{"product_id":"bitterness-of-youth-青春の蹉跌-seishun-no-satetsu-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1974-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za1272","title":"“Bitterness of Youth” (青春の蹉跌 \/ Seishun no Satetsu), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA1272","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsumi Kumashiro’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBitterness of Youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released in Japan by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho on 29 June 1974\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The lower-left margin carries Toho’s 1974 copyright line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Excellent condition, with the red and black title lettering sharply defined against the pale grey ground.\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuhiko Hasegawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e adapted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuzō Ishikawa’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling novel for the screen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKenichi Hagiwara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays Kenichirō Etō, a law student who gives up student politics and American football to concentrate on the bar examination. He falls for Tomiko (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaori Momoi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), a young woman he has tutored, but sees a more prosperous future with his wealthy cousin Yasuko (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFumi Dan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). When Tomiko tells him she is pregnant, his ambitions come at a cost he has yet to reckon with.\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\u003eThe Japanese title runs the height of the left margin, each character split vertically between black and red. At the foot of the sheet, cracks radiate across Hagiwara’s black-and-white portrait like shattered glass. Tiny American football players run along the bottom edge. Above them, six photographic stills pair a cold embrace in the snow with the warmth of a couple sitting beside a kettle over an open hearth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA narrow column of red lettering between the photographs reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「生きることは闘いだ！平和は敗北者の叫びだ！愛を裏切り 野望に賭ける鮮烈な青春！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To live is to fight! Peace is the cry of the defeated! A searing portrait of youth, betraying love and staking everything on ambition.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\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 Please review the front and reverse photographs for the full condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal vintage Japanese theatrical poster from Toho’s 1974 first release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 52 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":57525261533562,"sku":null,"price":124.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornaments2026-11-06-20-26.jpg?v=1793964381","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/bitterness-of-youth-%e9%9d%92%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e8%b9%89%e8%b7%8c-seishun-no-satetsu-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1974-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za1272","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}