“Red Lion” (赤毛), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1969 First Release, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) O197

This is an original Japanese B3 poster printed in 1969 for the first domestic theatrical release of Red Lion (Japan, 1969), directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune with Shima Iwashita. First-issue Toho country sheets from Okamoto’s late-’60s period are highly collectible.

Film background
Set on the eve of the Meiji Restoration, peasant soldier Gonnosuke (Mifune) returns to his village wearing the scarlet wig of the imperial vanguard, only to find corruption and suffering at home. Mistaken identity, fervent idealism, and Okamoto’s blend of satire and social bite drive this rousing jidai-geki.

Poster design
A striking, asymmetrical layout: Mifune’s profile in monochrome at left explodes into a sweeping crimson lion’s mane painted across the entire field, while Iwashita stands at right in kimono beside bold hand-brushed copy. The massive red logotype 「赤毛」 anchors the base; the blue Toho roundel and credits are classic hallmarks of an authentic 1969 theatrical sheet with powerful wall presence.

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

This poster is 56 years old.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.