{"product_id":"closing-time-閉店時間-heiten-jikan-original-japanese-release-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1962-stb-size-approx-51-145-cm-p219","title":"“Closing Time” (閉店時間 \/ Heiten Jikan), Original Japanese Release STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1962, STB Size (approx. 51 × 145 cm) P219","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"656\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"176\"\u003eSTB tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e poster printed in 1962 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Closing Time, a Daiei Tokyo colour Cinemascope workplace romance \/ drama directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eUmetsugu Inoue\u003c\/strong\u003e, adapted from a work by \u003cstrong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eSawako Ariyoshi\u003c\/strong\u003e, with screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eYoshio Shirasaka\u003c\/strong\u003e and music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"468\"\u003eHachidai Nakamura\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was released in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"521\"\u003e18 April 1962\u003c\/strong\u003e and stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eAyako Wakao, Hitomi Nozoe, Kyoko Enami, Hiroshi Kawaguchi,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eKeizō Kawasaki\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eClosing Time belongs to that fascinating early-1960s moment in Japanese studio cinema when the department store, the office, and the rhythms of urban working life became rich material for drama. Japanese trade and database material marketed the film explicitly around \u003cstrong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003elove, marriage, separation, and the emotional lives of modern “BG” women\u003c\/strong\u003e, presenting it as a large-scale youth \/ literary drama rather than a lightweight programmer. That context matters: this is not just a romance, but a sharply period piece about women, work, and post-war modernity, led by one of Daiei’s great stars, Ayako Wakao. It also sits within the remarkable career of Umetsugu Inoue, now recognised by the National Film Archive of Japan as one of the most prolific and important entertainment directors of the post-war era, ultimately directing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1517\"\u003e116 films\u003c\/strong\u003e across Japan’s major studios and later in Hong Kong. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"2638\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eA superb and highly unusual \u003cstrong data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1665\"\u003etatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e design, this piece has the towering vertical impact that makes the format so desirable. The composition is brilliantly segmented: an elegant, oversized close-up of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1845\"\u003eAyako Wakao\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the upper half, while bold blocks of colour introduce the wider ensemble below, including stylish inset portrait panels and full-length fashion-driven figure work that immediately evoke the department-store \/ urban-modern setting. The huge pink title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003e閉店時間\u003c\/strong\u003e running down the dark vertical band gives the poster tremendous graphic authority, while the left-side tagline—about women’s problems beginning when the store closes—perfectly captures the film’s premise. As a format, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2355\"\u003eSTB \/ tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e is especially collectible: it is a distinctly Japanese exhibition size made by joining \u003cstrong data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2471\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003etwo B2 sheets vertically\u003c\/strong\u003e, designed for theatre signboards and outdoor display, which gives it a far stronger physical presence than a standard one-sheet. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2640\" data-end=\"3039\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2649\" data-end=\"2652\"\u003eVery Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale. The poster has the expected signs of period cinema use, with age toning and noticeable foxing \/ staining to the reverse, heaviest toward the lower section. The front still displays strongly, with excellent colour, striking contrast, and very good wall presence for such a rare surviving STB example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3146\"\u003eIt is over 63 years old!\u003cbr data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3068\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3109\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56718250574202,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/apartment-interior-with-bench-seat_1.jpg?v=1774251816","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/closing-time-%e9%96%89%e5%ba%97%e6%99%82%e9%96%93-heiten-jikan-original-japanese-release-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1962-stb-size-approx-51-145-cm-p219","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}