{"product_id":"chinatown-チャイナタウン-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1975-b2-size-51-73-cm-k243","title":"“Chinatown” (チャイナタウン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K243","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"294\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster issued for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"215\"\u003efirst Japanese theatrical release of Chinatown\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e12 April 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"793\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"314\"\u003eRoman Polanski’s sun-bleached neo-noir is a towering ‘70s American classic: private detective J.J. “Jake” Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is pulled into a web of corruption, land, and water politics in 1930s Los Angeles—spiralling toward one of cinema’s most famous final lines. The film was nominated for \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"633\"\u003e11 Academy Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e (winning Best Original Screenplay for Robert Towne) and won \u003cstrong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"716\"\u003efour Golden Globes\u003c\/strong\u003e including Best Motion Picture (Drama). \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"811\"\u003eThis Japanese key art is a masterclass in elegant menace: a luminous orange field, an iconic femme-fatale close-up wreathed in stylised cigarette smoke, and a shadowed trench-coat silhouette that cues the film’s fatalistic detective mood. The bold katakana title “チャイナタウン” in electric purple-pink lands like a neon sign—clean, graphic, and instantly recognisable on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003eRarity and condition\u003cbr data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eFirst-release Japanese B2s for prestige American noirs of this calibre are increasingly hard to source in genuinely clean condition—making this example especially desirable. This one presents \u003cstrong data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003eclose to Near Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e overall, with vivid colour and excellent display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eExcellent (close to near mint). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1687\"\u003eIt is over 50 years old!\u003cbr data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56608814727546,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-02-20T115931.331.jpg?v=1771556393","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/chinatown-%e3%83%81%e3%83%a3%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8a%e3%82%bf%e3%82%a6%e3%83%b3-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1975-b2-size-51-73-cm-k243","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}