-seen, left-field Japanese works from the turn of the millennium.

Poster design
A brilliantly idiosyncratic and instantly memorable design, this poster rejects conventional polished film advertising in favour of a deliberately rough, hand-drawn visual language that perfectly matches the film’s outsider spirit. The central figure—wearing a visor-like helmet, red vest, black trousers, and traditional geta sandals—stands awkwardly and confrontationally against a flat green-and-yellow ground, while the violently scratched red Japanese title lettering tears across the composition like graffiti. Around him float bizarre supporting illustrations, including a smoking monkey and a deadpan figure in a red cap, heightening the sense of comic dislocation. Particularly notable is the poster’s artwork by Hidetake Mukai of Number Girl, whose distinctive illustration style gives the piece a strong crossover appeal for collectors of Japanese film, design, and music ephemera alike. Altogether, it is a superb example of early-2000s Japanese alternative poster design—odd, aggressive, funny, and completely unforgettable.

Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 25 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.