{"title":"Tatsuya Nakadai","description":"\u003cp\u003eTatsuya Nakadai 仲代 達矢\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(December 13, 1932) is a Japanese film actor famous for the wide variety of characters he has portrayed and many collaborations with famous Japanese film directors.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including The Human Condition trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNakadai worked with a number of Japan's best-known filmmakers—starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and The Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shirō Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjō and Odd Obsession).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSource Wikipedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"safari-5000-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1969-b0-size-100-0-x-141-4-cm-very-rare","title":"\"Safari 5000\", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B0 Size 100.0 x 141.4 cm, Very Rare","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan's answer to Frankenheimer's Grand Prix, Safari 5000 (1969) is in some ways the culmination of the excesses of the big budget, sprawling epic films with international actors and delusions of grandeur that seemed to run rampant in the mid to late '60s. Yukiro Ishihara stars but the cast includes Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, both wasted in nothing parts, although Mifune gets another crack at the role of a team owner just like Grand Prix. Emanuelle Riva provides the nouvelle vague ennui that permeates nearly every frame as director Koreyoshi Kurahara embraces the angst of the relationships of drivers that started out as a happy go lucky crew but ended up in deep with The Man's teams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original extremely rare B0-Sized Japanese movie poster from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1969\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efor the first release of Safari 5000!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is in an excellent condition. There is a small piece of the bottom left hand corner missing, this has been taken account of in the price. Please see imagery as this is the exact poster that you will be purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe film is very popular amongst car and racing enthusiasts and fans of Japanese cinema. The film stars many of Japan`s most famous actors including - Yûjirô Ishihara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39995483717791,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/products\/Safari5000.jpg?v=1620793545"},{"product_id":"east-meets-west-original-release-movie-poster-1995-b2-size-51-x-73cm","title":"\"East Meets West\", Original Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese poster printed in 1995 for the first release of East Meets West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEast Meets West is a Japanese Western film directed by Okamoto Kihachi, and was released in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis poster is in very good\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003econdition. Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43346516607221,"sku":"","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/products\/White_geometric_shapes_on_cabinet_31.jpg?v=1665546766"},{"product_id":"hiken-young-samurai-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1963-speed-poster","title":"\"Hiken\" (Young Samurai), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1963, Speed Poster","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese speed poster printed in 1963 for the first release of \"Hiken\" (Young Samurai).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize is 10\" x 29\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirected by Hiroshi Inagaki (稲垣 浩), who is very famous for his Samurai Trilogy, which chronicled the life of Miyamoto Musashi in a fantastic fashion. 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It has been issued as an unsubtitled DVD, \u0026amp; we can only hope that a subtitled version is made available by one of the few enterprising distributors of Japanese classics in America, as it has long been my favorite Inagaki film.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA black \u0026amp; white film with the elegance of an Akira Kurosawa classic, Young Swordsman stars Shogoro Ichikawa as Tenzen the young swordsman possessed by his own evil sword style, \u0026amp; Hiroyuki Nagato is Chojuro the opponent who must learn to defeat evil. 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They are very rare, especially for more popular film titles, and are highly sought after by collectors today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirected by Hiroshi Inagaki (稲垣 浩), who is very famous for his Samurai Trilogy, which chronicled the life of Miyamoto Musashi in a fantastic fashion. Inagaki brough Musashi back in brilliant fashion in Hiken in 1963.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere were strict restrictions after World War 2 on the type of \"action\" films that Japanese Directors could make (e.g. no modern war films), therefore many director`s chose to make Samurai films that are seen as some of the best films ever made.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Hiroshi Inagaki is best known in the west for his Toshiro Mifune vehicle Samurai Trilogy. But one of his most artful films is practically unknown, Hiken or The Secret Sword (Young Samurai), which has long had a rarely shown 35 mm subtitled print available with the title Young Swordsman. It has been issued as an unsubtitled DVD, \u0026amp; we can only hope that a subtitled version is made available by one of the few enterprising distributors of Japanese classics in America, as it has long been my favorite Inagaki film.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA black \u0026amp; white film with the elegance of an Akira Kurosawa classic, Young Swordsman stars Shogoro Ichikawa as Tenzen the young swordsman possessed by his own evil sword style, \u0026amp; Hiroyuki Nagato is Chojuro the opponent who must learn to defeat evil. 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The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Atsushi Watanabe. In the film, a rōnin arrives in a small town where competing crime lords vie for supremacy. The two bosses each try to hire the newcomer as a bodyguard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the success of Yojimbo, Kurosawa's next film, Sanjuro (1962), was altered to incorporate the lead character of this film. In both films, the character wears a rather dilapidated dark kimono bearing the same family mon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe film was released and produced by Toho on April 25, 1961. Yojimbo received highly positive reviews, and, over the years, became widely regarded as one of the best films by Kurosawa and one of the greatest films ever made. The film grossed an estimated $2.5 million worldwide with a budget of ¥90.87 million. 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Set during the Tokugawa shogunate between 1619 and 1630, it follows the gripping tale of a rōnin, Hanshirō Tsugumo, who requests to commit seppuku in a feudal lord’s estate. What unfolds is a scathing critique of samurai honor and societal hypocrisy. It remains \u003cstrong data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003eone of the most critically acclaimed Japanese films ever made\u003c\/strong\u003e, praised for its cinematography, structure, and philosophical depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003eThis poster is not only a rare promotional artifact but a symbol of cinematic history – \u003cstrong data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003esigned, preserved, and irreplaceable\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 63 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in excellent condition for its age. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE207\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55467488084346,"sku":null,"price":2460.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-06-05T165204.059.jpg?v=1749109969"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-export-version-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-signed-b2-size-51-x-73cm-m25-copy","title":"\"Harakiri\" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original Release Movie Poster 1962, B4 Speed Poster Size (c. 26 x 75 cm) M26","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"325\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eUltra-Rare Original Japanese B4 Speed Poster \/ Press-Sheet for \"Harakiri (切腹)\" (1962)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"260\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"325\"\u003eSize: B4 Speed Poster (Approx. 25.7 x 75 cm)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"697\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eoriginal 1962 Japanese press-sheet \/ “speed” poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first domestic release of \u003cem data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eHarakiri (切腹)\u003c\/em\u003e by Masaki Kobayashi. 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Set during the Edo period under Tokugawa rule, the film follows the story of a masterless samurai who requests to commit ritual suicide in a lord’s manor — revealing deeper truths about pride, poverty, and power. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"1993\"\u003eShinobu Hashimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2027\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film won \u003cstrong data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2075\"\u003ePrix du Jury at Cannes (1963)\u003c\/strong\u003e and continues to be celebrated as a cinematic triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 63 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in excellent condition for its age. 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The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Atsushi Watanabe. In the film, a rōnin arrives in a small town where competing crime lords vie for supremacy. The two bosses each try to hire the newcomer as a bodyguard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the success of Yojimbo, Kurosawa's next film, Sanjuro (1962), was altered to incorporate the lead character of this film. In both films, the character wears a rather dilapidated dark kimono bearing the same family mon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe film was released and produced by Toho on April 25, 1961. Yojimbo received highly positive reviews, and, over the years, became widely regarded as one of the best films by Kurosawa and one of the greatest films ever made. The film grossed an estimated $2.5 million worldwide with a budget of ¥90.87 million. 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Posters from this export batch are \u003cstrong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eexceedingly rare\u003c\/strong\u003e, and this particular piece is further elevated by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"664\"\u003esignature of the film’s star, Tatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e, signed boldly in \u003cstrong data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"697\"\u003esilver ink\u003c\/strong\u003e across his image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"757\"\u003estriking monochrome poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring Nakadai in a dynamic stance with spear in hand. The bold title design, paired with powerful promotional text in English — \u003cem data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"968\"\u003e“The world has never understood why the Japanese prefer death to dishonor!”\u003c\/em\u003e — captures the spirit and gravitas of this uncompromising film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1635\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eOriginal 1962 first-print poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced by Shochiku Co., Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003eExport edition\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in Japan with full English text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eSigned in silver by Tatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Japan’s most revered actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eMentions the film's \u003cstrong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1322\"\u003ePrix du Jury award at Cannes 1963\u003c\/strong\u003e, affirming its global critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eScreenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, renowned for his work with Kurosawa (\u003cem data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003eRashomon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003eIkiru\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1475\"\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1635\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1635\"\u003eMinor signs of age such as edge wear, small tears, corner stress, and light creasing (see detailed images provided), but overall in excellent condition for its vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003eAbout the Film:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"2088\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1667\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e (切腹) is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. 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A true \u003cstrong data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003ecenterpiece for collectors of Japanese cinema and rare film ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 63 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in excellent condition for its age. 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The 1966 sword-play masterpiece directed by Kihachi Okamoto (岡本 喜八) departs from the good\/bad, honorable\/corrupted samurai conventions to focus on an amoral and unhinged protagonist whose extreme bloodlust was unlike any filmgoers had seen before. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 59 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eN62\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55715920445818,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-08-05T114622.516.jpg?v=1754362270"},{"product_id":"yojimbo-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1976-akira-kurosawa-b2-size-51-x-73cm-i105-copy","title":"\"Toho Masterpiece Series (Yojimbo \u0026 Godzilla 1954)\", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N120","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"486\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese poster printed in 1976 for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eToho Masterpiece Series\u003c\/strong\u003e (日劇・東宝映画傑作選), a special theatrical festival programme. 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This festival poster celebrates those touchstones with bold collage artwork and dated screening blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"826\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"825\"\u003e48 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"964\"\u003eThis poster is in excellent condition. 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Format identifiers include the round Toho crest at upper left, a \u003cstrong\u003e“Printed in Japan © TOHO CO., Ltd. 1965”\u003c\/strong\u003e credit along the lower margin, and the standard Eirin censorship box at lower right—all consistent with Toho’s mid‑1960s billboard practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy collectors prize this example\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003eB1×3 theatrical billboard (three‑sheet) for Toho’s 1966 release—\u003cstrong\u003efar scarcer\u003c\/strong\u003e than standard B2\/B1 posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003eDefinitive large‑format display for Okamoto’s masterpiece, dominated by Nakadai at peak intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1998\"\u003eCross‑collectible appeal spanning jidaigeki\/chambara, Toho studio history, and the Nakadai–Mifune constellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2069\"\u003eMonumental 218 × 103 cm presence with powerful, gallery‑scale impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2148\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseum‑level rarity\u003c\/strong\u003e: only a few examples of this format are known to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2162\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConservation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2426\"\u003eUnrestored and not linen‑backed. Theatre‑used with careful handling; folded twice as issued for distribution (one vertical, one horizontal). Paper remains strong and supple with crisp printing. Suitable for professional conservation framing or for display as is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2435\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2437\" data-end=\"2451\"\u003eCountry: Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2495\"\u003eYear printed (1965) \/ release: 1966 first release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003eType: Theatrical billboard poster — B1×3 Three‑Sheet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2590\"\u003eSize: approx. 218 × 103 cm (86 × 40 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"2824\"\u003eIdentifiers: Toho roundel at upper left; Printed in Japan © TOHO CO., Ltd. 1965 credit along lower margin; Eirin censorship box at lower right; colossal red title 大菩薩峠 across the base; principal cast billing including 仲代達矢 and 三船敏郎.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2994\"\u003eReference: No published plate located at the time of cataloguing; comparable Toho B1×3 billboard formats from the period are documented in trade and archival materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3005\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3378\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e Theatre‑used example with very minimal edge\/handling\/surface wear; folded twice as issued with light stress at intersections only; clean margins; colours vivid; paper fresh. Verso shows mild, even age‑toning and trace handling consistent with period stock. No paper loss. Please review the provided front‑and‑back photographs—shown is the exact poster offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3380\" data-end=\"3485\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is over 60 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3407\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"3448\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3487\" data-end=\"3709\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA singular opportunity to acquire the most dramatic large‑format Japanese poster for Okamoto’s landmark chambara—rarely encountered outside institutional or long‑held private collections and superb for centrepiece display.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55902348935546,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/comfy-living-room-with-feature-wall_1.jpg?v=1757910894"},{"product_id":"the-human-condition-a-soldier-s-prayer-人間の條件-完結篇-original-japanese-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1961-shochiku-first-release-tatekan-size-c-51-146-cm-o95","title":"“The Human Condition: A Soldier’s Prayer” (人間の條件 完結篇), Original Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1961, Shochiku First Release, Tatekan Size (c.51 × 146 cm) O95","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese STB tatekan poster printed in 1961 for the first domestic theatrical release of The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (人間の條件 完結篇), directed by Masaki Kobayashi and distributed by Shochiku. Scarce even in Japan, tatekan (vertical “standing-board”) posters were printed in small numbers for outdoor display and seldom survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"989\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"544\"\u003eThe epic conclusion to Kobayashi’s adaptation of Junpei Gomikawa’s novel, A Soldier’s Prayer follows Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) across the collapsing Manchurian front and into a desperate trek home. Comprising Part 5 “Death’s Escape” (死の脱出) and Part 6 “Wanderings on the Plains” (曠野の彷徨), the final chapter is a towering humanist war film and one of post-war Japanese cinema’s defining achievements, with Michiyo Aratama and a powerful ensemble cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003eA commanding portrait of Nakadai as Kaji crowns the sheet, his field cap and frost-bitten beard rendered in painterly detail. To the right, vertical vignette portraits preview key characters, while a wintry landscape scene of Kaji trudging through the snow anchors the base beside the bold stacked title 「人間の條件」 and the call-out 「完結篇」. Shochiku credits along the lower margin confirm domestic first issue. The elongated tatekan format gives this piece exceptional presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1494\"\u003eExcellent. Strong colours and a clean, highly presentable sheet. Please review the provided imagery of the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1788\"\u003eIt is over 64 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1867\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55907150823802,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/open-plan-room-with-wood-accents_6.jpg?v=1758003813"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-export-version-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-signed-b2-size-51-x-73cm-m25-copy-1","title":"\"Harakiri\" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original Release (Export Version) Movie Poster 1962, Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O145","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"289\" data-start=\"146\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"233\" data-start=\"146\"\u003eOriginal International Japanese Poster for \"Harakiri (切腹)\" (1962)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"236\" data-start=\"233\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"289\" data-start=\"236\"\u003eSize: B2 (51 x 73 cm) — Printed in Japan for Export\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"715\" data-start=\"291\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"352\" data-start=\"302\"\u003eoriginal Japanese international-release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 cinematic masterpiece \u003cem data-end=\"418\" data-start=\"403\"\u003eHarakiri (切腹)\u003c\/em\u003e — created specifically for overseas markets during the film’s initial global rollout. Posters from this export batch are \u003cb\u003every rare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1032\" data-start=\"717\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-end=\"757\" data-start=\"727\"\u003estriking monochrome poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring Nakadai in a dynamic stance with spear in hand. The bold title design, paired with powerful promotional text in English — \u003cem data-end=\"968\" data-start=\"891\"\u003e“The world has never understood why the Japanese prefer death to dishonor!”\u003c\/em\u003e — captures the spirit and gravitas of this uncompromising film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1051\" data-start=\"1034\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1635\" data-start=\"1052\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1121\" data-start=\"1052\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1121\" data-start=\"1054\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1090\" data-start=\"1054\"\u003eOriginal 1962 first-print poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced by Shochiku Co., Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1183\" data-start=\"1122\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1183\" data-start=\"1124\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1142\" data-start=\"1124\"\u003eExport edition\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in Japan with full English text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1362\" data-start=\"1263\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1362\" data-start=\"1265\"\u003eMentions the film's \u003cstrong data-end=\"1322\" data-start=\"1285\"\u003ePrix du Jury award at Cannes 1963\u003c\/strong\u003e, affirming its global critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1477\" data-start=\"1363\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1477\" data-start=\"1365\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1400\" data-start=\"1365\"\u003eScreenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, renowned for his work with Kurosawa (\u003cem data-end=\"1449\" data-start=\"1439\"\u003eRashomon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1458\" data-start=\"1451\"\u003eIkiru\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1475\" data-start=\"1460\"\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1656\" data-start=\"1637\"\u003eAbout the Film:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2088\" data-start=\"1657\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1667\" data-start=\"1657\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e (切腹) is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Directed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1764\" data-start=\"1744\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, it tells the story of rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo during the Tokugawa shogunate, who requests to die by seppuku in a feudal lord's manor — only to reveal a harrowing personal history that challenges the very idea of samurai honor. The film is a masterclass in storytelling, cinematography, and critique of rigid societal codes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2311\" data-start=\"2095\"\u003eThis poster is not only a historic international artifact — but one of \u003cstrong data-end=\"2192\" data-start=\"2166\"\u003eexceptional provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e, signed by the film’s legendary star. A true \u003cstrong data-end=\"2310\" data-start=\"2238\"\u003ecenterpiece for collectors of Japanese cinema and rare film ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 63 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in very good \/ excellent condition for its age. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55928315412858,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-09-21T092136.929.jpg?v=1758414130"},{"product_id":"the-return-of-godzilla-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1984-b1-size-71-x-103cm-copy","title":"\"Solar Eclipse\" (Kinkanshoku, 金環蝕) , Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) EA19","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"546\"\u003eOriginal Japanese B1 poster (c.71 × 103 cm) for Satsuo Yamamoto’s political thriller \u003cem data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eKinkanshoku\u003c\/em\u003e (金環蝕, 1975)—also known as \u003cem data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eSolar Eclipse\u003c\/em\u003e—based on Tatsuzō Ishikawa’s novel. Artwork and title lettering by Susumu Masukawa (益川進), whose bold, expressionist hand defined many prestige Japanese campaigns of the era. A ferocious tableau of apes and elites encircles a figure at the center—an unforgettable critique of power and corruption. First domestic release by Daiei (Toho distribution).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eCast along the top includes Tatsuya Nakadai and Rentaro Mikuni, with Machiko Kyō and Tamao Nakamura among an all‑star ensemble. Score by Masaru Sato; cinematography Setsuo Kobayashi. A key work in Yamamoto’s late period and a searing portrait of 1970s political scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1279\"\u003e• Size: B1 (approx. 73 × 103 cm) — one‑sheet format\u003cbr data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"874\"\u003e• Printing\/Release: 1975 domestic campaign, Daiei \/ Toho\u003cbr data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"933\"\u003e• Condition: previously folded and long stored flat; bright inks, gentle fold wear and handling as expected; priced with condition in mind\u003cbr data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003e• Provenance: from a longtime Japanese collection; stored clean and dry\u003cbr data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003e• Authenticity: original issue, not a reproduction or reprint; COA included\u003cbr data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1234\"\u003e• Shipping: worldwide, rolled in a rigid tube\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1515\"\u003eThis is an arresting, hand‑painted design that stops viewers in their tracks—equal parts allegory and indictment. A standout centerpiece for any Japanese cinema or political‑poster collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003eVisual notes: Masukawa’s brush‑stroke logotype looms over the composition while a ring of beasts suggests the eclipse of ethics by moneyed power. Luminous blues, inky blacks, and flare‑hot reds remain beautifully saturated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden @container\/thread\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-kcghl-79elbk h-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-kcghl-1n7m0yu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"w-full scroll-mb-[var(--thread-trailing-height,150px)] text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"b0ec3176-beb8-43a8-92f9-c6e49a9448ce\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is over 50 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55982496711034,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/living-room-with-fancy-swivel-armchair_2.jpg?v=1759448713"},{"product_id":"high-and-low-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1968-for-1963-film-b2-size-51-73-cm-o285","title":"\"High and Low\", Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1968 (for 1963 film), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O285 (G)","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"e7375fa2-9e38-4126-bb6c-76a34c397397\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-57\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3bd755cb-4872-4d5f-b5ec-f143483df198\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"589\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e1968\u003c\/strong\u003e for the re-release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e crime masterpiece \u003cem data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eHigh and Low\u003c\/em\u003e (天国と地獄). Starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eToshirō Mifune\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"324\"\u003eKyōko Kagawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film fuses boardroom drama and police procedural into a searing portrait of class and conscience. Shot by Kurosawa’s core team (\u003cstrong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"475\"\u003eAsakazu Nakai\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"492\"\u003eTakao Saitō\u003c\/strong\u003e) with a taut score by \u003cstrong data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eMasaru Satō\u003c\/strong\u003e, it remains one of the greatest detective films ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"982\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"609\"\u003eAdapted from Ed McBain’s novel \u003cem data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eKing’s Ransom\u003c\/em\u003e, the story pivots on a kidnapping that forces a wealthy executive to choose between fortune and morality—before expanding into a meticulous, city-wide manhunt. The film’s shifting visual language (suffocating interiors to documentary street work) and social critique influenced generations of crime cinema in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003eA powerful, photo-montage layout: three close, tense portraits—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1073\"\u003eMifune\u003c\/strong\u003e on the phone flanked by investigators—fill the top field, while a stark black band carries the bold canary-yellow title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003e「天国と地獄」\u003c\/strong\u003e in brush script. At the foot, two sepia-toned stills preview the underworld descent. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eToho roundel\u003c\/strong\u003e appears at top right, and the vertical blue sidebar copy (“The tempter calls from the phone… the detective becomes a dog chasing the voice from hell”) underscores the film’s moral stakes. The small \u003cstrong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003eニュープリント\u003c\/strong\u003e note signals this 1968 “new-print” release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1579\"\u003eExcellent condition. Please review the photos; they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eThis poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003e1968\u003c\/strong\u003e re-release campaign.\u003cbr data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1755\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1823\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1818\"\u003e57 years\u003c\/strong\u003e old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56002758902138,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-10-09T125329.656.jpg?v=1759982115"},{"product_id":"tsubaki-sanjuro-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1968-exceedingly-rare-stb-size-20x57-51x145cm-k328-copy","title":"Sanjūrō (椿三十郎) — First‑release Japanese B1, 1962 — Chihōban Regional Style — Linen‑Backed, Exceedingly Rare, B1 Size (c.75 x106cm)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"95\"\u003eSanjūrō (椿三十郎) — First‑release Japanese B1, 1962 — \u003cem data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"63\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e Regional Style — Linen‑Backed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"176\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa × Toshiro Mifune — Country‑of‑origin theatrical poster (Toho)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"814\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eultra‑rare Japanese B1 (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eonly known, or published example (e.g. it is not featured in the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ecomprehensive\u003c\/span\u003e \"Akira Kurosawa Film Poster Collection\" book - matching B2 is present page 119\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"292\"\u003eoriginal 1962 Toho release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eSanjūrō\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"316\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/em\u003e), in the scarce regional \u003cstrong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"378\"\u003e“\u003cem data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"355\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e (地方版)” painted style\u003c\/strong\u003e—the celebrated Mifune portrait design documented on first‑release B2s, here at the imposing \u003cstrong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"502\"\u003eB1 format (c. 1 metre tall)\u003c\/strong\u003e. This example has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"576\"\u003eprofessionally linen‑backed and fully restored\u003c\/strong\u003e to a \u003cstrong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"613\"\u003enear‑mint, exhibition‑ready\u003c\/strong\u003e presentation. The composition features the monumental brush‑lettered title \u003cstrong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"697\"\u003e椿三十郎\u003c\/strong\u003e with furigana, a vertical yellow director credit for \u003cstrong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"776\"\u003e黒沢 明 (Akira Kurosawa)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the small \u003cstrong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"805\"\u003eToho (東宝)\u003c\/strong\u003e roundel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"819\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eReleased by \u003cstrong data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"861\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1962, \u003cem data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"880\"\u003eSanjūrō\u003c\/em\u003e reunites \u003cstrong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"908\"\u003eToshiro Mifune\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e in a darkly witty companion to \u003cem data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"973\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/em\u003e. The nameless ronin—off‑handedly calling himself “Sanjūrō,” “thirty‑year camellia”—guides naïve samurai through a web of corruption, culminating in a legendary final duel. Shot in widescreen black‑and‑white and scored by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eMasaru Satō\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film distils Kurosawa’s mastery of rhythm, movement and moral irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1348\"\u003ePoster design (first‑issue, \u003cem data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e painted style)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e B1 one‑sheet (Japan, country‑of‑origin)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large painted head‑and‑shoulders \u003cstrong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003eMifune\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates; dynamic group action vignette along the lower register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1550\"\u003eTypography:\u003c\/strong\u003e Giant red calligraphic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003e椿三十郎\u003c\/strong\u003e with reading marks; vertical yellow \u003cstrong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1634\"\u003e「黒沢 明 監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e credit at right; screenplay credits \u003cstrong data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1688\"\u003e菊島隆三／小国英雄／黒沢明\u003c\/strong\u003e at left; cast block at lower right beginning \u003cstrong data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003e三船敏郎／仲代達矢\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1841\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1841\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003eStudio mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003eToho (東宝)\u003c\/strong\u003e roundel in yellow—period‑correct for the first release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1951\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1951\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early‑1960s Japanese offset on thin, matte stock with the coarse screen typical of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1971\"\u003eVariant note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003eregional (\u003cem data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"1998\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e) alternate style\u003c\/strong\u003e known from first‑release B2s—\u003cstrong data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2090\"\u003eexceptionally difficult to locate in B1\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is the only known or published example.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2096\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eSize\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2236\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2124\"\u003eThis sheet:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2148\"\u003e106 × 75 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2236\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2169\"\u003eB1 standard:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2193\"\u003e103 × 73 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (minor variance is normal for the period).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2241\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2253\"\u003eRarity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2626\"\u003eFirst‑release materials for \u003cem data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2291\"\u003eSanjūrō\u003c\/em\u003e are scarce in any size. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2348\"\u003epainted \u003cem data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2340\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e style\u003c\/strong\u003e appears extremely rarely in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2379\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e, but \u003cstrong data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2443\"\u003eB1s in this regional design are virtually unobtainable\u003c\/strong\u003e, having been printed in small numbers for non‑Tokyo circuits and typically subjected to heavy cinema use. A centrepiece for Kurosawa\/Mifune or Golden‑Age Japanese cinema collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2631\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2680\"\u003eCondition (after professional conservation)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2825\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2720\"\u003eNear Mint (restored), linen‑backed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2723\"\u003eRecent museum‑grade conservation has \u003cstrong data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2790\"\u003eaddressed all prior issues\u003c\/strong\u003e while preserving period character:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"3262\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2914\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2914\"\u003eFormer \u003cstrong data-start=\"2835\" data-end=\"2860\"\u003ecross‑fold separation\u003c\/strong\u003e and horizontal fold wear \u003cstrong data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2911\"\u003eclosed and reinforced\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"2965\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"2965\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"2934\"\u003eTop‑edge tear\u003c\/strong\u003e expertly mended and blended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3060\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2968\" data-end=\"3060\"\u003eSmall \u003cstrong data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"3001\"\u003epuncture\/loss within「郎」\u003c\/strong\u003e reconstructed with precise paper infill and in‑painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3090\"\u003eEdge nicks\u003c\/strong\u003e stabilized; margins tidied; sheet flattened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3343\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3343\"\u003eBefore\/after documentation and the conservator’s materials note are included.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3348\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3350\" data-end=\"3372\"\u003eAge \u0026amp; authenticity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3723\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3375\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3375\" data-end=\"3384\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3385\" data-end=\"3393\"\u003e1962\u003c\/strong\u003e (first Japanese release)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3453\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3423\" data-end=\"3453\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3423\" data-end=\"3434\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3451\"\u003eJapan \/ Toho\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3522\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3522\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3468\"\u003eVariant:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3469\" data-end=\"3520\"\u003eFirst‑release \u003cem data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3495\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e regional painted style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3598\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3598\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3536\"\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3537\" data-end=\"3575\"\u003eOriginal vintage theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e — not a reproduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3599\" data-end=\"3723\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3601\" data-end=\"3723\"\u003ePeriod features present: first‑issue artwork, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3647\" data-end=\"3655\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e roundel, early‑’60s halftone, original theatre folds (now pressed).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3725\" data-end=\"3728\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3730\" data-end=\"3744\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3745\" data-end=\"3917\"\u003eAcquired in Japan (2025) for the Japan Poster Shop collection. Professionally conserved and linen‑backed in 2025. Photograph show the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3916\"\u003eactual poster after conservation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3919\" data-end=\"3922\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3924\" data-end=\"3941\"\u003eCertification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3942\" data-end=\"4104\"\u003eSold with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3954\" data-end=\"4009\"\u003eJapan Poster Shop Certificate of Authenticity (COA)\u003c\/strong\u003e, uniquely numbered to this exact poster and backed by our \u003cstrong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4103\"\u003elifetime authenticity guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4415\" data-end=\"4418\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4420\" data-end=\"4445\"\u003eSummary (at a glance)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4446\" data-end=\"5009\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4446\" data-end=\"4477\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4477\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4458\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"4459\" data-end=\"4475\"\u003eSanjūrō (椿三十郎)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4478\" data-end=\"4514\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4514\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4493\"\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4494\" data-end=\"4512\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4515\" data-end=\"4569\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4569\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4527\"\u003eStars:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4528\" data-end=\"4546\"\u003eToshiro Mifune\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4548\" data-end=\"4567\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4570\" data-end=\"4624\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4572\" data-end=\"4624\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4572\" data-end=\"4590\"\u003eYear \/ Studio:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4591\" data-end=\"4606\"\u003e1962 \/ Toho\u003c\/strong\u003e — first release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4625\" data-end=\"4690\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4627\" data-end=\"4690\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4627\" data-end=\"4648\"\u003eCountry \/ Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4656\" data-end=\"4662\"\u003eB1\u003c\/strong\u003e (approx. \u003cstrong data-start=\"4672\" data-end=\"4687\"\u003e106 × 75 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4691\" data-end=\"4753\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4693\" data-end=\"4753\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4693\" data-end=\"4705\"\u003eVariant:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4706\" data-end=\"4751\"\u003eRegional \u003cem data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4727\"\u003eChihōban\u003c\/em\u003e painted Mifune design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4805\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4756\" data-end=\"4805\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4756\" data-end=\"4767\"\u003eRarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4768\" data-end=\"4803\"\u003eAlmost impossible to find in B1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4806\" data-end=\"4921\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4808\" data-end=\"4921\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4808\" data-end=\"4822\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4823\" data-end=\"4861\"\u003eNear Mint (restored), linen‑backed\u003c\/strong\u003e — all prior folds\/tears\/puncture professionally addressed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4922\" data-end=\"4981\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4924\" data-end=\"4981\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4924\" data-end=\"4941\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guaranteed original; \u003cstrong data-start=\"4963\" data-end=\"4979\"\u003eCOA included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5011\" data-end=\"5116\"\u003eFor further information or additional images, please contact \u003cstrong data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5115\"\u003eMax Fujiwara Lieven — Japan Poster Shop\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56034006761850,"sku":null,"price":7250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Sanjuro_Restored_3276.jpg?v=1760751207"},{"product_id":"ran-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1985-b2-size-51-x-73cm-h140-copy","title":"\"Ran\" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O434","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"3062\" data-end=\"3327\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1985 for Akira Kurosawa’s late-career epic Ran, inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear and Japanese war chronicles. Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, the film is famed for its monumental battle tableaux and color-coded armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3329\" data-end=\"3557\"\u003eDesign\u003cbr data-start=\"3335\" data-end=\"3338\"\u003eMinimal yet thunderous: a storm-black sky split by lightning, with cavalry streaking across a green plain. The giant blood-red brushed kanji 「乱」 dominates the field—an elegant statement piece for Kurosawa’s masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3655\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3571\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3785\"\u003eThis poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1985 first-release campaign.\u003cbr data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3747\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eIt is over 40 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3850\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56088051384698,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-10-28T132941.812.jpg?v=1761625813"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-signed-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e207-copy","title":"\"Harakiri\" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original First Release Movie Poster 1962, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size (c.51 x 145 cm)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"432\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"129\"\u003e「切腹」Harakiri (Seppuku) — Original Japanese STB \/ Tatekan (51 × 145 cm) — First release 1962 — Ultra‑Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"432\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e STB two‑sheet vertical (c. 20 × 57 in \/ 51 × 145 cm)\u003cbr data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"184\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eCountry \/ Studio:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eShochiku\u003c\/strong\u003e (松竹映画)\u003cbr data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offset lithograph, multi‑colour inks on theatrical stock\u003cbr data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"315\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"334\"\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guaranteed \u003cstrong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e100% original first‑release\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese poster. \u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"437\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"469\"\u003eWhy this is a trophy piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"1384\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"710\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"710\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"518\"\u003eHarakiri is a pinnacle of Japanese cinema.\u003c\/strong\u003e Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 masterpiece remains one of the most acclaimed jidaigeki ever made—famous for its ferocious critique of feudal hypocrisy and its precision choreography and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"752\"\u003eSTB tatekans almost never survived.\u003c\/strong\u003e These tall two‑panel posters were intended to be pasted to wooden street stands at theatre entrances and along busy streets. They were exposed to weather, swapped out frequently, and nearly all were discarded. This is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003efirst Harakiri STB we have ever handled\u003c\/strong\u003e—a genuine survivor and a major format\/title pairing. \u003cstrong\u003eDue to this poster`s very good \/ excellent condition, it was definitely displayed indoors and protected from the elements!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1384\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1384\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1136\"\u003eDesign built for “street distance.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The upper panel explodes with a storm‑whipped portrait and raised blade; the lower panel stages a windswept duel across field grass. Monumental brush‑stroke title work (切腹) tears across the design. 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It remains \u003cstrong data-end=\"1691\" data-start=\"1626\"\u003eone of the most critically acclaimed Japanese films ever made\u003c\/strong\u003e, praised for its cinematography, structure, and philosophical depth.\u003cstrong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1988\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4620\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4635\" data-end=\"4796\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDue to this poster`s very good \/ excellent condition, it was definitely displayed indoors and protected from the elements! \u003c\/strong\u003eUnrestored, not linen‑backed; an honest survivor with \u003cstrong data-start=\"4697\" data-end=\"4725\"\u003ebright, saturated colour\u003c\/strong\u003e and huge presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5597\" data-end=\"5767\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5597\" data-end=\"5650\"\u003e\n\u003cp 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data-start=\"3277\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1990\" data-start=\"1945\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1988\" data-start=\"1945\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOn‑poster translations (front)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMain title (giant white brush letters):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"2026\" data-start=\"1991\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2026\" data-start=\"1991\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2026\" data-start=\"1993\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2026\" data-start=\"1993\"\u003e切腹（せっぷく）— Seppuku (Harakiri).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2070\" data-start=\"2028\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2068\" data-start=\"2028\"\u003eRight border (small black vertical):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"2139\" data-start=\"2071\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2139\" data-start=\"2071\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2139\" 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data-start=\"2665\"\u003eBrandished in three decisive duels—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2766\" data-start=\"2705\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2766\" data-start=\"2708\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2722\" data-start=\"2708\"\u003e素浪人半四郎の豪剣！\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem data-end=\"2766\" data-start=\"2725\"\u003ethe mighty blade of the rōnin Hanshirō!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2827\" data-start=\"2768\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2825\" data-start=\"2768\"\u003eLower billing (large white characters in two stacks):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"3127\" data-start=\"2828\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2978\" data-start=\"2828\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2978\" data-start=\"2830\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2862\" data-start=\"2830\"\u003e仲代達矢　石浜朗　丹波哲郎　三国（三國）連太郎　岩下志麻\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2865\" data-start=\"2862\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"2976\" data-start=\"2867\"\u003e(Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Tetsurō Tamba, Rentarō Mikuni, Shima Iwashita — as printed on the poster)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3064\" data-start=\"2979\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3064\" data-start=\"2981\"\u003eAdditional vertical cast lists at left include further Shochiku players (佐藤慶 ほか).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3127\" data-start=\"3065\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3127\" data-start=\"3067\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3075\" data-start=\"3067\"\u003e松竹映画\u003c\/strong\u003e (bottom left, purple) — \u003cem data-end=\"3127\" data-start=\"3100\"\u003eShochiku Motion Pictures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-end=\"3275\" data-start=\"3129\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3275\" data-start=\"3131\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"3148\" data-start=\"3131\"\u003eNotes on style:\u003c\/em\u003e the ad copy uses older 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data-start=\"3839\"\u003eK\u003c\/strong\u003e‑stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4165\" data-start=\"3898\"\u003eBecause these were quick, utilitarian notes written at speed, some pen shapes are ambiguous; the readings above reflect standard exhibitor practice and the legible portions of the writing. They add terrific period character and provenance to this street‑used example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56143470952826,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/modern-house-entrance-with-an-empty-wall.jpg?v=1762496719"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-signed-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e207-copy-1","title":"\"Harakiri\" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original Release Movie Poster 1962, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) E207A (G)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"200\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"174\"\u003eUltra-Rare Original Japanese B2 Poster for \"Harakiri (切腹)\" (1962)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"177\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eSize: B2 (51 x 73 cm)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eThis is an original, first-release Japanese B2 poster for Masaki Kobayashi’s legendary 1962 film \u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"316\"\u003eHarakiri (切腹)\u003c\/strong\u003e – a pinnacle of Japanese cinema. Any original promotional material from this film is notoriously rare, but this particular style is the most coveted by collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"837\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"898\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"898\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eOriginal 1962 release\u003c\/strong\u003e – not a reprint or reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent condition\u003c\/strong\u003e for its age, folded (subsequently stored flat), with only minor signs of handling consistent with its age and usage (see photos for details).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003eFeatures dramatic period design and bold typography that reflect the intensity of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003ePrinted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eShochiku\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film’s original distributor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1266\"\u003eAbout the Film:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterwork of jidaigeki (period drama) cinema. Set during the Tokugawa shogunate between 1619 and 1630, it follows the gripping tale of a rōnin, Hanshirō Tsugumo, who requests to commit seppuku in a feudal lord’s estate. What unfolds is a scathing critique of samurai honor and societal hypocrisy. 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At left, \u003cstrong data-start=\"5807\" data-end=\"5818\"\u003eNakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e glares mid‑melee while small stills crown the top border. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"5881\" data-end=\"5889\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e roundel and staff\/cast credits frame the right margin—classic late‑’60s studio styling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5979\" data-end=\"6192\"\u003eThis poster is in very good \/ excellent condition (please refer to imagery of the exact poster for sale).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5979\" data-end=\"6192\"\u003eIt is over 55 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5979\" data-end=\"6192\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5979\" data-end=\"6192\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56167443792250,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-11-13T132218.765.jpg?v=1763007789"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e207a-copy","title":"“Harakiri (切腹 \/ Seppuku)” – Original Japanese Premiere Billboard Poster, 1962 Extremely Rare, Massive B0 x 2 Format (approx. 220 × 158 cm) – Museum‑Grade Example","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"383\"\u003eA breathtaking, ultra‑rare original Japanese premiere billboard for Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 masterpiece \u003cem data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eHarakiri (切腹)\u003c\/em\u003e – one of the greatest achievements in world cinema and a cornerstone of Japanese film history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"831\"\u003ePrinted by Shochiku for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"444\"\u003einitial 1962 release\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"494\"\u003efirst‑issue, head‑office B0 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e configuration, comprising \u003cstrong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"570\"\u003etwo oversize B0 sheets (each c. 109 × 158 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e that combine to an imposing display of roughly \u003cstrong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"657\"\u003e220 cm in height by 158 cm in width\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The composition perfectly reflects Kobayashi’s radical, modern approach to the jidaigeki form – both intimate character study and searing social critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2449\"\u003eIn the flesh, the poster has \u003cstrong data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eimmense presence\u003c\/strong\u003e; it is conceived as a true billboard, intended to be visible from the street and to overwhelm the viewer, making it ideal for a dramatic installation in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2448\"\u003ehome cinema, studio, office, gallery, museum, gym, or blue‑chip private collection\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2451\" data-end=\"2454\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2466\"\u003eRarity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2871\"\u003eJapanese premiere billboards in B0 configurations are \u003cstrong data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2573\"\u003eamong the rarest of all Japanese poster formats\u003c\/strong\u003e. Produced in very limited numbers for opening engagements, they were typically pasted up outdoors, exposed to the elements, and destroyed after use. Collectors in Japan historically favoured much smaller paper (B5 chirashi, B2, etc.), meaning that material of this size was almost never preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2925\"\u003eFor \u003cstrong data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2889\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/strong\u003e, survival is especially improbable:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2927\" data-end=\"3141\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2927\" data-end=\"3004\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"3004\"\u003eEven standard \u003cstrong data-start=\"2943\" data-end=\"2982\"\u003eB2 posters were routinely discarded\u003c\/strong\u003e after the campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3005\" data-end=\"3054\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3054\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3052\"\u003eSTB`s and B1s for this title are almost never seen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3141\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3141\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3088\"\u003eB0 x 2 premiere billboard\u003c\/strong\u003e is, in practical collecting terms, a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3126\" data-end=\"3140\"\u003eholy grail\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3469\"\u003eTo our knowledge, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3161\" data-end=\"3244\"\u003eno other example of this billboard has ever been offered for sale outside Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e, and seasoned Japanese dealers and collectors with 40–50 years in the field report \u003cstrong data-start=\"3328\" data-end=\"3373\"\u003enever having seen or handled another copy\u003c\/strong\u003e. We consider this a unique opportunity to acquire a format that may not reappear on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3471\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3476\" data-end=\"3489\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3566\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3505\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Excellent to Excellent, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3545\"\u003eunused\u003c\/strong\u003e, folded as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3797\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3619\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3570\" data-end=\"3619\"\u003eFold lines as originally shipped by the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3620\" data-end=\"3712\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3712\"\u003eOnly the most minor signs of age and handling consistent with careful long‑term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3713\" data-end=\"3797\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3715\" data-end=\"3797\"\u003eNo major tears, major paper losses, zero restoration noted; colours remain strong and unfaded. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3799\" data-end=\"3956\"\u003eGiven the size, age (over 63 years), and typical fate of such billboards, the state of preservation is remarkable and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3955\"\u003esquarely in museum‑grade territory\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"3961\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3963\" data-end=\"3989\"\u003eCinematic Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"4458\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"4003\" data-end=\"4023\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"4025\" data-end=\"4035\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Set in the early Edo period, it uses the story of a rōnin seeking permission to commit ritual suicide at a clan estate to deliver a devastating critique of institutional hypocrisy and the myth of samurai honour. The film’s inventive structure, stark cinematography, and philosophical depth have secured its place at the pinnacle of Japanese – and global – cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4460\" data-end=\"4651\"\u003eThis billboard is not merely a piece of advertising; it is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4521\" data-end=\"4560\"\u003emonumental artefact of film history\u003c\/strong\u003e, capturing the original Japanese reception of a work now enshrined in the cinematic canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4653\" data-end=\"4656\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4658\" data-end=\"4684\"\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4686\" data-end=\"4888\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4686\" data-end=\"4793\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4688\" data-end=\"4793\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4688\" data-end=\"4705\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guaranteed original, first‑release Shochiku issue; \u003cstrong data-start=\"4757\" data-end=\"4790\"\u003enot a reproduction or reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4794\" data-end=\"4858\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"4858\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"4814\"\u003eDocumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4815\" data-end=\"4856\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4859\" data-end=\"4888\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4861\" data-end=\"4888\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4861\" data-end=\"4880\"\u003eInventory Code:\u003c\/strong\u003e O533\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4890\" data-end=\"4893\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4895\" data-end=\"5112\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4895\" data-end=\"5112\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eAn unrepeatable opportunity to secure what is, by every measure, an ultra‑rare, museum‑worthy survivor – a true centrepiece for any serious collection of Japanese cinema, poster art, or mid‑century graphic design.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56195283124602,"sku":null,"price":7950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/teenage-girl-in-illuminated-art-gallery.jpg?v=1763509494"},{"product_id":"kill-斬る-original-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1968-tatekan-size-51-145-cm-za405","title":"“Kill!” (斬る), Original Release Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1968, Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) ZA405","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2668\" data-end=\"3198\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese STB Tatekan (two‑sheet vertical) poster printed in 1968 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Kill! 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What begins as a classic chambara premise quickly turns into a sharp satire of the samurai code: Genta, a former retainer turned yakuza drifter, tries to show naive Hanji how idealised notions of loyalty are exploited by those in power. Okamoto balances knockabout humour and kinetic swordplay with a cynical view of feudal politics, making Kill! a cult favourite among fans of revisionist samurai cinema.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kill%21?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kill%21?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e+1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3869\" data-end=\"3884\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3886\" data-end=\"4713\"\u003eThis striking STB Tatekan format (approximately 51 × 145 cm) was traditionally displayed outside Japanese cinemas and is composed of two B2‑sized sheets joined vertically. Dominating the design is a huge, brush‑stroked red kanji 斬 (“to cut\/slash”) that runs almost the full length of the poster, visually echoing the film’s title and swordplay. Smaller photo panels down the left side showcase Tatsuya Nakadai and his co‑stars, while the lower section explodes into an action scene with Nakadai’s Genta mid‑swing as bandits and samurai clash in a dusty valley. Toho’s blue circular logo sits discreetly at the top, and the vertical Japanese copy along the right edge teases whether this deadly swordsman is friend or foe. The tall, calligraphic layout epitomises late‑1960s Japanese design and makes a dramatic display piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4715\" data-end=\"4919\"\u003eThis poster is in very good condition; it was displayed at the time of release and shows light signs of theatrical use consistent with its age (please refer to the imagery of the exact poster for sale).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4921\" data-end=\"4947\"\u003eIt is over 57 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4949\" data-end=\"4989\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4991\" data-end=\"5030\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56204200313210,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/feature-wall-in-boho-living-room_1.jpg?v=1763595427"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e207a-copy-1","title":"\"Harakiri\" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original Release Poster Pamphlet 1962, Rare, B4 Size (26 x 36 cm) O566","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"213\"\u003eRare Original Japanese poster pamphlet for \"Harakiri (切腹)\" (1962)\u003cbr data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"182\"\u003eSize: approx. B4 (26 x 36 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"690\"\u003eThis large-format, two-sided theatrical pamphlet was issued in Japan for Masaki Kobayashi’s legendary 1962 film \u003cem data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e. The front cover functions as a mini poster in its own right: a powerful monochrome portrait of Tatsuya Nakadai as the rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo, sword raised across his chest against a windswept field, with bold 切腹 calligraphy and classic Shochiku studio crest. 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Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3785\" data-start=\"3657\"\u003eThis poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1985 first-release campaign.\u003cbr data-end=\"3747\" data-start=\"3744\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3811\" data-start=\"3787\"\u003eIt is over 40 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3850\" data-start=\"3813\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56339650412922,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-12-17T072603.123.jpg?v=1765924049"},{"product_id":"harakiri-seppuku-切腹-original-release-movie-poster-1962-ultra-rare-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e207a-copy-2","title":"\"Harakiri\" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original Re-Release Movie Poster 1970`s, Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O618","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical re‑release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in Japan in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e for Masaki Kobayashi’s landmark samurai drama \u003cem data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eSeppuku\u003c\/em\u003e (originally released in Japan in 1962).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterwork of jidaigeki (period drama) cinema. 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The graphic economy is the genius here—huge negative space, aggressive contrast, and a “one look, instant impact” layout that feels closer to avant‑garde poster design than traditional period‑film marketing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"748\"\u003eImportant note on the “wear” look:\u003c\/strong\u003e this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"836\"\u003eperiod re‑release produced via photomechanical copying of earlier key art\u003c\/strong\u003e, so the \u003cstrong data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"925\"\u003ewhite scuffs\/edge‑wear marks you see on the front are printed into the image\u003c\/strong\u003e (they come from the source poster that was copied), \u003cstrong data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"999\"\u003enot actual damage\u003c\/strong\u003e to this sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1327\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003eExcellent overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003eslight age staining only on the verso\u003c\/strong\u003e (reverse), consistent with vintage paper; the front presents strongly and cleanly. 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The VHS release date is listed as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003eJune 18, 1993\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1760\" data-start=\"1267\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1299\" data-start=\"1279\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1311\" data-start=\"1301\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterwork of jidaigeki (period drama) cinema. Set during the Tokugawa shogunate between 1619 and 1630, it follows the gripping tale of a rōnin, Hanshirō Tsugumo, who requests to commit seppuku in a feudal lord’s estate. What unfolds is a scathing critique of samurai honor and societal hypocrisy. It remains \u003cstrong data-end=\"1691\" data-start=\"1626\"\u003eone of the most critically acclaimed Japanese films ever made\u003c\/strong\u003e, praised for its cinematography, structure, and philosophical depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"708\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1948\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1951\"\u003eA high‑impact red\/black campaign image built around a single, confrontational figure silhouette and blade geometry, with the bottom “retail strip” shouting \u003cstrong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2123\"\u003eビデオ・カセット新発売！\u003c\/strong\u003e (“New video cassette on sale!”). The result is pure Japanese video‑shop power: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2273\"\u003eclean hierarchy, massive red field, and an unmistakable shelf‑read\u003c\/strong\u003e even from across a store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1327\" data-start=\"1016\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1029\" data-start=\"1016\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1032\" data-start=\"1029\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1054\" data-start=\"1032\"\u003eExcellent overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1448\" data-start=\"1329\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"1357\" data-start=\"1335\"\u003eover 32 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1360\" data-start=\"1357\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"1402\" data-start=\"1366\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1405\" data-start=\"1402\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1446\" data-start=\"1405\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56370858492282,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2025-12-19T190627.567.jpg?v=1766138881"},{"product_id":"ran-乱-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1985-b2-size-51-73-cm-o434-b-g-copy","title":"\"Ran\" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA720","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"3062\" data-end=\"3327\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1985 for Akira Kurosawa’s late-career epic Ran, inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear and Japanese war chronicles. Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, the film is famed for its monumental battle tableaux and color-coded armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3329\" data-end=\"3557\"\u003eDesign\u003cbr data-start=\"3335\" data-end=\"3338\"\u003eMinimal yet thunderous: a storm-black sky split by lightning, with cavalry streaking across a green plain. The giant blood-red brushed kanji 「乱」 dominates the field—an elegant statement piece for Kurosawa’s masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3655\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3571\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3785\"\u003eThis poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1985 first-release campaign.\u003cbr data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3747\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eIt is over 40 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3850\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56410270335354,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-01-02T150711.827.jpg?v=1767334210"},{"product_id":"sanjuro-椿三十郎-first-release-japanese-b2-1962-chihoban-regional-style-unbacked-corner-repaired-collector-ultra-rare-b2-size-c-51-x73cm","title":"Sanjūrō (椿三十郎) — First‑release Japanese B2, 1962 — Chihōban Regional Style — Unbacked, Corner‑Repaired (collector), Ultra‑Rare, B2 Size (c.51 x73cm)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"905\"\u003eOverview\u003cbr\u003eAn ultra‑rare Japanese B2 from the original 1962 Toho release of Sanjūrō (Sanjuro), in the scarce regional “Chihōban (地方版)” painted style—the celebrated Mifune portrait design documented for first‑release B2s (featured in the comprehensive \"Akira Kurosawa Film Poster Collection\" book, p.119). This is an original vintage theatrical sheet that has not been linen‑backed or professionally conserved; instead, a prior Japanese collector carried out practical corner reinforcement\/repairs (a common approach in Japan for posters intended for long‑term private collections). Despite this history, it presents extremely well once framed, and pricing reflects both the rarity of the Chihōban style and the non‑professional corner restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr\u003eReleased by Toho in 1962, Sanjūrō reunites Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in a darkly witty companion to Yojimbo. The nameless ronin—off‑handedly calling himself “Sanjūrō,” “thirty‑year camellia”—guides naïve samurai through a web of corruption, culminating in a legendary final duel. Shot in widescreen black‑and‑white and scored by Masaru Satō, the film distils Kurosawa’s mastery of rhythm, movement and moral irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003ePoster design (first‑issue, Chihōban painted style)\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B2 one‑sheet (Japan, country‑of‑origin)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003eArtwork: Large painted head‑and‑shoulders Mifune dominates; dynamic group action vignette along the lower register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eTypography: Giant red calligraphic 椿三十郎 with reading marks; vertical yellow 「黒沢 明 監督作品」 credit; screenplay credits 菊島隆三／小国英雄／黒沢明 and producer credit 田中友幸; cast block at lower right beginning 三船敏郎／仲代達矢.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003eStudio mark: Toho (東宝) roundel—period‑correct for the first release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003ePrinting: Early‑1960s Japanese offset on thin, matte stock with the coarse screen typical of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"2207\"\u003eVariant note: The regional (Chihōban) alternate painted style—published for B2 (see \"Akira Kurosawa Film Poster Collection\", p.119) and substantially scarcer than the standard Toho issue. A cornerstone variant for serious Kurosawa\/Mifune collectors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"2720\"\u003eRarity\u003cbr\u003eFirst‑release materials for Sanjūrō are scarce in any form, but the painted Chihōban regional style is notably difficult to obtain, having been produced in smaller quantities for non‑Tokyo circuits and often heavily used or discarded. This is the sought‑after published design in the classic B2 format—an exceptionally hard‑to‑find piece for Golden‑Age Japanese cinema collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"3305\"\u003eCondition (with prior corner restoration)\u003cbr\u003eVery Good (display‑strong), unbacked.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an original vintage sheet with a distinctive “private collection” history: the corners were reinforced\/repaired by a previous Japanese collector rather than sent to a professional conservation studio. The repairs stabilise the extremities and the poster displays very well once framed; however, it is not linen‑backed and should be considered a well‑preserved, sympathetically maintained original rather than a museum‑conserved example. We have taken these factors into account when pricing. All four corners show reinforcement\/repair (most evident from the reverse)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5061\" data-end=\"5108\"\u003eAuthenticity: Guaranteed original; COA included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5112\" data-end=\"5213\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eFor further information or additional images, please contact Max Fujiwara Lieven — Japan Poster Shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56415318475130,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/IMG_0236.jpg?v=1767439237"},{"product_id":"high-and-low-天国と地獄-original-japanese-movie-poster-1968-first-re-release-extremely-rare-king-size-billboard-120-180-cm-kochi-prefecture-find-copy","title":"“High and Low” (天国と地獄), 1963 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O697","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"458\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese STB tatekan (two panel standing) poster set issued in Japan for Akira Kurosawa’s modern masterpiece High and Low (天国と地獄). Presented in the dramatic STB format (two B2 sheets designed to display together as a tall vertical), it’s among the most desirable—and most visually imposing—pieces of Kurosawa paper from the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eA distinctive collector detail: the “A film by Akira Kurosawa” credit is split across the two sheets, reading 「黒澤明監」 on one panel and 「督作品」 on the other—forming a single, emphatic vertical declaration when the set is displayed as intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"1272\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"719\"\u003eDirected by Akira Kurosawa, High and Low is widely acclaimed as one of cinema’s greatest achievements. Toshiro Mifune stars as executive Kingo Gondo, whose world spirals after a kidnapping and ransom demand. Adapted from Ed McBain’s King’s Ransom, the film is both a taut police procedural and a searing social critique—contrasting the “high” of Gondo’s hilltop home with the “low” of Yokohama’s underworld. While Kurosawa is famed for his samurai epics, this razor‑sharp contemporary thriller proves his mastery of modern, morally complex storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1385\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003eA masterclass in Japanese theatrical impact—delivered in two distinct, complementary movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003eOne panel is dominated by enormous yellow brush‑stroke kanji for the title 「天国と地獄」 exploding off a deep black field. Behind it, a gritty, documentary‑like photographic view reinforces the film’s central divide: the modernist “high” residence above, and the dense, wired industrial sprawl below. Running down the side in urgent red typography is the ransom message—promising the child’s life in exchange for a staggering demand—turning the poster itself into a piece of narrative tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eThe companion panel is built from tight, cinematic close‑ups arranged in vertical bands: faces locked in worry, calculation, and dread, anchored by Mifune with the telephone—an instantly recognizable symbol of the film’s pressure‑cooker setup. At the top, the Toho emblem and anniversary marking underscore its studio prestige and period authenticity, while the stark vertical “Kurosawa” credit functions like a seal of authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2532\"\u003eTogether, the two-sheet tatekan presentation reads less like ordinary advertising and more like a gallery-scale graphic statement—bold calligraphy, controlled color, and psychological intensity, all in one towering display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2913\"\u003eRarity and condition\u003cbr data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003eKurosawa film posters are among the most collected in the world, and certain formats can be extremely valuable—especially scarce Japanese theatrical variants. The STB tatekan format was produced in far smaller quantities than standard posters and was typically used hard in cinemas, making complete surviving two-panel sets exceptionally difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"3301\"\u003eImportantly for collectors, the STB variant can dramatically elevate desirability and market value—something well documented in major auction history, including the notable case of an STB Seven Samurai set selling through Heritage Auctions. While prices always depend on title, condition, and provenance, STB scarcity is a recognized “multiplier” in top-tier Japanese poster collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3303\" data-end=\"3649\"\u003eThis set is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3315\" data-end=\"3329\"\u003eultra rare\u003c\/strong\u003e and in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3337\" data-end=\"3381\"\u003eexcellent condition (close to near mint)\u003c\/strong\u003e—remarkable for its age. \u003cstrong data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3439\"\u003eNo pinholes, tears, or stains\u003c\/strong\u003e. It has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"3453\" data-end=\"3520\"\u003estored carefully in perfect conditions, flat, for over 63 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, preserving its impact and presentation quality. Please inspect the photos carefully as they show the exact poster set for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3958\"\u003eJapan Poster Shop has an extensive Kurosawa movie poster collection—from original pamphlets to large-format billboard pieces. Many of our items are sourced across Japan, often privately, as our owner is Japanese and has an extensive network of dealers and collectors developed over almost ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3960\" data-end=\"4065\"\u003eIt is over 63 years old.\u003cbr data-start=\"3984\" data-end=\"3987\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"4025\" data-end=\"4028\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4067\" data-end=\"4284\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA singular opportunity to acquire a towering, first-release STB tatekan set for one of Kurosawa’s greatest films—an elite-format centerpiece that rarely appears on the market, especially in this level of preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56456408072570,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/living-room-with-a-leather-chaise-lounger_1.jpg?v=1768103153"},{"product_id":"seven-samurai-七人の侍-framed-ultra-rare-original-japanese-first-release-toho-campaign-sheet-double-sided-four-fold-for-kurosawa-s-1954-epic-sheet-size-24-6-50-9-cm-overall-framed-size-30-60-cm-ga18-copy","title":"“Akira Kurosawa Film Festival” (黒澤明フェスティバル), Original Japanese Cinema \/ Festival Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O697","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"c4d7263e-bbee-4b15-a7c8-a1c89b8c0fd0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-237\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8dd3613c-69f5-4b20-8cfc-7fc1f8396c13\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"187\"\u003eB2 cinema event poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"207\"\u003e1985\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa Film Festival (黒澤明フェスティバル \/ AKIRA KUROSAWA FESTIVAL)\u003c\/strong\u003e held at \u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"354\"\u003eテアトルダイヤ (Theatre Dia \/ Theatre Dial), Ikebukuro, Tokyo\u003c\/strong\u003e. The dates are printed on the sheet: \u003cstrong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"407\"\u003e9\/7 → 10\/11\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eFestival \/ context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eRather than advertising a single title, this poster functions as a complete \u003cstrong data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eprogramme schedule\u003c\/strong\u003e—a true street poster for Kurosawa fans, listing specific films and screening windows across the festival run. 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The large portrait of Kurosawa at top right, paired with the tightly organised schedule typography, gives it an unmistakable \u003cstrong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003erepertory cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e aesthetic—functional, graphic, and genuinely rare as a surviving piece of 1980s Tokyo film culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1843\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. 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After a man is disfigured, he is given a lifelike prosthetic mask that allows him to “become” someone else, triggering a spiral of moral and psychological collapse. Adapted from Kōbō Abe’s novel (with Abe also writing the screenplay), the film sits alongside \u003cem data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eWoman in the Dunes\u003c\/em\u003e as one of Teshigahara’s most celebrated works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1420\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"906\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"909\"\u003eA concept-driven Japanese B2 dominated by texture and gaze: a burlap-like “mask” surface fills the sheet, with two piercing eyes staring out—tactile, claustrophobic, and instantly symbolic. Across the top, the huge brush-calligraphy title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003e「他人の顔」\u003c\/strong\u003e reads like an accusation, while the lower portion presents two faces split by shadow—suggesting doubling, fracture, and the instability of self. Musical staff lines border the design, adding an elegant, composed frame to an image that feels psychologically raw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003eIt is over 59 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1600\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1639\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56508611232122,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-01-24T120013.062.jpg?v=1769223637"},{"product_id":"high-and-low-天国と地獄-1963-japanese-b2-poster-first-release-b2-size-c-51-5-72-8-cm","title":"“High and Low” (天国と地獄), 1963 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) I113","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster issued in Japan for Akira Kurosawa’s landmark modern thriller High and Low (天国と地獄). 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Adapted from Ed McBain’s King’s Ransom, the film is both a taut police procedural and a searing social critique—contrasting the “high” of Gondo’s hilltop home with the “low” of Yokohama’s underworld. While Kurosawa is famed for his samurai epics, this modern thriller proves his mastery of contemporary, morally complex storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eA superb example of early-60s Japanese studio advertising—bold, readable, and psychologically loaded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003eThe upper panel is built around an intense close-up of Mifune gripping the receiver, his expression carved with dread and calculation, while a ring of anxious figures and investigators tighten around him. 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Along the top and right border, the musical staff motif and graphic framing give the piece a stylized “designed object” feel—more elegant than typical crime marketing—while the cityscape strip at the very bottom reinforces the film’s social geography: the modern metropolis beneath the drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2452\"\u003eIn the top corner, the Toho mark (東宝) and the “30th anniversary” commemorative notation add period authenticity and studio prestige.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"3062\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2916\" data-end=\"2994\"\u003eF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2916\" data-end=\"2994\"\u003eirst-release Japanese B2s for top Kurosawa titles remain highly collected\u003c\/strong\u003e—and true high-grade survivors are increasingly difficult to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3417\"\u003eCondition is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3098\"\u003eexcellent overall\u003c\/strong\u003e, with strong display appeal. There is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3246\"\u003elight horizontal fold line \/ handling line\u003c\/strong\u003e consistent with age and careful storage, and the reverse shows expected, mild age wear\/toning. 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A wealthy executive is forced into a life-altering decision when a ransom demand targets a child connected to his household, and the film’s second half becomes a masterclass in police methodology and escalating tension. It remains a cornerstone of Japanese suspense cinema and hugely influential on later crime filmmaking worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1595\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"985\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"988\"\u003eA bold, late-20th-century re-release design that foregrounds the film’s pressure-cooker intensity. The title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003e「天国と地獄」\u003c\/strong\u003e is blasted across the top in huge, brush-stroke \u003cstrong data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eyellow\u003c\/strong\u003e under the red \u003cstrong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1195\"\u003e「黒沢明監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e director credit. Below, a tense interior tableau unfolds: multiple faces locked in anxiety and calculation, telephones pressed to ears, bodies sprawled on the floor, and a panoramic city view beyond the windows—an image that encapsulates the film’s central collision of domestic “high ground” and the sprawling world below. Clean, dramatic, and extremely displayable as a Kurosawa-era revival sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1613\"\u003eExcellent. 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A superb collector’s format for one of Kurosawa’s greatest modern works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"1325\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"643\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eFirst released in 1963, \u003cem data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eHigh and Low\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of the greatest thrillers ever made. Mifune plays a wealthy executive forced into a brutal moral decision when a kidnapping and ransom demand targets a child connected to his household. Kurosawa adapted the story from Ed McBain’s novel \u003cstrong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"964\"\u003eKing’s Ransom\u003c\/strong\u003e, transforming it into both a razor-tight procedural and a searing social critique—contrasting the “high” of Gondo’s hilltop home with the “low” of Yokohama’s underworld. While Kurosawa is famed for his samurai epics, this film proves he was far from a one-trick pony: his modern suspense films are every bit as masterful, timeless, and psychologically precise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1344\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1347\"\u003eThis 1977 B1 uses the most iconic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003epressure-cooker\u003c\/strong\u003e imagery from the film. The entire upper panel is a tense interior tableau: Mifune trapped on the telephone in the foreground, faces tightening around him in anxious profile, while the room’s depth pulls the eye toward the windowed city view—“high” above the world as the crisis closes in. Across the very top, bold Japanese copy underscores the film’s real-world impact and stakes, turning the sheet into an urgent headline as much as an advertisement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003eThe bottom band is pure theatrical impact: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003e「黒沢明監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e (“A film by Akira Kurosawa”) in red, above the massive brush-stroke title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"1997\"\u003e「天国と地獄」\u003c\/strong\u003e in vivid \u003cstrong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003eyellow\u003c\/strong\u003e—lettered like a proclamation. In B1 scale, the calligraphy becomes almost architectural on the wall: immediate, museum-like, and unmistakably Japanese in its graphic power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2334\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003eExcellent. 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Please review the imagery (front and back); it shows the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1614\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1655\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1700\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56605229416826,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/modern-living-room-with-concertina-doors_1.jpg?v=1771482911"},{"product_id":"high-and-low-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1968-for-1963-film-b2-size-51-73-cm-b101","title":"\"High and Low\", Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1968 (for 1963 film), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B101","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"e7375fa2-9e38-4126-bb6c-76a34c397397\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-57\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3bd755cb-4872-4d5f-b5ec-f143483df198\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"589\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e1968\u003c\/strong\u003e for the re-release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e crime masterpiece \u003cem data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eHigh and Low\u003c\/em\u003e (天国と地獄). 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Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3785\"\u003eThis poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1985 first-release campaign.\u003cbr data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3747\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eIt is over 40 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3850\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56731765801338,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-26T135737.175.jpg?v=1774501171"},{"product_id":"kagemusha-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1980-akira-kurosawa-b2-size-51-x-73cm-l224-b-g-copy","title":"“Kagemusha” \/ “Pia” No.100, Original Japanese Commemorative Poster 1980, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q76","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"484\" data-start=\"107\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"163\" data-start=\"136\"\u003eB2 commemorative poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in \u003cstrong data-end=\"182\" data-start=\"174\"\u003e1980\u003c\/strong\u003e, using the cover design of \u003cstrong data-end=\"240\" data-start=\"210\"\u003eBiweekly Pia issue no. 100\u003c\/strong\u003e, dated \u003cstrong data-end=\"265\" data-start=\"248\"\u003e11 April 1980\u003c\/strong\u003e. That milestone issue featured \u003cstrong data-end=\"327\" data-start=\"297\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s Kagemusha\u003c\/strong\u003e on its cover, with the familiar \u003cstrong data-end=\"366\" data-start=\"360\"\u003eぴあ\u003c\/strong\u003e masthead at top and the printed \u003cstrong data-end=\"410\" data-start=\"399\"\u003e150 yen\u003c\/strong\u003e cover price retained at lower left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover illustration was created by \u003cstrong\u003eMasamichi Oikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e. Oikawa is renowned for his long-running work as the cover artist for Pia, meticulously depicting various artists and pop culture figures over several decades. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"505\" data-start=\"486\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"505\" data-start=\"486\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"987\" data-start=\"507\"\u003eReleased in Japan in \u003cstrong data-end=\"542\" data-start=\"528\"\u003eApril 1980\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"555\" data-start=\"544\"\u003eKagemusha\u003c\/em\u003e is Akira Kurosawa’s monumental historical epic, starring \u003cstrong data-end=\"632\" data-start=\"613\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e as both the dying warlord \u003cstrong data-end=\"677\" data-start=\"659\"\u003eTakeda Shingen\u003c\/strong\u003e and the petty thief recruited to serve as his political double, or \u003cstrong data-end=\"758\" data-start=\"745\"\u003ekagemusha\u003c\/strong\u003e — literally, “shadow warrior.” The film is one of Kurosawa’s great late-period achievements, combining grand military spectacle with a meditation on illusion, power, identity, and sacrifice. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1018\" data-start=\"989\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1018\" data-start=\"989\"\u003eWhy this piece is special\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1824\" data-start=\"1020\"\u003eUnlike a standard theatrical one-sheet, this design comes out of Japan’s wider film-and-culture print world and offers a far more graphic, editorial interpretation of \u003cem data-end=\"1198\" data-start=\"1187\"\u003eKagemusha\u003c\/em\u003e. The central image is a vivid caricatural portrait of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1264\" data-start=\"1253\"\u003eNakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e in full alarm, surrounded by charging cavalry and mounted banners that echo the film’s Sengoku-era battlefield imagery. The blazing contrast of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1451\" data-start=\"1409\"\u003eyellow, purple, red, and electric blue\u003c\/strong\u003e gives the poster tremendous wall presence, while the printed issue details — \u003cstrong data-end=\"1561\" data-start=\"1529\"\u003e創刊100号 \/ 1980-4.11 \/ 150 yen\u003c\/strong\u003e — root it unmistakably in its original moment. It is an especially appealing piece for collectors because it preserves the atmosphere of the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1721\" data-start=\"1703\"\u003e1980 Pia cover\u003c\/strong\u003e while functioning today as a dramatic standalone display poster. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1852\" data-start=\"1826\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1852\" data-start=\"1826\"\u003eCollector significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2276\" data-start=\"1854\"\u003eFor collectors of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1884\" data-start=\"1872\"\u003eKurosawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1905\" data-start=\"1886\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1938\" data-start=\"1911\"\u003eJapanese graphic design\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a particularly interesting and unusual item. It is not the familiar theatrical campaign artwork, but an authentic vintage \u003cstrong data-end=\"2112\" data-start=\"2070\"\u003e1980 commemorative poster-format issue\u003c\/strong\u003e built around the celebrated \u003cem data-end=\"2146\" data-start=\"2141\"\u003ePia\u003c\/em\u003e cover image. That gives it a distinct crossover appeal: part film history, part publishing history, and part period illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2291\" data-start=\"2278\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2291\" data-start=\"2278\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2773\" data-start=\"2293\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2381\" data-start=\"2293\"\u003eExcellent (unused). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster presents very strongly overall, with rich colour, clean gloss, and excellent display impact. The reverse is largely clean, with light toning and storage wear only. Overall, it displays beautifully. Please note, we have taken the impeccable condition into account when pricing this poster. From the outset it is incredibly rare. To find one in this condition is extremely difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2803\" data-start=\"2775\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"2802\" data-start=\"2781\"\u003eover 46 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2847\" data-start=\"2805\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"2846\" data-start=\"2811\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2890\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2890\" data-start=\"2849\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56829165994362,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-22T125404.105.jpg?v=1776830195"},{"product_id":"samurai-rebellion-original-1967-japanese-b1-commercial-tie-in-poster-mifune-nakadai-famous-duel-scene-collection-alinamin-a-masaki-kobayashi-circa-73-103-cm-za1080","title":"SAMURAI REBELLION – Original 1967 Japanese B1 Commercial Tie-In Poster (“Mifune · Nakadai Famous Duel Scene Collection” \/ Alinamin A) – Masaki Kobayashi – Circa 73 × 103 cm ZA1080","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"510\"\u003eAn original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"309\"\u003eB1 commercial tie-in promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for Masaki Kobayashi’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"354\"\u003eSamurai Rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued in the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eoriginal release year, 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was released in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"471\"\u003e27 May 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eUnlike the more familiar Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"552\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e theatrical format, this is the larger \u003cstrong data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"602\"\u003eB1 size\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"632\"\u003e728 × 1,030 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e (approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"663\"\u003e73 × 103 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e). This example is especially distinctive as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"748\"\u003eperiod crossover advertising piece\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining film promotion with prominent \u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eAlinamin A\u003c\/strong\u003e branding as part of its original design. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"923\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eAbout the Film (Samurai Rebellion)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"945\"\u003e1967\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"968\"\u003eSamurai Rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e is Masaki Kobayashi’s powerful jidaigeki drama, adapted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eShinobu Hashimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e from a story by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003eYasuhiko Takiguchi\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set within the rigid structures of feudal Japan, it follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eIsaburō Sasahara\u003c\/strong\u003e as an enforced marriage arrangement and later clan interference drive him toward open defiance. The film was widely acclaimed and received the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003eFIPRESCI Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003e28th Venice International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1773\"\u003eKobayashi balances \u003cstrong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003edomestic tragedy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003esamurai honour\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a severe critique of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eoppressive social order\u003c\/strong\u003e, building toward the fateful confrontation between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1607\"\u003eToshiro Mifune\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1631\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e that this poster so vividly advertises. It remains one of the director’s most admired late 1960s works. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1842\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1842\"\u003eThis single-sided piece features Samurai Rebellion prominently:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1869\"\u003eFront (printed side):\u003c\/strong\u003e A dramatic black-and-white photographic design dominated by large images of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1964\"\u003eToshiro Mifune\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1988\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2005\" data-end=\"2013\"\u003e上意討ち\u003c\/strong\u003e running vertically at right. Across the top is a strip of duel-scene stills, while the bold red headline reads \u003cstrong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003e三船・仲代 決闘名場面集\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Mifune · Nakadai: Famous Duel Scene Collection”). The lower left carries additional cast portraits and a large \u003cstrong data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eAlinamin A\u003c\/strong\u003e advertisement, making this an especially unusual and visually striking period tie-in poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2506\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is not a standard single-title theatrical design in the usual sense, but an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2646\"\u003eoriginal period promotional \/ commercial tie-in poster\u003c\/strong\u003e combining \u003cstrong data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2682\"\u003eToho film advertising\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2702\"\u003eAlinamin A\u003c\/strong\u003e branding. That hybrid format is part of the poster’s original character and collector appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2918\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003eFilm:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2829\"\u003eSamurai Rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2879\"\u003e上意討ち 拝領妻始末 \/ Jōi-uchi: Hairyō tsuma shimatsu\u003c\/strong\u003e) \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2920\" data-end=\"2992\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2920\" data-end=\"2933\"\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"2954\"\u003eMasaki Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3064\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3178\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3089\"\u003eStudio \/ Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3098\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ commercial \u003cstrong data-start=\"3112\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eAlinamin A\u003c\/strong\u003e tie-in poster \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3286\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3190\" data-end=\"3198\"\u003e1967\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3247\"\u003eoriginal release year \/ campaign-era poster\u003c\/strong\u003e) \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3363\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3299\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3363\"\u003eOriginal Japanese B1 commercial tie-in poster, single-sided\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3459\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3374\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3375\" data-end=\"3392\"\u003e72.8 × 103 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003eapprox. 28.7 × 40.6 in\u003c\/strong\u003e) \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3461\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3461\" data-end=\"3478\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003eOriginal vintage printing — not a reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3531\" data-end=\"4019\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3583\"\u003evintage paper item from the late 1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e. It presents well overall, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3639\"\u003eoriginal fold lines\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3641\" data-end=\"3665\"\u003elight overall toning\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3667\" data-end=\"3689\"\u003escattered creasing\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3695\" data-end=\"3718\"\u003eminor handling wear\u003c\/strong\u003e consistent with a poster of this type and age. The blank reverse shows \u003cstrong data-start=\"3790\" data-end=\"3824\"\u003efaint discoloration \/ staining\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3826\" data-end=\"3843\"\u003esoft rippling\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3849\" data-end=\"3872\"\u003elight surface marks\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly through the lower half. Please use the provided photos as part of the condition description—the images show the exact item for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4113\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4034\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4037\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4037\" data-end=\"4113\"\u003eVery Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56836822139258,"sku":null,"price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/shaded-living-room.jpg?v=1777069330"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/collections\/Tatsuya_Nakadai.jpg?v=1624597248","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/collections\/tatsuya-nakadai\/1980s.oembed","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}