{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-original-1962-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-stb-size-51x145cm-j171-copy","title":"“All Quiet on the Western Front”, Original Japanese Re-Release STB Movie Poster 1962, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) K357","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"604\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster printed in 1962\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese re-release of \u003cem data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"248\"\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e (西部戦線異状なし \/ \u003cem data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eSeibu Sensen Ijō Nashi\u003c\/em\u003e), Lewis Milestone’s landmark anti-war masterpiece. Based on Erich Maria Remarque’s celebrated novel, the film remains one of the most important war pictures ever made, and this striking Japanese vertical billboard-format poster powerfully reflects its \u003cstrong data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"603\"\u003ehistoric stature, stark imagery, and enduring emotional force\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"625\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003eOriginally released in 1930, \u003cem data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"688\"\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining films of world cinema and among the most influential anti-war statements ever committed to the screen. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eLewis Milestone\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film follows a group of idealistic young German students who enthusiastically enlist in the First World War, only to be confronted by the devastating reality of trench warfare and the destruction of innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1346\"\u003eIts reputation was immediate and lasting. The film won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eAcademy Award for Best Picture\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003eAcademy Award for Best Director\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it has remained a towering work in the history of war cinema for its realism, moral clarity, and harrowing portrayal of industrialised conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1467\"\u003eThis Japanese 1962 re-release campaign is especially significant in that the poster prominently advertises the film as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003e「わが国はじめてのノー・カット公開！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003e“Japan’s first ever uncut release!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1693\"\u003eThat phrasing gives the poster particular historical interest, marking the film’s reintroduction to Japanese audiences as a major prestige revival screening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1856\"\u003eThis STB features a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1790\"\u003ebold, dramatic, and highly effective Japanese design\u003c\/strong\u003e. The composition is dominated by the enormous red vertical title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003e「西部戦線異状なし」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003e“All Quiet on the Western Front”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1966\"\u003eAlongside it runs the powerful blue promotional copy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2064\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003e「戦争映画史上最高・最大の傑作！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2064\"\u003e“The greatest and grandest masterpiece in the history of war films!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2408\"\u003eThe imagery is arranged in stark documentary-style montage form. At the top appears a battlefield scene of soldiers in combat; lower down, advancing troops are shown amid smoke and chaos; and at the bottom is the unforgettable close-up of a soldier’s face beneath a steel helmet, one of the most iconic visual motifs associated with the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2499\"\u003eOn the left side, the poster prominently highlights the picture’s Academy Award pedigree:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2518\"\u003e「アカデミー最優秀作品賞」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2518\" data-end=\"2521\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003e“Academy Award for Best Picture”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2616\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2576\"\u003e「アカデミー最優秀監督賞」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2579\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2616\"\u003e“Academy Award for Best Director”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2910\"\u003eIt also lists key credits, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2674\"\u003eLewis Milestone\u003c\/strong\u003e and principal cast members such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2750\"\u003eLew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2775\"\u003eRaymond Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Tokyo Film distribution credit further grounds the poster in the Japanese revival-screening context of the early post-war period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"3104\"\u003eVisually, the design has \u003cstrong data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"2967\"\u003econsiderable display power\u003c\/strong\u003e: the towering title typography, sepia and black war imagery, and sombre helmet close-up combine to create a sheet of exceptional impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3139\" data-end=\"3461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3139\" data-end=\"3241\"\u003eSTBs, or Tatekan posters, are among the most desirable and distinctly Japanese theatrical formats.\u003c\/strong\u003e A complete STB consists of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3310\"\u003etwo vertically joined B2-sized sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"3336\" data-end=\"3355\"\u003e51.5 × 145.6 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e overall. These were produced for display in narrow standing signboards, theatre pillars, or lobby frames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3463\" data-end=\"3722\"\u003eBecause both original matching sections had to survive together, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3528\" data-end=\"3594\"\u003ecomplete STBs are substantially rarer than standard B2 posters\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their unusual proportions and strong visual presence make them especially prized by collectors of vintage Japanese film paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"3737\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"3737\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3816\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3754\"\u003eExcellent+.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3818\" data-end=\"3952\"\u003eThis poster is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3906\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical STB from the 1962 re-release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"3910\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3916\" data-end=\"3951\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3954\" data-end=\"3991\"\u003eIt is approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"3974\" data-end=\"3990\"\u003e64 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4034\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4034\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57113819906426,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"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_30.jpg?v=1785191755","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-original-1962-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-stb-size-51x145cm-j171-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}