{"product_id":"battles-without-honor-and-humanity-仁義なき戦い-original-release-japanese-speed-poster-1973-speed-poster-size-26-73-cm-za1107","title":"“Battles Without Honor and Humanity” (仁義なき戦い), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Speed Poster Size (26 × 73 cm) ZA1107","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese speed poster printed in 1973 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Battles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (仁義なき戦い), directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKinji Fukasaku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and distributed in Japan by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBunta Sugawara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Shōzō Hirono and is the groundbreaking first entry in one of the most influential yakuza film series ever made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 1973, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e transformed the Japanese gangster film. Opening in the black markets of bomb-scarred post-war Hiroshima Prefecture, the film follows Hirono, a former soldier who is drawn into the brutal world of organised crime, shifting alliances, political corruption, revenge, and clan warfare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapted from accounts of real post-war Hiroshima yakuza conflicts, Fukasaku’s film rejected the older, romanticised \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eninkyō eiga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e image of honourable gangsters. In its place, it introduced a harsher, faster, documentary-like style: handheld camerawork, abrupt violence, betrayal, and a sense of social collapse. Its success launched a major film cycle and cemented \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a defining work of modern Japanese crime cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe speed poster design is a striking vertical collage that captures the film’s chaos, brutality, and moral disintegration. A large halftone-treated body sprawls diagonally across the sheet, as if fallen in the street, leading the eye sharply from top to bottom. Above, anonymous legs stride past, suggesting the relentless movement of violence, revenge, and power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePinned “photo” portraits of key characters appear along the left side, each marked by bullet-like punctures, hinting at the film’s web of shifting loyalties and casualties. The ochre-toned background is filled with a mass of faces, evoking post-war crowds, underworld factions, and the ensemble structure of the film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBold red vertical copy describes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassassination, betrayal, revenge, and men consumed by anger and suffering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the massive navy brush-calligraphy title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e仁義なき戦い\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anchors the lower portion of the design. The result is a powerful and immediately recognisable piece from Fukasaku’s seminal series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout speed posters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003espeed posters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are long, narrow theatrical formats, often used for quick display in cinemas, corridors, and exterior theatre spaces. Because of their smaller production runs and practical display use, surviving examples are often much scarcer than standard B2 posters, particularly for major 1970s genre titles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRarity and significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal release paper for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is highly collectible, especially in unusual formats such as this speed poster. As the first entry in Fukasaku’s defining yakuza cycle, this poster is an important piece for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese crime cinema, Toei genre films, Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, and 1970s Japanese poster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e53 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56941902332282,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-03T084645.851.jpg?v=1780444060","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/battles-without-honor-and-humanity-%e4%bb%81%e7%be%a9%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8d%e6%88%a6%e3%81%84-original-release-japanese-speed-poster-1973-speed-poster-size-26-73-cm-za1107","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}