This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1976 for the Japanese theatrical release of Submission (Lo Scandalo), the provocative Italian erotic drama directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Lisa Gastoni, Franco Nero, and Raymond Pellegrin. A superbly graphic and unmistakably period European exploitation design, this Japanese poster has exactly the kind of bold wall impact that makes 1970s continental cinema paper so collectible.
Film background
Released in 1976, Lo Scandalo belongs to that dark, psychologically charged strain of Italian adult drama in which desire, power, humiliation, and obsession are pushed into highly theatrical form. Directed by Salvatore Samperi, one of the key names in transgressive Italian cinema of the era, the film is built around the intense screen presence of Lisa Gastoni, whose performances often gave these films their unstable mix of glamour, melodrama, and danger. For collectors of European cult and sexploitation cinema, posters from this period are especially appealing because they capture a moment when arthouse, exploitation, and star-driven adult drama often overlapped.
Poster design
A striking and highly displayable Japanese design built around pure graphic shock value. The vast black ground is slashed diagonally by the enormous hot-pink LO SCANDALO title, with the orange Japanese スキャンダル lettering cutting across it in a way that feels aggressive and modern. Beneath, the central image of Lisa Gastoni in a moment of anguish is rendered in a grainy, almost tabloid-like photographic style, while the inset male face at upper left adds an ominous note of surveillance and control. The overall effect is severe, minimal, and unmistakably 1970s: less a conventional romance poster than a bold statement piece for adult European cinema.
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 49 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
