“True Account of Hishakaku: A Wolf’s Honor” (実録 飛車角), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E79

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1974 for the first domestic theatrical release of True Account of Hishakaku: A Wolf’s Honor (Japan, 1974), directed by Shinji Murayama from the work of Akira Iiboshi, and starring Bunta Sugawara (with Rie Nakagawa and others). 1970s Toei yakuza first-issue sheets are highly collectible.

Film background
Part of Toei’s gritty “true account” cycle, the film revisits the legend of street tough Hishakaku—a tattooed drifter bound by a harsh code—charting his violent rise, doomed loyalties, and clashes with rival gangs in the post-war underworld. Lean, tough, and steeped in ninkyō/jitsuroku texture, it’s a showcase for Sugawara’s ferocity.

Poster design
A striking high-contrast country sheet: under a vertical torrent of rain, a bare-chested Hishakaku howls, sword at his side, the image cropped against deep black. At lower right a sharp portrait inset adds menace, while documentary textures of rubble and newsprint cue the “true account” framing. The massive brush-stroke title 「実録 飛車角」 slashes across the base in white and blood-red, with vertical tagline and staff credits at right. The Toei logo and Eirin mark along the border are classic hallmarks of an authentic 1974 theatrical sheet with commanding wall presence.

This poster is in excellent condition (please refer to the imagery of the exact poster for sale).

This poster is over 51 years old.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.

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