{"product_id":"bankaku-rock-番格ロック-original-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-poster-1973-ultra-rare-2-panel-approx-51-x-145-cm-g177a","title":"“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, 2-Panel approx. 51 x 145 cm G177A","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"295\" data-start=\"139\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"165\" data-start=\"139\"\u003e“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"168\" data-start=\"165\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"224\" data-start=\"168\"\u003eOriginal release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster, 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"227\" data-start=\"224\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"295\" data-start=\"227\"\u003eUltra rare two-panel cinema-display format — approx. 51 x 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"536\" data-start=\"297\"\u003eOffered here is a complete, original-release Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"351\"\u003eSTB \/ Tatekan poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-end=\"396\" data-start=\"380\"\u003eBankaku Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e (番格ロック), a 1973 Toei sukeban \/ delinquent-girl action film directed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"484\" data-start=\"468\"\u003eMakoto Naitō\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"498\"\u003eEmiko Yamauchi\u003c\/strong\u003e as Otonashi Yukiko.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"845\" data-start=\"538\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"583\" data-start=\"549\"\u003eultra rare large-format poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for one of Toei’s most visually distinctive early-1970s girl-gang films. Its appeal extends beyond cinema collecting, combining \u003cstrong data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"712\"\u003eToei exploitation, sukeban iconography, Carol, Eikichi Yazawa, and early Japanese rock culture\u003c\/strong\u003e in one striking theatrical design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"859\" data-start=\"847\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"859\" data-start=\"847\"\u003eThe film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1117\" data-start=\"861\"\u003eThe term \u003cstrong data-end=\"883\" data-start=\"870\"\u003e“bankaku”\u003c\/strong\u003e refers to a boss-class enforcer or bodyguard within a delinquent group — not merely a follower, but the gang’s hard-line fighter and protector. In the film, Yukiko occupies this dangerous position within the violent street hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1548\" data-start=\"1119\"\u003eThe story centres on conflict between rival girl gangs, with Yukiko returning from reform school into a world of revenge, loyalty, betrayal, and urban violence. The film belongs to the same Toei milieu as the studio’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"1365\" data-start=\"1337\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1380\" data-start=\"1367\"\u003eGirl Boss\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1419\" data-start=\"1386\"\u003eTerrifying Girls’ High School\u003c\/strong\u003e cycles, but remains less widely circulated internationally, making surviving original advertising material especially desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1578\" data-start=\"1550\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1578\" data-start=\"1550\"\u003eEmiko Yamauchi and Carol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1901\" data-start=\"1580\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1598\" data-start=\"1580\"\u003eEmiko Yamauchi\u003c\/strong\u003e had a brief but highly collectible presence in early-1970s Toei cinema, appearing in titles including \u003cstrong data-end=\"1719\" data-start=\"1701\"\u003eNeon Jellyfish\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1737\" data-start=\"1721\"\u003eBankaku Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1778\" data-start=\"1739\"\u003eNeon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Hanadensha\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1812\" data-start=\"1784\"\u003eSchool of the Holy Beast\u003c\/strong\u003e. Here, she is presented as the full selling point: cool, confrontational, and dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2201\" data-start=\"1903\"\u003eA major additional feature is the blue star-shaped inset of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1972\" data-start=\"1963\"\u003eCarol\u003c\/strong\u003e, the influential Japanese rock’n’roll band led by \u003cstrong data-end=\"2041\" data-start=\"2023\"\u003eEikichi Yazawa\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their inclusion gives the poster an important music-culture dimension, making it collectible as both Japanese film paper and early-1970s rock-related imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2217\" data-start=\"2203\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2217\" data-start=\"2203\"\u003eThe poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2307\" data-start=\"2219\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2307\" data-start=\"2219\"\u003eOrange cityscape, white-suited Yamauchi, hot-pink rock typography, and Carol imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2743\" data-start=\"2309\"\u003eThis STB design is a superb example of 1970s Toei poster art. The upper panel is dominated by Yamauchi in a white suit, open jacket, and knife-forward pose, set against a saturated orange urban background with distorted city architecture. The lower panel continues the composition with huge jagged \u003cstrong data-end=\"2616\" data-start=\"2607\"\u003e番格ロック\u003c\/strong\u003e title lettering in hot pink, a blue star-shaped \u003cstrong data-end=\"2674\" data-start=\"2665\"\u003eCarol\u003c\/strong\u003e inset, gang imagery, cast credits, and Toei \/ Eirin period markings.\u003cstrong data-end=\"2768\" data-start=\"2745\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3168\" data-start=\"3158\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3168\" data-start=\"3158\"\u003eRarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3454\" data-start=\"3170\"\u003eSTB \/ Tatekan posters were produced in much smaller quantities than standard B2 posters and were designed for public-facing cinema display. Their large two-panel construction made them difficult to store and vulnerable to handling, so complete surviving examples are genuinely scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3707\" data-start=\"3456\"\u003eFor a cult Toei sukeban title such as \u003cstrong data-end=\"3510\" data-start=\"3494\"\u003eBankaku Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e, this complete original-release STB is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"3583\" data-start=\"3553\"\u003eultra rare collector piece\u003c\/strong\u003e, with crossover appeal to collectors of \u003cstrong data-end=\"3706\" data-start=\"3624\"\u003eJapanese cinema, Toei exploitation, sukeban culture, Carol, and Eikichi Yazawa\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3722\" data-start=\"3709\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3722\" data-start=\"3709\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3797\" data-start=\"3724\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3797\" data-start=\"3724\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExcellent\u003c\/span\u003e condition \/ unrestored \/ complete two-panel example\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4087\" data-start=\"3799\"\u003eThis poster is \u003cstrong data-end=\"3828\" data-start=\"3814\"\u003eunrestored\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"3872\" data-start=\"3833\"\u003ecomplete in two separate STB panels\u003c\/strong\u003e. Colours remain strong and vivid throughout, especially the \u003cstrong data-end=\"4007\" data-start=\"3986\"\u003eorange background\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"4037\" data-start=\"4009\"\u003ehot-pink title lettering\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"4059\" data-start=\"4039\"\u003eblue Carol inset\u003c\/strong\u003e, and white costume imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5161\" data-start=\"5130\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"5161\" data-start=\"5130\"\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5419\" data-start=\"5163\"\u003eSTBs are tall, two-panel Japanese standing-board posters measuring roughly \u003cstrong data-end=\"5253\" data-start=\"5238\"\u003e51 x 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed from two B2-size sheets. They were designed for vertical display in and around cinemas and survive in much smaller numbers than standard Japanese B2 posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5585\" data-start=\"5421\"\u003eFor major 1970s cult titles — especially \u003cstrong data-end=\"5506\" data-start=\"5462\"\u003eToei sukeban and pinky-violence material\u003c\/strong\u003e — first-release STBs are among the most desirable Japanese theatrical formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"5615\" data-start=\"5587\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"5615\" data-start=\"5587\"\u003eIt is over 53 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56928642859386,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-next-to-an-empty-wall_16.jpg?v=1779952992","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/bankaku-rock-%e7%95%aa%e6%a0%bc%e3%83%ad%e3%83%83%e3%82%af-original-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-poster-1973-ultra-rare-2-panel-approx-51-x-145-cm-g177a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}