{"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","title":"\"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","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"391\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"216\"\u003efirst-release Japanese STB \/ tatekan poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eKinji Fukasaku’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"321\"\u003e仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇\u003c\/em\u003e), issued in 1973 for the film’s original theatrical release in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"682\"\u003eThis is an exceptionally rare format. \u003cstrong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"512\"\u003eSTB tatekan posters were produced in far smaller quantities than standard B2s\u003c\/strong\u003e, intended for prominent cinema display, and very few survived. For this title, they are extraordinarily difficult to find today and are seldom encountered even in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003eThe \u003cem data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e series transformed the yakuza film. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"791\"\u003eKinji Fukasaku\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eBunta Sugawara\u003c\/strong\u003e, the films stripped away the romantic mythology of earlier gangster cinema and replaced it with something harsher, faster, and more chaotic: a brutal portrait of power, violence, and post-war criminal networks. In that sense, the series changed the Japanese yakuza genre in much the same way \u003cem data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e reshaped the American mafia film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1766\"\u003eThis second instalment, set in Hiroshima, is one of the key films in the cycle and remains highly regarded for its raw energy and documentary-like intensity. The design of this poster captures that mood perfectly. The composition is bold and confrontational, combining stark black-and-white imagery with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003eviolent red brushstroke typography\u003c\/strong\u003e, deep black fields, and a striking \u003cstrong data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1568\"\u003eblood-red cityscape\u003c\/strong\u003e in the upper section. The lower image, built around a tense close-up and layered crowd montage, gives the piece tremendous visual force. It is a superb and highly collectible 1970s Japanese design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2552\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2356\"\u003eThis poster is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003e100% original\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed in Japan in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2418\"\u003e1973\u003c\/strong\u003e for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2462\"\u003efirst theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2466\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2507\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2511\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2552\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2834\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2564\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2567\"\u003eSTB \/ Tatekan posters are the tall Japanese cinema signboard format, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2660\" data-end=\"2675\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (almost 5 feet tall). Because they were produced for display and usually discarded after use, surviving originals are far rarer than standard release posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2969\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2940\"\u003eA scarce and visually powerful original poster for one of the most important yakuza films ever made.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"2968\"\u003e53 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56838244237690,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"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_8.jpg?v=1777191892","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/battles-without-honor-and-humanity-deadly-fight-in-hiroshima-%e4%bb%81%e7%be%a9%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8d%e6%88%a6%e3%81%84-%e5%ba%83%e5%b3%b6%e6%ad%bb%e9%97%98%e7%af%87-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-stb-size-51-x-145-cm-f17","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}