{"product_id":"battles-without-honor-and-humanity-deadly-fight-in-hiroshima-仁義なき戦い-広島死闘篇-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-stb-size-51-x-145-cm-f17-copy","title":"\"Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell\" (吸血鬼ゴケミドロ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, STB Size (51 x 145 cm) Q103","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"176\"\u003efirst-release Japanese STB \/ tatekan poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"198\"\u003eHajime Satō’s\u003c\/strong\u003e cult science-fiction horror film \u003cem data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eGoke, Body Snatcher from Hell\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"275\"\u003e吸血鬼ゴケミドロ\u003c\/em\u003e), issued in 1968 for the film’s original theatrical release in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eThis is a superb and highly unusual Japanese design, and an exceptionally scarce format. \u003cstrong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"521\"\u003eSTB tatekan posters were produced in far smaller numbers than standard B2 posters\u003c\/strong\u003e, intended for cinema display and generally discarded after use. As a result, surviving originals are rare; for a cult title such as this, they are especially difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eShochiku\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eTeruo Yoshida\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"772\"\u003eTomomi Satō\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"786\"\u003eHideo Kō\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eKathy Horan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eEizō Kitamura\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eMasaya Takahashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film has become one of the most admired Japanese genre pictures of the late 1960s. Its plot—centred on the survivors of a plane crash who are stalked by a parasitic alien force—combines science fiction, horror, and apocalyptic social commentary in a way that feels both extreme and unmistakably of its moment. The picture is especially noted for its bleak anti-war mood, its unsettling vampire imagery, and its hallucinatory visual style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1730\"\u003eThe poster design is outstanding. The composition uses torn-paper effects, stark photographic montage, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1437\"\u003ehuge acid-yellow title lettering\u003c\/strong\u003e against a near-black ground, with shocking flashes of crimson and flesh tones. The snarling alien-vampire face in the lower section is one of the most memorable images in Japanese horror poster design. It is a visually arresting piece and one of the best surviving paper formats for the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1745\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"2309\"\u003eComplete and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1865\"\u003eunrestored\u003c\/strong\u003e, with strong colour and excellent overall display presence. There is a tiny bit of old tape (visible in the images) as the poster was previously displayed. The lower white credit section shows some wrinkling and age-related handling marks, and the reverse shows normal toning and wear consistent with age and original cinema use. Overall, it presents very well for a rare 1968 STB poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2526\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2327\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2330\"\u003eThis poster is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e100% original\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed in Japan in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2392\"\u003e1968\u003c\/strong\u003e for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2408\" data-end=\"2436\"\u003efirst theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2437\" data-end=\"2440\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2481\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2485\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2526\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2806\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2538\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2541\"\u003eSTB \/ Tatekan posters are the tall Japanese cinema signboard format, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2649\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e. Produced in much smaller quantities than standard release posters, they are among the rarest and most desirable formats in Japanese film poster collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2957\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA striking and increasingly collectible original poster for one of Japanese cult cinema’s most distinctive horror films. 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