{"product_id":"alexander-nevsky-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1958-b2-size-51-73-cm-l283","title":"“Alexander Nevsky”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1958, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L283","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"619\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1958 for the film’s first Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eAlexander Nevsky\u003c\/em\u003e (アレクサンドル・ネフスキー), Sergei Eisenstein’s towering 1938 Soviet historical epic. Distributed in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eTowa Film (東和)\u003c\/strong\u003e and credited as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eSoviet Mosfilm production\u003c\/strong\u003e, this striking first-release Japanese poster is a powerful example of post-war art-house and repertory film promotion in Japan, presenting the film with a bold, heroic graphic design fully worthy of its monumental reputation.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"640\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"640\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eOriginally released in 1938, \u003cem data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"689\"\u003eAlexander Nevsky\u003c\/em\u003e was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eSergei Eisenstein\u003c\/strong\u003e and stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"759\"\u003eNikolai Cherkasov\u003c\/strong\u003e as the 13th-century Russian prince and military leader Alexander Nevsky, who unites the Russian people against the invading Teutonic Knights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003eThe film is one of the great landmarks of world cinema, celebrated not only for its political force and visual grandeur, but also for the extraordinary collaboration between Eisenstein and composer \u003cstrong data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003eSergei Prokofiev\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their partnership produced one of the most influential marriages of image and music in film history, culminating in the legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1276\"\u003e“Battle on the Ice”\u003c\/strong\u003e sequence, a set-piece that helped define the visual grammar of large-scale battle scenes for generations of filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eThe picture was widely acclaimed upon release in the Soviet Union and later became internationally recognised as one of the essential masterpieces of 20th-century cinema. It remains especially important for its role in the development of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1717\"\u003esound montage, historical epic filmmaking, political allegory, and film music\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1737\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1737\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003eThis Japanese B2 uses a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1812\"\u003estark, heroic, and highly graphic composition\u003c\/strong\u003e that captures the film’s monumental scale with exceptional economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"2144\"\u003eThe main field is dominated by a high-contrast black-and-white image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003eAlexander Nevsky in armour\u003c\/strong\u003e, raising his arm above a large shield. The image is austere and iconic, transforming the central figure into a near-mythic symbol of resistance and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003eDown the left side, the Japanese title is printed vertically in bold red katakana:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2274\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2249\"\u003e「アレクサンドル・ネフスキー」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2274\"\u003e“Alexander Nevsky”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2328\"\u003eAt upper right, the Japanese promotional copy reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2367\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2367\"\u003e「世界映画史に輝く巨匠 S・エイゼンシュテイン不滅の一大叙事詩！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2383\"\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2476\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2476\"\u003e“An immortal grand epic by S. 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This yellow band creates a superb visual contrast against the otherwise restrained monochrome and black ground of the main design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2797\" data-end=\"2876\"\u003eThe lower billing further highlights the film’s major collaborators, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2974\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2907\"\u003e「世界音楽界の巨匠 セルゲイ・プロコフィエフ作曲」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2907\" data-end=\"2910\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2974\"\u003e“Music by the great master of world music, Sergei Prokofiev”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"2979\"\u003eand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3010\"\u003e「ソ映画界最高の名手 エドゥアルド・ティッセ撮影」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3013\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3013\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003e“Photographed by the Soviet film world’s great master, Eduard Tisse”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003eThe poster also credits \u003cstrong data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3132\"\u003eNikolai Cherkasov\u003c\/strong\u003e and carries the original \u003cstrong data-start=\"3158\" data-end=\"3166\"\u003eTOWA\u003c\/strong\u003e logo at lower right, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3217\"\u003e東和提供 \/ ソビエト・モスフィルム作品\u003c\/strong\u003e confirming Japanese distribution and Soviet studio provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3385\"\u003eOverall, the design has \u003cstrong data-start=\"3306\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003eexceptional display power\u003c\/strong\u003e: austere, modernist, and unmistakably monumental.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3419\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3419\"\u003eCritical reputation \u0026amp; legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3439\"\u003eAlexander Nevsky\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of the foundational achievements of sound-era cinema. Eisenstein’s synthesis of performance, montage, choreography, and music had an enormous influence on later historical and war films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"4005\"\u003eIts celebrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"3669\" data-end=\"3692\"\u003e“Battle on the Ice”\u003c\/strong\u003e sequence became a benchmark for cinematic combat and can be felt in later epics ranging from \u003cem data-start=\"3786\" data-end=\"3795\"\u003eHenry V\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"3800\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/em\u003e to modern large-scale fantasy and war cinema. Prokofiev’s score, later adapted into the concert cantata \u003cem data-start=\"3916\" data-end=\"3934\"\u003eAlexander Nevsky\u003c\/em\u003e, remains one of the most famous bodies of music ever written for film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4007\" data-end=\"4158\"\u003eThe film also stands as a major example of cinema functioning simultaneously as \u003cstrong data-start=\"4087\" data-end=\"4157\"\u003ehistorical spectacle, national myth, and urgent political allegory\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4173\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4173\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4614\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4190\"\u003eVery Good+.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale. The poster presents extremely well, with strong colour, bold contrast, and excellent overall display character. 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