{"product_id":"cinderella-シンデレラ姫-japan-japan-rko-films-japanese-language-first-re-release-1961-original-first-re-release-japanese-theatrical-billboard-poster-b0-two-sheet-colour-printed-poster-on-paper-original-folded-two-sheet-billboard-format-ultra-rare","title":"CINDERELLA \/ シンデレラ姫 Japan (Japan RKO Films \/ Japanese-language first re-release), 1961 Original first re-release Japanese theatrical billboard poster (B0 \/ two-sheet) Colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"3813df13-f14a-4dac-be0a-6e21f327d71c\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"3813df13-f14a-4dac-be0a-6e21f327d71c\" data-turn-id-container=\"3813df13-f14a-4dac-be0a-6e21f327d71c\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"78c2d2c8-c24c-485a-8255-02e230b71a43\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-pro\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"563\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eCINDERELLA \/ シンデレラ姫\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eJapan (Japan RKO Films \/ Japanese-language first re-release), 1961\u003cbr data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eOriginal first re-release Japanese theatrical billboard poster (B0 \/ two-sheet)\u003cbr data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eColour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration (two sheets joined and stabilized)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"886\"\u003eA monumental survivor from early Japanese Disney theatrical advertising: the \u003cstrong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eHUGE B0 billboard\u003c\/strong\u003e for Walt Disney’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"696\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/strong\u003e—issued for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"762\"\u003e1961 Japanese-language first re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is a format so rarely preserved that it sits well outside the normal collecting ecosystem for vintage Disney posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003eThis poster is not the 1952 Japanese first-release B2. It belongs to the later, highly collectible \u003cstrong data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"995\"\u003e日本語版\u003c\/strong\u003e campaign, with the blue on-sheet callout prominently promoting the film as a Japanese-language version. At full billboard scale, it presents one of the most charming and displayable Japanese interpretations of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining unique Japanese title typography, English Walt Disney branding, the glass-slipper scene, the castle, the carriage, and a lower sequence of illustrated story panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003eWe have been unable to locate any published sales records or documented public offerings for this specific Japanese billboard format. While it is never possible to prove uniqueness with absolute certainty, this appears to be \u003cstrong data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003eone of the only surviving examples\u003c\/strong\u003e, and quite possibly the sole surviving billboard example in collectible condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1856\"\u003e“\u003cstrong data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1855\"\u003eA once-in-a-generation Japanese Disney billboard: museum-scale, early, theatrical, and virtually unseen.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"t39r3l\" data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1870\"\u003eKey Facts\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"2408\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1881\"\u003eFilm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinderella \/ シンデレラ姫\u003cbr data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walt Disney\u003cbr data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eDirectors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske\u003cbr data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"1997\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1961 Japanese-language first re-release\u003cbr data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2070\"\u003ePoster format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese B0 billboard \/ two-sheet — approx. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2115\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003e160 × 100 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2153\"\u003ec. 62 × 38.5 in\u003c\/strong\u003e as offered, linen-backed\u003cbr data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2181\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2198\"\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Originally issued as two separate sheets, now joined and linen-backed for stability and long-term display\u003cbr data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2324\"\u003eConservation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourth Cone Restoration linen-backing and professional stabilization, details below\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"9eqokw\" data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2438\"\u003eRarity and Market Context\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"oworzo\" data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2496\"\u003eThe B0 billboard factor: the survival math is brutal\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2749\"\u003eJapanese B0 billboard posters were produced in small numbers for prominent display and were never intended to survive. They were often pasted, replaced, or destroyed, and even unused examples were frequently lost due to their size and storage demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"3013\"\u003eIn the case of early Disney animation, this billboard appears to be almost absent from reference circulation. Smaller Japanese Disney formats occasionally surface, but \u003cstrong data-start=\"2919\" data-end=\"3012\"\u003elarge-format B0 Disney billboards from this period are in a different category altogether\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"mv70k7\" data-start=\"3015\" data-end=\"3060\"\u003e“Not just rare—rare at a different scale”\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3062\" data-end=\"3385\"\u003eCollectors are used to scarcity in B2 and B1 formats. \u003cstrong data-start=\"3116\" data-end=\"3136\"\u003eB0 is different.\u003c\/strong\u003e It changes handling, storage, and survival probability. When a B0 survives—and survives well—its rarity becomes “institutional-grade,” the kind of material more commonly associated with museum or archive collections than ordinary poster collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"bp4uo9\" data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3446\"\u003eWalt Disney’s Cinderella and Its Place in Disney History\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"bxrf8b\" data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3484\"\u003eA landmark of post-war animation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3847\"\u003eWalt Disney’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3500\" data-end=\"3514\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/strong\u003e was first released in the United States in 1950 and became one of the defining works of Disney’s mid-century animated canon. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3707\"\u003eClyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film restored Disney’s position at the forefront of feature-length animation after the difficult wartime and immediate post-war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3849\" data-end=\"4159\"\u003eThe film’s voice cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3895\"\u003eIlene Woods\u003c\/strong\u003e as Cinderella, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3911\" data-end=\"3929\"\u003eEleanor Audley\u003c\/strong\u003e as Lady Tremaine, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3948\" data-end=\"3964\"\u003eVerna Felton\u003c\/strong\u003e as the Fairy Godmother, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4012\"\u003eJames MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e as Jaq and Gus. Its music, transformation sequence, fairy-tale atmosphere, and glass-slipper imagery became central to Disney’s post-war identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"118ln1w\" data-start=\"4161\" data-end=\"4197\"\u003eThe Japanese-language re-release\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4199\" data-end=\"4429\"\u003eThis poster belongs to the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"4233\" data-end=\"4276\"\u003e1961 Japanese-language first re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e. The blue \u003cstrong data-start=\"4287\" data-end=\"4295\"\u003e日本語版\u003c\/strong\u003e box is a key period detail, promoting the film as a Japanese-language version designed to be easily understood by domestic audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4431\" data-end=\"4675\"\u003eThis makes the poster especially interesting for collectors: it sits at the intersection of \u003cstrong data-start=\"4523\" data-end=\"4551\"\u003eclassic Disney animation\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4553\" data-end=\"4596\"\u003epost-war Japanese theatrical exhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the early Japanese-language presentation history of Disney feature films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"87ezo3\" data-start=\"4677\" data-end=\"4697\"\u003eThe “日本語版” Detail\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4699\" data-end=\"4777\"\u003eA wonderful period marker appears directly on the sheet: the blue panel reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4779\" data-end=\"4884\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4779\" data-end=\"4804\"\u003eどなたにもよくわかる　すばらしい 日本語版\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4804\" data-end=\"4807\"\u003e“\u003cstrong data-start=\"4808\" data-end=\"4883\"\u003eA wonderful Japanese-language version, easy for everyone to understand.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"5087\"\u003eThis is not a generic design element. It is a highly specific campaign feature, identifying the poster with the 1961 Japanese-language re-release rather than the 1952 first Japanese theatrical release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5089\" data-end=\"5211\"\u003eThe lower-left credit, \u003cstrong data-start=\"5112\" data-end=\"5126\"\u003e日本RKO映画 提供\u003c\/strong\u003e, further anchors the sheet in its original Japanese theatrical distribution context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"ssdq4k\" data-start=\"5213\" data-end=\"5283\"\u003ePoster Design: Disney Fantasy, Rendered as Museum-Scale Advertising\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5285\" data-end=\"5410\"\u003eThis is one of the most beautiful Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"5328\" data-end=\"5342\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/strong\u003e posters, designed for maximum theatrical impact at billboard scale:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5412\" data-end=\"6210\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o1aobi\" data-start=\"5412\" data-end=\"5531\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5414\" data-end=\"5444\"\u003eCommanding Japanese title:\u003c\/strong\u003e シンデレラ姫 dominates the upper field in bold red lettering with strong outline and shadow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pdiq29\" data-start=\"5532\" data-end=\"5687\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5534\" data-end=\"5563\"\u003eAtmospheric castle scene:\u003c\/strong\u003e the blue nocturnal background, palace gates, fleeing carriage, and silhouetted riders create a dramatic fairy-tale setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7ygpqo\" data-start=\"5688\" data-end=\"5824\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5690\" data-end=\"5724\"\u003eCentral glass-slipper tableau:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinderella is shown seated as the Grand Duke presents the slipper, with Jaq and Gus at lower right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1etfs7y\" data-start=\"5825\" data-end=\"5970\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5827\" data-end=\"5859\"\u003ePrestige bilingual branding:\u003c\/strong\u003e the English \u003cstrong data-start=\"5872\" data-end=\"5900\"\u003eWalt Disney’s Cinderella\u003c\/strong\u003e logotype appears at centre, balancing the large Japanese title above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mmwvzm\" data-start=\"5971\" data-end=\"6090\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5973\" data-end=\"6002\"\u003eStory-panel lower border:\u003c\/strong\u003e four illustrated scenes along the bottom compress the narrative into a cinematic strip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1stoj2r\" data-start=\"6091\" data-end=\"6210\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"6093\" data-end=\"6132\"\u003eJapanese-language campaign callout:\u003c\/strong\u003e the blue \u003cstrong data-start=\"6142\" data-end=\"6150\"\u003e日本語版\u003c\/strong\u003e box gives the poster an important period-specific identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"1m1bbgb\" data-start=\"6212\" data-end=\"6241\"\u003eText and Translation Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6243\" data-end=\"6324\"\u003eBelow are key on-sheet texts and their English meanings as printed on the poster:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6326\" data-end=\"6927\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6326\" data-end=\"6345\"\u003eJapanese title:\u003c\/strong\u003e シンデレラ姫 — “Cinderella Princess” \/ “Cinderella”\u003cbr data-start=\"6391\" data-end=\"6394\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6394\" data-end=\"6409\"\u003eTop credit:\u003c\/strong\u003e ウォルト・ディズニー作品 — “A Walt Disney production”\u003cbr data-start=\"6451\" data-end=\"6454\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6454\" data-end=\"6470\"\u003eFormat line:\u003c\/strong\u003e 色彩・長篇 — “Colour \/ feature-length”\u003cbr data-start=\"6504\" data-end=\"6507\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6507\" data-end=\"6527\"\u003eRight-side copy:\u003c\/strong\u003e ディズニー独特の最高技術で完成した — “Completed with Disney’s distinctive highest technical artistry”\u003cbr data-start=\"6612\" data-end=\"6615\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6615\" data-end=\"6630\"\u003eBlue panel:\u003c\/strong\u003e どなたにもよくわかる　すばらしい 日本語版 — “A wonderful Japanese-language version, easy for everyone to understand”\u003cbr data-start=\"6727\" data-end=\"6730\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6730\" data-end=\"6751\"\u003eEnglish branding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walt Disney’s Cinderella\u003cbr data-start=\"6776\" data-end=\"6779\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6779\" data-end=\"6799\"\u003eLower-left line:\u003c\/strong\u003e ディズニー映画　日本語版 — “Disney film \/ Japanese-language version”\u003cbr data-start=\"6856\" data-end=\"6859\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6859\" data-end=\"6883\"\u003ePresentation credit:\u003c\/strong\u003e 日本RKO映画 提供 — “Presented by Japan RKO Films”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"lr85t4\" data-start=\"6929\" data-end=\"6944\"\u003eConservation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"99tx3h\" data-start=\"6946\" data-end=\"7030\"\u003eFourth Cone Restoration linen-backing: stability without sacrificing originality\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7032\" data-end=\"7184\"\u003eThis billboard has been professionally linen-backed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"7087\" data-end=\"7114\"\u003eFourth Cone Restoration\u003c\/strong\u003e to ensure long-term structural stability, safe handling, and display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7186\" data-end=\"7327\"\u003eImportantly, the poster was originally an unused, folded two-sheet in excellent condition. The conservation work was undertaken primarily to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"7329\" data-end=\"7464\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"q2evxa\" data-start=\"7329\" data-end=\"7374\"\u003eFlatten and visually reduce fold lines, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1m2v4nt\" data-start=\"7375\" data-end=\"7464\"\u003ePermanently join the two original sheets into a single, display-ready billboard format.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7466\" data-end=\"7594\"\u003eThe result is a spectacular, museum-scale presentation that remains faithful to the poster’s original form and material reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"psacik\" data-start=\"7596\" data-end=\"7609\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7611\" data-end=\"7755\"\u003eThis poster was acquired by \u003cstrong data-start=\"7639\" data-end=\"7660\"\u003eJapan Poster Shop\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with many other rare 1950s–1970s Japanese posters, from a Japanese supplier near Osaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7757\" data-end=\"7963\"\u003eThe posters were previously carefully stored in a warehouse belonging to an entrepreneur who formerly owned a cinema until the 1980s, when the theatre ceased operations following the rise of VHS home video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"7965\" data-end=\"7977\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7979\" data-end=\"8165\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7979\" data-end=\"8014\"\u003eExcellent presentation on linen\u003c\/strong\u003e, with outstanding overall eye appeal—especially remarkable given the scale and the extremely low survival rate of early Japanese Disney B0 billboards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8167\" data-end=\"8373\"\u003eThis is an exceptionally well-preserved example, conserved to a professional standard, and ready for serious display. Fold lines have been stabilized and visually reduced through professional linen-backing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8375\" data-end=\"8446\"\u003ePlease review the provided photos — they show the exact poster offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8480\" data-end=\"8521\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8480\" data-end=\"8521\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8523\" data-end=\"8616\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8523\" data-end=\"8616\"\u003eThis is an original 1961 Japanese theatrical poster. 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