{"product_id":"akira-kurosawa-special-黒澤明の全貌-original-japanese-film-festival-poster-1986-1987-very-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-q286a","title":"“Akira Kurosawa Special” \/ 「黒澤明の全貌」, Original Japanese Film Festival Poster 1986–1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q286A","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003every rare original Japanese B2 film-festival poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkira Kurosawa Special \/ 黒澤明の全貌\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a major retrospective screening event celebrating the work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe festival ran across two calendar years, beginning on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27 December 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and concluding on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30 January 1987\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as shown by the printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’87\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e date before January. Held at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenter Cinema \/ センターシネマ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the programme presented an extraordinary selection of Kurosawa’s films, from his early wartime and post-war works through to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKagemusha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a standard single-film theatrical poster, but a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eretrospective cinema-event poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — an unusually rich and highly displayable piece of Kurosawa-related Japanese film ephemera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFestival background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster advertises 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虎の尾を踏む男達\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Regrets for Our Youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ わが青春に悔なし\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Wonderful Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 素晴らしき日曜日\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrunken Angel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 酔いどれ天使\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStray Dog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 野良犬\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRashomon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 羅生門\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 白痴\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIkiru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 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This image anchors the entire composition and gives the poster a strong authorial presence: the director himself becomes the central visual figure around which his films are arranged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurrounding Kurosawa is a dense but beautifully organised grid of film titles, release years, English titles, Japanese calligraphy, screening dates, and stills from the films. The typography is a major part of the design: each film title appears in bold white Japanese brush-style lettering, accompanied by clean vertical English text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe structure makes the poster highly informative but also highly graphic. 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