{"product_id":"abnormal-sex-girl-kidnapping-異常sex-少女誘惑-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-q287","title":"“Abnormal Sex: Girl Kidnapping” \/ 「異常SEX 少女誘惑」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q287","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"389\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for the 1981 pink film \u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"221\"\u003eAbnormal Sex: Girl Kidnapping\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"260\"\u003e異常SEX 少女誘惑 \/ Ijō SEX: Shōjo Yūkai\u003c\/strong\u003e), a striking and highly unusual piece of Japanese exploitation-film ephemera distinguished by its artwork from \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eToshio Saeki\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eUnlike the more conventional photographic advertising used for many adult and exploitation releases of the period, this poster is built around a \u003cstrong data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"636\"\u003ecustom illustration by one of the most important figures in postwar Japanese countercultural art\u003c\/strong\u003e. As such, it stands not only as film advertising, but also as a visually powerful example of \u003cstrong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"787\"\u003eToshio Saeki’s unmistakable ero-guro graphic language\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"834\"\u003eA rare Toshio Saeki-designed film poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"837\"\u003eToshio Saeki (1945–2019) is widely regarded as a seminal figure in modern \u003cstrong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eero-guro-nansensu\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Japanese “erotic-grotesque-nonsense” tradition. His work fused the flat graphic clarity of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1059\"\u003eukiyo-e-inspired linework\u003c\/strong\u003e with surrealism, black humour, transgression, and the unsettling psychology that made him one of the most recognisable Japanese illustrators of the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1427\"\u003ePosters carrying Saeki’s artwork, especially for original period film releases, are significantly more compelling than standard genre paper because they appeal across multiple collecting fields:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1459\"\u003eJapanese poster collectors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1462\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1508\"\u003ePink film \/ exploitation cinema collectors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1551\"\u003eToshio Saeki and ero-guro collectors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003eJapanese graphic design and illustration collectors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003eThis is therefore a poster with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003estrong crossover appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e well beyond its original film context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003eThe design is immediately arresting. Saeki’s illustration depicts a young woman bound to a tree beneath blossoming branches, rendered in his signature flat, highly controlled palette and outlined with crisp black contour lines. Falling cherry-blossom petals drift across the composition, creating an eerie and disquieting contrast between seasonal beauty and the poster’s charged, transgressive subject matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003eThe visual structure is exceptionally strong:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2682\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ox3vwt\" data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2268\"\u003ea \u003cstrong data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003efluorescent red border\u003c\/strong\u003e frames the image with extraordinary intensity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2selgq\" data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2346\"\u003ethe left-hand side carries the title in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2344\"\u003elarge red vertical characters\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"meszne\" data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2438\"\u003ea purple diagonal label reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2391\"\u003e異常のSEX\u003c\/strong\u003e reinforces the sensationalist marketing tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ozu9mv\" data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2514\"\u003ethe upper-right green cartouche marks it as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2512\"\u003eadult colour feature\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vnc7hx\" data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2682\"\u003ea small inset photographic image of the actress at lower left reminds the viewer that this is a live-action theatrical release rather than purely an illustrated work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2709\"\u003eThe principal copy reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2711\" data-end=\"2757\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2711\" data-end=\"2757\"\u003eあどけない顔が、性の歓びを知ったとき…\u003cbr data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2735\"\u003e連れこまれた密室で、何か起ったのか―!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2798\"\u003eWhich may be rendered approximately as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2921\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2921\"\u003e“When an innocent face comes to know the pleasures of sex… what happened in the sealed room to which she was taken?!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2923\" data-end=\"3040\"\u003eThe result is a poster of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2949\" data-end=\"2977\"\u003eremarkable display power\u003c\/strong\u003e — bold, graphic, confrontational, and unmistakably of its era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3042\" data-end=\"3301\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3042\" data-end=\"3058\"\u003eFilm context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3058\" data-end=\"3061\"\u003eThe film belongs to the long and culturally significant tradition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3130\" data-end=\"3144\"\u003epinku eiga\u003c\/strong\u003e (pink film), the low-budget but often stylistically adventurous sector of Japanese theatrical adult cinema that flourished from the 1960s through the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3303\" data-end=\"3591\"\u003eThis 1981 release was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3337\" data-end=\"3351\"\u003eHideo Sano\u003c\/strong\u003e and distributed through \u003cstrong data-start=\"3376\" data-end=\"3397\"\u003eToei Central Film\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"3399\" data-end=\"3414\"\u003e東映セントラルフィルム\u003c\/strong\u003e), the Toei-affiliated label associated with independent and late-night genre productions. Cast billing at the bottom includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3556\"\u003eMiki Yamaji\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3571\"\u003eRima Aono\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3577\" data-end=\"3590\"\u003eYuri Risa\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3853\"\u003eWhile the film itself belongs to the exploitation sphere, the poster’s enduring significance lies above all in its \u003cstrong data-start=\"3708\" data-end=\"3730\"\u003egraphic authorship\u003c\/strong\u003e. Saeki’s involvement elevates it from routine advertising material into a collectible object of genuine artistic interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3855\" data-end=\"3944\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3855\" data-end=\"3881\"\u003eCollector significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3884\"\u003eThis is a particularly desirable poster for several reasons:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3946\" data-end=\"4340\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3946\" data-end=\"3991\"\u003eOriginal 1981 Japanese theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"3994\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4021\"\u003eArtwork by Toshio Saeki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4024\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4024\" data-end=\"4070\"\u003eA superb example of ero-guro poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4070\" data-end=\"4073\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4073\" data-end=\"4137\"\u003eExceptional fluorescent red border and bold colour contrasts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4137\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4140\" data-end=\"4201\"\u003eStrong crossover appeal between cinema and art collecting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4204\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4204\" data-end=\"4252\"\u003eOutstanding wall presence and display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4252\" data-end=\"4255\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4255\" data-end=\"4340\"\u003eFar scarcer and more visually sophisticated than standard exploitation one-sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4498\"\u003eFor collectors of Toshio Saeki, original Japanese posters, or the graphic culture of late Shōwa exploitation cinema, this is an especially compelling piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"4641\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"4513\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4513\" data-end=\"4516\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"4561\"\u003eExcellent \/ close to near mint condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4643\" data-end=\"4984\"\u003eThe colours remain \u003cstrong data-start=\"4662\" data-end=\"4698\"\u003erich, vivid, and unusually fresh\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the fluorescent red border presenting particularly strongly. The paper has been very well preserved, with only light signs of handling and age consistent with an original Japanese poster of this period. The reverse is clean, and the poster has \u003cstrong data-start=\"4949\" data-end=\"4983\"\u003eexcellent overall presentation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4986\" data-end=\"5082\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4997\" data-end=\"5038\"\u003eoriginal 1981 Japanese release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"5039\" data-end=\"5042\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5048\" data-end=\"5081\"\u003enot a reproduction or reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5084\" data-end=\"5116\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"5094\" data-end=\"5115\"\u003eover 40 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5118\" data-end=\"5159\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5118\" data-end=\"5159\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57026483159418,"sku":null,"price":575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-30T110813.644.jpg?v=1782785314","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/abnormal-sex-girl-kidnapping-%e7%95%b0%e5%b8%b8sex-%e5%b0%91%e5%a5%b3%e8%aa%98%e6%83%91-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-q287","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}