{"product_id":"buddha-s-lock-天菩薩-original-japanese-movie-poster-1989-b2-size-51-73-cm-b281","title":"“Buddha’s Lock” \/ 「天菩薩」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B281","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"266\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"146\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eBuddha’s Lock \/ 「天菩薩」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Yim Ho’s powerful 1986 Hong Kong–China historical drama.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eThe film first screened in Japan at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eSecond Tokyo International Film Festival in 1987\u003c\/strong\u003e before receiving its wider Japanese theatrical release in 1989. This distinctive Japanese-market poster features original pencil-and-watercolour artwork by \u003cstrong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eBango Tsuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, with art direction and design by \u003cstrong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"583\"\u003eShuhei Tsuji\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"605\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"795\"\u003eSet against the upheaval of wartime and revolutionary China, Buddha’s Lock follows an American military officer whose aircraft crashes in a remote mountainous region of southwestern China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1208\"\u003eCaptured by members of the indigenous Yi community, he is treated as a mysterious outsider and forced into a life of servitude. Isolated from his own culture and unable to communicate freely, he remains within the community for approximately ten years as the world beyond the mountains is transformed by the end of the Second World War, the Chinese Civil War, and the founding of the People’s Republic of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1387\"\u003eThe film explores cultural estrangement, captivity, survival, and the gradual development of human understanding across seemingly insurmountable social and linguistic divisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1571\"\u003eDirected by acclaimed Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker \u003cstrong data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003eYim Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e, the screenplay was written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eKong Liang\u003c\/strong\u003e. The principal cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003eJohn X. Heart, Zhang Lutong, and Kao Gei\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1779\"\u003eThe film attracted international attention for its stark historical setting, unusual cultural perspective, and unflinching portrayal of an outsider struggling to survive within an isolated mountain society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1938\"\u003eThe poster uses a delicate and highly atmospheric combination of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1937\"\u003efine pencil drawing, restrained watercolour, and open negative space\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2194\"\u003eAcross the upper background appears an enormous, faintly rendered portrait of the bearded American officer. His face seems to emerge from the surrounding mountain landscape, while a distant procession of horses and travellers crosses the ridge above him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2421\"\u003eAt the centre, the protagonist stands beneath a pale umbrella beside a Yi woman while holding a small child. The scene is rendered in muted ochre, blue, and grey tones, suggesting both domestic intimacy and cultural distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2423\" data-end=\"2684\"\u003eThe lower foreground features a young Yi woman wearing elaborate traditional clothing and headwear. She holds a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003emouth harp\u003c\/strong\u003e to her lips, introducing an intimate cultural detail that contrasts with the vast historical circumstances surrounding the characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2728\"\u003eThe vertical brown text at far left reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003e「俺は しゃべる 牛に すぎない」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2792\"\u003e“I am nothing more than a talking cow.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2794\" data-end=\"2880\"\u003eThis stark line expresses the protagonist’s dehumanised position during his captivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2912\"\u003eThe adjacent black text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2955\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2955\"\u003e「中国山岳地帯で10年間、奴隷として捕えられたアメリカ軍将校の驚愕の物語」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2957\" data-end=\"3079\"\u003e“The astonishing story of an American military officer held as a slave for ten years in the mountainous regions of China.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3081\" data-end=\"3099\"\u003eThe English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3120\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3120\"\u003e“BUDDHA’S LOCK”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3170\"\u003eappears at the top within a simple linear frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3197\"\u003eThe large vertical title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3208\"\u003e「天菩薩」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3210\" data-end=\"3312\"\u003eis rendered in expressive blue, dark red, and ochre brush-style characters along the upper-right side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3314\" data-end=\"3532\"\u003eThe Japanese credits identify the director, principal cast, the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3385\" data-end=\"3423\"\u003e1986 Hong Kong–China co-production\u003c\/strong\u003e, and its selection for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3451\" data-end=\"3531\"\u003eYoung Cinema section of the Second Tokyo International Film Festival in 1987\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3534\" data-end=\"3582\"\u003eAt the lower-left edge, the poster credits read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3659\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3659\"\u003e“Art Direction \u0026amp; 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