This is an original Japanese poster printed in 1969 for the release of The Haunted Castle.
A ferocious and visually electrifying original Japanese B2-size poster for Secret Chronicle: Ghost-Cat Legend (秘録怪猫伝), a 1969 supernatural horror production from Daiei Studios. This film belongs to the famed kaibyō eiga (ghost-cat film) tradition — a subgenre of Japanese horror steeped in Edo-period revenge, mysticism, and feline vengeance.
The poster is a masterclass in lurid ‘60s horror design. Dominating the composition is the snarling, yellow-eyed ghost cat woman — claws outstretched, fangs bared, framed in stark black-and-white with fiery red lips and wild hair. Sword fights, vengeful women, noblemen in distress, and temple torii gates punctuate the visual chaos below, evoking a feverish nightmare of traditional terror and erotic violence.
In Secret Chronicle: Ghost-Cat Legend, a noblewoman is wronged and killed, only to return as a monstrous bakeneko (ghost cat) to exact violent retribution. Combining swordplay, kabuki-style drama, and grotesque transformation, the film exemplifies late-60s Japanese “ero-guro-nansensu” (erotic-grotesque-nonsense) aesthetics — an artistic movement that embraced the macabre and sensual in equal measure.
A rare and highly stylized B2-format poster — essential for collectors of Japanese horror, bakeneko cinema, or the visually explosive horror output of Daiei Studios during the genre's golden age.
It is over 56 years old!
This poster is in very good 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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