"MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS", Original First Release FRENCH Movie Poster 1985, French “Grande” Size 47" × 63" (120 × 160 cm)

MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS

Paul Schrader | Francis Ford Coppola & George Lucas Present

Cannes Official Selection

A striking first-release French theatrical poster for Mishima: Une vie en quatre chapitres (Paul Schrader, 1985). Printed for the film’s Competition slot at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, this large “Grande” format (120 × 160 cm) was intended for outdoor billboards and metro kiosks and is much scarcer today than the smaller French “Moyenne”.

Artwork – Intense red-and-black duotone portrait of Ken Ogata as Yukio Mishima, wearing a hachimaki emblazoned 七生報国 (“Serve the nation in seven lifetimes”).

Headline – “SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE - FESTIVAL DE CANNES 1985”.

Tagline – “Le 25 Novembre 1970 l’écrivain le plus célèbre du Japon, Yukio Mishima, choqua le monde.”

Credits – © 1984 Warner Bros; printer’s mark “S.A. Lalande-Courbet, Paris” lower right; distributed by Warner-Columbia Film.

Rarity – Mishima was effectively banned in Japan until 1999; French Grandes were printed in limited numbers and are seldom encountered in such well-preserved condition.

This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.

It is over 40 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.