{"product_id":"all-monsters-attack-ゴジラ-ミニラ-ガバラ-オール怪獣大進撃-godzilla-minilla-gabara-all-monsters-attack-1969-japanese-stb-tatekan-poster-first-release-rare-stb-size-c-51-145-cm-q238","title":"“All Monsters Attack” (ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ オール怪獣大進撃 \/ Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara: All Monsters Attack), 1969 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q238","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"886\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"238\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e poster issued in Japan for Toho’s 1969 Godzilla film known internationally as \u003cstrong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eAll Monsters Attack\u003c\/strong\u003e and, in the U.S., as \u003cstrong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"384\"\u003eGodzilla’s Revenge\u003c\/strong\u003e. Produced in the dramatic \u003cstrong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eSTB format\u003c\/strong\u003e—two B2 sheets designed to display together as one tall vertical theatre poster—it is a highly visual, country-of-origin Godzilla piece from the late Shōwa period. Unlike many Japanese posters of the era that leaned heavily on photographic montage, this example is built around a \u003cstrong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"753\"\u003espectacular fully painted kaiju illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving it a theatrical force and graphic unity that make the design one of the most distinctive Godzilla posters of the late 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1473\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eImportant note on authenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e there are modern reproductions and reprints of classic Godzilla advertising in circulation—this example is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003e100% original first-release Japanese theatrical paper\u003c\/strong\u003e. It presents extremely well and retains the scale, color, and surface presence expected of genuine period Toho display material. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"2379\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1494\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1497\"\u003eReleased by Toho in 1969, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003eAll Monsters Attack\u003c\/strong\u003e is directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eIshirō Honda\u003c\/strong\u003e and stands as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1634\"\u003etenth film in the Godzilla series\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Shōwa era. The story follows young Ichiro, a lonely schoolboy whose imagination carries him to Monster Island, where Minilla’s battles with the bullying monster Gabara mirror Ichiro’s own struggles in the human world. Though more child-centered than the series’ earlier city-destroying spectacles, the film gathers an impressive roster of Toho monsters, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003eGodzilla, Minilla, Gabara, Kamacuras, Kumonga, Ebirah, Gorosaurus, and Manda\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it a late-1960s monster rally with a uniquely dreamlike, children’s-adventure structure. Its mixture of fantasy, recycled battle footage, and newly staged monster scenes gives the film a fascinating place in Godzilla history—modest in production, but unusually rich in poster imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"3067\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2398\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2398\" data-end=\"2401\"\u003eThis STB is pure painted Toho spectacle. The upper section is dominated by a huge, snarling \u003cstrong data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2505\"\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e, his atomic breath cutting diagonally through the composition toward \u003cstrong data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2585\"\u003eGabara\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose red face, horns, fangs, and green mane create one of the most flamboyant villain images in the Shōwa poster cycle. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2708\" data-end=\"2721\"\u003eKamacuras\u003c\/strong\u003e hovers above a volcanic island sunset, while bold red vertical copy announces Minilla’s struggle and the battle for supremacy on Monster Island. The central blue panel reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003e「ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ」\u003c\/strong\u003e gives the design a vivid modernist counterweight against the enormous red title text \u003cstrong data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3015\"\u003e「オール怪獣大進撃」\u003c\/strong\u003e, which runs down the left side at monumental scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3069\" data-end=\"3748\"\u003eThe lower section expands the monster parade: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eMinilla\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in combat, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3146\" data-end=\"3156\"\u003eEbirah\u003c\/strong\u003e rises from the surf, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003eKumonga\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3208\"\u003eGorosaurus\u003c\/strong\u003e are identified by printed name labels, and the sweeping sea foam and diagonal movement lines create a sense of continuous action from top to bottom. At the lower right, a group of children look upward in amazement, grounding the poster in the film’s child’s-eye perspective while preserving the oversized theatrical energy expected of a Godzilla release. The result is a poster that feels larger than the film itself—dense, colorful, and unmistakably Japanese in its balance of hand-painted fantasy, bold typography, and monster spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"4321\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3774\"\u003eRarity and condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3774\" data-end=\"3777\"\u003eJapanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"3786\" data-end=\"3801\"\u003eSTB tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e posters were produced for actual cinema display and were far less likely to survive intact than smaller standard formats. Complete two-panel examples are difficult to find in strong condition, especially for Godzilla and Toho kaiju titles, where theatrical use, handling, and later collector demand have sharply reduced the number of high-grade survivors. As a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4210\"\u003efirst-release 1969 country-of-origin poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a particularly desirable piece for collectors of Godzilla, Toho, and Japanese science-fiction cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4323\" data-end=\"4712\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCondition is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4336\" data-end=\"4349\"\u003eexcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"4356\" data-end=\"4395\"\u003etiny pinholes from previous display\u003c\/strong\u003e. Colors remain strong, the painted illustration presents beautifully, and the poster retains impressive overall impact for a piece more than 55 years old. Please inspect the photos carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale. This is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4636\" data-end=\"4669\"\u003enot a reproduction or reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong data-start=\"4671\" data-end=\"4712\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56980094026106,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_6.jpg?v=1781592631","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/all-monsters-attack-%e3%82%b4%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a9-%e3%83%9f%e3%83%8b%e3%83%a9-%e3%82%ac%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9-%e3%82%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e6%80%aa%e7%8d%a3%e5%a4%a7%e9%80%b2%e6%92%83-godzilla-minilla-gabara-all-monsters-attack-1969-japanese-stb-tatekan-poster-first-release-rare-stb-size-c-51-145-cm-q238","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}