{"product_id":"9-weeks-ナインハーフ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1986-b2-size-51-73-cm-h295","title":"“9½ Weeks” \/ 「ナインハーフ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H295","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"309\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2-format theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued for the 1986 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e9½ Weeks \/ 「ナインハーフ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Adrian Lyne’s visually influential erotic drama starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eMickey Rourke and Kim Basinger\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"508\"\u003eUnlike the principal Japanese-language campaign designs, this scarce variant retains the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"463\"\u003efull English international artwork and credit layout\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed in the standard Japanese B2 format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"529\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eSet in New York City, the film follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eElizabeth McGraw\u003c\/strong\u003e, an intelligent and independent art-gallery employee who begins a relationship with the wealthy and enigmatic commodities broker \u003cstrong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"733\"\u003eJohn Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eTheir initial attraction develops into an increasingly intense series of erotic rituals, psychological tests, and games of control. Although Elizabeth is fascinated by John’s confidence and unpredictability, the relationship gradually begins to erode her emotional independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003eAdrian Lyne\u003c\/strong\u003e, from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003ePatricia Knop, Zalman King, and Sarah Kernochan\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on the book by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eElizabeth McNeill\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eMickey Rourke\u003cbr data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eKim Basinger\u003cbr data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003eMargaret Whitton\u003cbr data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eDavid Margulies\u003cbr data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003eChristine Baranski\u003cbr data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eKaren Young\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1398\"\u003eThe cinematography was by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003ePeter Biziou\u003c\/strong\u003e, with music composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1397\"\u003eJack Nitzsche\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1694\"\u003eAlthough its initial American reception was divided, \u003cem data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003e9½ Weeks\u003c\/em\u003e became a major international success, particularly in Europe and Japan. Its smoky cinematography, fashion-led styling, New York locations, and celebrated soundtrack established it as one of the defining erotic dramas of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1713\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1713\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003eThe poster is dominated by a dramatic monochrome portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eKim Basinger as Elizabeth\u003c\/strong\u003e, seated in a pale silk slip and leaning backwards beneath a narrow shaft of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003eHer face is turned upward and partially obscured by the intense illumination, while the surrounding darkness creates a mood of intimacy, vulnerability, and psychological surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003eThe photograph is treated in soft sepia and grey tones, giving it the appearance of a fine-art fashion image rather than a conventional narrative film poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2272\"\u003eAcross the lower-left corner, the title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2288\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2288\"\u003e“9½ Weeks”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2446\"\u003eis rendered in sweeping \u003cstrong data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2340\"\u003ecoral-red brush script\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its loose, handwritten form provides the only strong colour within the otherwise restrained composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2458\"\u003eThe names:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2479\"\u003e“MICKEY ROURKE”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2482\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003e“KIM BASINGER”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2560\"\u003eappear prominently at upper left in clean white lettering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2766\"\u003eRather than using a conventional billing block, the production credits are divided vertically along both sides of Basinger’s figure. 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