{"product_id":"appassionata-序の舞-jo-no-mai-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1984-b2-size-c-51-5-72-8-cm-q254","title":"“Appassionata” (序の舞 \/ Jo no Mai), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q254","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSadao Nakajima’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppassionata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released by Toei on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 January 1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The pink inscription at the lower left announces “A New Year film for 1984”, placing this illustrated design in the film’s original theatrical campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Excellent condition. The pink and vermilion title retains strong colour, and the fine lines of the kimono illustration stand out clearly against the deep indigo background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapted from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTomiko Miyao’s novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppassionata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Tsuya Shimamura, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYūko Natori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the younger daughter of a widowed Kyoto tea merchant. When the teenage Tsuya wins a prize for her painting, her mother Sei, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariko Okada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, begins to recognise her talent. Their relationship comes under strain when Tsuya becomes pregnant by her painting master and Sei forbids her to paint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiyao drew on the life of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShōen Uemura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Kyoto painter who became the first woman to receive Japan’s Order of Culture in 1948. The film takes its Japanese title from Uemura’s 1936 painting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJo no Mai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which depicts a woman performing a Noh dance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA woman in kimono inclines her head towards one raised hand. Pale grey lines pick out her hairpins, the folds of her sleeves and the snowflake motifs on her obi. Above her, the Japanese title sweeps diagonally across a field of black and indigo stripes, its brushstrokes shifting from pink through cream to vermilion. The triangular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToei emblem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sits at the lower left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe red lettering down the right edge gives the poster its Kyoto-dialect tagline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「男はんにはわからしまへん。」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Men wouldn’t understand.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Light handling creases are visible along the left edge and there are a few faint marks on the otherwise clean reverse. The central illustration is well preserved and will display beautifully framed. Please review the front and reverse photographs for the full condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original vintage Japanese theatrical poster from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToei’s 1984 first release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 40 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57521063330170,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Scanfrom2026-11-0204_17_38PM.jpg?v=1793861076","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/appassionata-%e5%ba%8f%e3%81%ae%e8%88%9e-jo-no-mai-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1984-b2-size-c-51-5-72-8-cm-q254","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}