“Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” / 「鮫肌男と桃尻女」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q295

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1998 for the first release of Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl / 「鮫肌男と桃尻女」, the cult Japanese crime-comedy directed by Katsuhito Ishii and based on the manga by Minetaro Mochizuki.

A defining piece of late-1990s Japanese cult cinema, this poster perfectly captures the film’s fashion-punk energy, manga-derived visual language, and hyper-stylised ensemble chaos.

Film background
Released in 1998, Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl follows a runaway gangster and a young woman fleeing her own troubled circumstances as they become entangled with a bizarre gallery of criminals, hitmen, and eccentrics.

Directed by Katsuhito Ishii, the film helped define a new late-1990s Japanese pop-cinema sensibility: fast-cut, music-driven, visually loud, and closer in rhythm to manga, music videos, and street fashion than to traditional yakuza cinema.

The cast includes Tadanobu Asano as Samehada, Sie Kohinata as Momojiri, and a memorable ensemble of stylised villains and comic grotesques. The film remains a major cult favourite and is especially admired by collectors of Japanese indie cinema, manga adaptations, 1990s street culture, and Tadanobu Asano material.

Poster design
The poster is a superbly chaotic ensemble design, using dramatic radiating speed lines to pull the eye into the centre of the composition. The effect is closer to a manga cover or rock-poster collage than a conventional film advertisement.

At the lower centre, Tadanobu Asano dominates the foreground, aiming a pistol directly outward. Beside him stands Sie Kohinata in a striking fur coat, giving the design its sharp fashion-cinema edge. Surrounding them is a dense cast of eccentric figures: bleached hair, sunglasses, weapons, leather, patterned jackets, and exaggerated expressions — a complete gallery of the film’s strange underworld.

At the bottom, the Japanese title 「鮫肌男と桃尻女」 appears in large metallic-grey lettering, heavy and industrial in tone. The small English subtitle beneath reads:

SAMEHADA-OTOKO & MOMOJIRI-ONNA

The stylised “SM” emblem in the upper right acts as a compact graphic mark for the title, while the red flame motif across the lower background adds further heat and visual aggression.

Overall, this is one of the most distinctive Japanese cult-film poster designs of the late 1990s: loud, stylish, violent, comic, and unmistakably cool.

Rarity note
Original posters for this title are increasingly sought after, especially in strong condition. Because of the film’s strong appeal across cinema, manga, music, streetwear, and graphic design communities, surviving examples are often heavily handled or display-worn.

This example is especially desirable in excellent condition.

Condition
Excellent condition. A highly attractive example, with strong colour, sharp photographic collage, bold title typography, and excellent overall display impact.

Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.

This is an original 1998 Japanese theatrical poster.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

It is now over 25 years old.

Certificate of Authenticity included.