{"product_id":"class-of-1984-処刑教室-original-japanese-movie-poster-1983-b2-size-51-73-cm-e272","title":"“Class of 1984” \/ 「処刑教室」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E272","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"334\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1983 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eClass of 1984 \/ 「処刑教室」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mark L. Lester’s controversial 1982 high-school exploitation thriller starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"333\"\u003ePerry King and Timothy Van Patten\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eReleased in Japan under the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"399\"\u003eShokei Kyōshitsu \/ 「処刑教室」\u003c\/strong\u003e, meaning \u003cstrong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"435\"\u003e“Execution Classroom,”\u003c\/strong\u003e the film presents an increasingly violent confrontation between an idealistic teacher and the punk gang controlling his inner-city school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"595\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"595\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eNew music teacher \u003cstrong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"630\"\u003eAndy Norris\u003c\/strong\u003e arrives at a troubled high school where metal detectors, security guards, drug dealing, and student violence have become routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"974\"\u003eHe soon encounters \u003cstrong data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"798\"\u003ePeter Stegman\u003c\/strong\u003e, an intelligent but sociopathic student who leads a leather-clad gang involved in narcotics, prostitution, intimidation, and organised attacks against teachers and classmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1204\"\u003eNorris initially attempts to challenge Stegman through conventional authority. As the harassment escalates, however, the gang targets his students, colleagues, and pregnant wife, pushing him towards a violent personal reckoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1249\"\u003eMark L. Lester\u003c\/strong\u003e, who later made \u003cem data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1279\"\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eCommando\u003c\/em\u003e. The screenplay was written by Lester, John Saxton, and Tom Holland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003ePerry King\u003cbr data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003eTimothy Van Patten\u003cbr data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003eMerrie Lynn Ross\u003cbr data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003eRoddy McDowall\u003cbr data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1467\"\u003eStefan Arngrim\u003cbr data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1484\"\u003eMichael J. Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003eA young Michael J. Fox appears in one of his earliest feature-film roles, credited as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1603\"\u003eMichael Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003eThe theme song, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003e“I Am the Future,”\u003c\/strong\u003e was performed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003eAlice Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1877\"\u003eInitially controversial for its graphic violence and bleak portrayal of juvenile delinquency, \u003cem data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1790\"\u003eClass of 1984\u003c\/em\u003e became a significant cult title within 1980s punk, vigilante, and exploitation cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1990\"\u003eThis striking Japanese poster divides the composition into two sharply contrasting sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2255\"\u003eAcross the top, three photographic panels depict the school’s violent punk subculture. The scenes show students confronting one another beside lockers, gang members intimidating their victims, and leather-clad delinquents gathered in a decaying urban environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2371\"\u003eThe irregular yellow borders give these images the appearance of photographs torn from a sensational crime report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2606\"\u003eThe lower half is dominated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2433\"\u003ePerry King as Andy Norris\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown with his fist raised and teeth clenched as he confronts Peter Stegman. His furious expression marks the transformation from restrained teacher to avenging vigilante.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2608\" data-end=\"2628\"\u003eThe large red title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2630\" data-end=\"2640\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2630\" data-end=\"2640\"\u003e「処刑教室」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003eappears across the centre in angular characters enclosed within thin white grid lines. The severe typography resembles both classroom chalk markings and prison bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2843\"\u003eThe principal white tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2870\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2870\"\u003e「たとえ俺の生徒でも、もう我慢できない！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2872\" data-end=\"2883\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2949\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2949\"\u003e“Even if they are my students, I cannot take it any longer!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"2984\"\u003eThe smaller line below announces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3015\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3015\"\u003e「ここから凄絶な16分42秒の血の処刑が始まる！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3028\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3030\" data-end=\"3111\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3030\" data-end=\"3111\"\u003e“From this point begins a brutal 16-minute and 42-second execution in blood!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3234\"\u003eThis unusually precise reference promotes the film’s extended final confrontation as its principal theatrical attraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3236\" data-end=\"3263\"\u003eThe original English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3284\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3284\"\u003e“CLASS OF 1984”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3286\" data-end=\"3361\"\u003eappears discreetly in purple along the lower edge, beneath King’s portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3363\" data-end=\"3570\"\u003eThe Japanese credits identify \u003cstrong data-start=\"3393\" data-end=\"3505\"\u003ePerry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Roddy McDowall, director Mark L. 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