{"product_id":"akuto-悪党-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1965-kaneto-shindo-jun-ichiro-tanizaki-kyoko-kishida-eitaro-ozawa-stb-size-51-145-cm-e282","title":"“Akutō” \/ 「悪党」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, Kaneto Shindō \/ Jun’ichirō Tanizaki \/ Kyōko Kishida \/ Eitarō Ozawa, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) E282","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"484\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"211\"\u003erare original Japanese STB theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eAkutō\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「悪党」, the 1965 Toho period drama written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eKaneto Shindō\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on \u003cstrong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"338\"\u003eJun’ichirō Tanizaki’s\u003c\/strong\u003e play \u003cstrong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"352\"\u003e「顔世」\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was released by Toho in Japan in 1965 and is also known in English as \u003cstrong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"445\"\u003eConquest\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"837\"\u003eThis large-format STB poster is especially desirable because of its extraordinary visual presence: \u003cstrong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"745\"\u003ehuge red calligraphic title typography, ghostly period imagery, battlefield silhouettes, and a lower section dominated by haunting eyes and spectral figures\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is one of the most striking Japanese poster designs connected to Shindō’s 1960s cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"861\"\u003eSet during the violent upheaval of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"922\"\u003eNanboku-chō period\u003c\/strong\u003e, Akutō adapts Tanizaki’s historical drama of desire, power, obsession, and tragedy. The story centres on the powerful figure of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1068\"\u003eKō no Moronao\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose pursuit of the beautiful \u003cstrong data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1110\"\u003eKaoyo\u003c\/strong\u003e sets in motion a dark and destructive chain of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003eThe film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eEitarō Ozawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1217\"\u003eKyōko Kishida\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1234\"\u003eJūkichi Uno\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eNobuko Otowa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003eIsao Kimura\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003eTaiji Tonoyama\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003eKōji Takahashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Shindō bringing his characteristically stark psychological intensity to the world of historical drama. The result is a highly stylised jidaigeki: less a conventional samurai film than a vision of lust, violence, authority, and spiritual unease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1882\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003eThis Japanese STB poster is a superb large-format composition. The upper section is dominated by the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003e「悪党」\u003c\/strong\u003e, painted in enormous red brushstroke kanji over a pale, flame-like background. The title alone gives the poster immense visual force, functioning almost like a work of calligraphy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eAround the title, the design places period battle silhouettes, sword-wielding figures, and vertical cast and crew credits. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2019\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e mark appears at upper right, while the credits identify \u003cstrong data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2099\"\u003eJun’ichirō Tanizaki\u003c\/strong\u003e as original author and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2140\"\u003eKaneto Shindō\u003c\/strong\u003e as screenwriter and director.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003eThe lower half shifts into a darker, almost supernatural register. A vast monochrome face fills the background, its eyes staring out through a grainy, ghostlike texture. In front are dramatic portraits of the women and warriors of the film, with figures carrying severed heads and weapons across the bottom edge. The effect is ominous, theatrical, and distinctly Japanese — part period drama, part psychological nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2776\"\u003eThe poster’s long STB format gives the design exceptional scale. The image unfolds vertically like a scroll: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2775\"\u003etitle, flames, warriors, haunted faces, and procession of violence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"3077\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003eThe STB format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2796\" data-end=\"2799\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"2803\" data-end=\"2817\"\u003eSTB format\u003c\/strong\u003e measures approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2856\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it far taller and more imposing than a standard Japanese B2. These large-format posters were produced in much smaller numbers and are difficult to find in strong condition, particularly for 1960s Japanese cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3079\" data-end=\"3270\"\u003eFor Akutō, the format is especially effective. The tall proportions allow the red title and lower ghostly imagery to breathe, giving the poster a commanding, museum-like presence when framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3414\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3285\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3288\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3333\"\u003eExcellent to near mint vintage condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3416\" data-end=\"3778\"\u003eThe poster presents beautifully, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3580\"\u003edeep blacks, vivid red calligraphy, strong photographic contrast, clean typography, and exceptional overall display impact\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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