“The Mummy’s Shroud” (ミイラ怪人の呪い), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Ultra-Rare STB Tatekan Size (51.5 × 145.6 cm / 20.3 × 57.3 in) Q264
This is an original Japanese STB / tatekan poster printed in 1967 for the first Japanese theatrical release of The Mummy’s Shroud (ミイラ怪人の呪い), Hammer Films’ Egyptian gothic horror production directed by John Gilling and starring André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck, and Catherine Lacey.
This is the ultra-rare STB / tatekan theatrical format, measuring approximately 51.5 × 145.6 cm / 20.3 × 57.3 in. Significantly larger than a standard Japanese B2, the two-panel format gives the design a dramatic, near-billboard presence and is especially desirable for 1960s Hammer horror titles.
Film background
Released in 1967, The Mummy’s Shroud is one of Hammer’s distinctive Egyptian horror films, combining archaeological adventure, an ancient curse, supernatural resurrection, and violent revenge.
The story follows a British expedition that discovers the tomb of the young Egyptian prince Kah-to-Bey. The discovery awakens the wrath of Prem, the prince’s devoted guardian, whose mummified body is revived through the sacred burial shroud. Directed by John Gilling, the film remains a vivid example of Hammer’s richly atmospheric mid-1960s horror cycle.
Its Japanese release title, ミイラ怪人の呪い, can be rendered approximately as “The Curse of the Mummy Monster.”
Poster design
This Japanese STB is a full-height Hammer horror spectacle. The design combines a towering mummy, a terrified heroine, occult imagery, violent attack scenes, and a gruesome foreground figure into a dense theatrical composition clearly created for maximum cinema-front impact.
The upper panel is dominated by the decaying, bandage-wrapped figure of the mummy Prem, looming over a screaming woman in a torn yellow gown. The mummy’s outstretched hands and monumental scale create an immediate sense of threat.
The lower panel continues the horror montage with the sinister fortune-teller Haiti staring over a glowing green crystal ball, the mummy overpowering another victim, and a shrivelled body stretched dramatically across the foreground. The English title THE MUMMY’S SHROUD is printed vertically across the crystal ball.
The enormous jagged red calligraphy reads ミイラ怪人の呪い, forming the principal Japanese campaign title down the right side.
The left-side vertical copy reads:
「見よ！血にまみれた数千年の呪いをこめて
恐怖のミイラがよみがえる！」
“Behold! Bearing the blood-soaked curse of thousands of years, the terrifying mummy rises again!”
At the top, 総天然色 announces the film in full colour, while フォックス映画怪奇シリーズ identifies it as part of Fox’s horror-film series in Japan. The printed billing includes André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck, director John Gilling, and Arthur Grant.
The 20th Century Fox logo appears in the lower-right corner, with the Eirin film-classification mark at lower left.
The overall effect is sensational in the best sense: monumental monster imagery, vivid red lettering, saturated colour, and unmistakable Hammer atmosphere.
About the format
Japanese STB / tatekan posters were tall, two-panel cinema signboard posters, generally formed from two vertically stacked B2 sheets and designed for theatre-front, lobby, or billboard display. Measuring approximately 51.5 × 145.6 cm, they were made for visibility rather than permanence.
Because they were large, handled in separate sections, displayed in cinemas, and frequently discarded after use, surviving STB examples are considerably harder to find than standard B2 posters. For Hammer horror titles, the format is particularly powerful, giving the imagery a commanding vertical scale.
This is an ultra-rare surviving example, particularly desirable for collectors of Hammer Films, Japanese horror artwork, mummy cinema, and original 1960s theatrical advertising.
Condition
Excellent / Close to near mint condition. Both original STB panels are present, retaining strong colour and exceptional display impact.
Please review the photographs carefully; they show the exact poster offered, including the fronts and reverses of both panels.
This poster is an original Japanese theatrical STB / tatekan poster from the 1967 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
It is nearly 60 years old!
Certificate of Authenticity included.
