"Japan's Chivalrous Way: Clash Chapter", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, STB Size 20x57" (51x145cm) L228

"Japan's Chivalrous Way: Clash Chapter" (1974) – Original Japanese STB Size Poster
日本任侠道 激突篇 | Toei Studios | Starring Ken Takakura, Kinya Kitaoji, Naoko Otani, Tatsumi Ryutaro | Directed by Kosaku Yamashita

A fierce and visually commanding original STB-size (tatekan) Japanese poster for Japan's Chivalrous Way: Clash Chapter (日本任侠道 激突篇), the 1974 entry in Toei’s hard-hitting ninkyō yakuza series, directed by the acclaimed Kosaku Yamashita and headlined by genre icon Ken Takakura.

Takakura towers over the poster, bare-chested and tattooed, clutching a sword with the quiet intensity that defined his legendary screen persona. His expression is grim, his body bloodstained — a lone enforcer of a fading code of honour. A vertical column of character portraits beside him reveals a formidable supporting cast, including Kinya Kitaoji, Naoko Otani, and Tsunehiko Watase, each entangled in a brutal tale of duty, vengeance, and brotherhood.

Yamashita’s direction combines operatic tension with explosive violence, capturing the tension between tradition and modernity in a rapidly changing Japan. As the Nihon Ninkyō-dō series approached its final years, this film stands as one of its most stylized and emotionally charged chapters.

A rare STB-format poster — perfect for collectors of yakuza cinema, Ken Takakura's indelible legacy, or aficionados of Toei's golden era of outlaw drama.

It is over 50 years old!

This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. 

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.

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