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The poster is a superb example of \u003cstrong data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"547\"\u003eRockin’ Jelly Bean’s exploitation-inspired graphic style\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining lurid colour, hand-drawn menace, retro typography and Japanese underground cinema energy in one of the most striking genre posters of its period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eThe sheet is headed \u003cstrong data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"768\"\u003e“OMEGA PROJECT Presents OZ Production”\u003c\/strong\u003e and carries the film’s English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"820\"\u003eCRAZY LIPS\u003c\/strong\u003e above the large Japanese title treatment. The lower credit block identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"916\"\u003eHirohisa Sasaki\u003c\/strong\u003e as director and \u003cstrong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"954\"\u003eHiroshi Takahashi\u003c\/strong\u003e as writer, with the poster’s printed production details reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003e© OMEGA PROJECT \/ 1:1.85 \/ COLOR \/ 85min. \/ R15\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003eDate \u0026amp; Japanese Theatrical Release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1444\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eCrazy Lips\u003c\/em\u003e was released theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1184\"\u003e26 February 2000\u003c\/strong\u003e. Japanese film sources identify \u003cstrong data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1236\"\u003eHirohisa Sasaki\u003c\/strong\u003e as director, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1271\"\u003eHiroshi Takahashi\u003c\/strong\u003e as screenwriter, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1308\"\u003eHitomi Miwa\u003c\/strong\u003e as the lead, with supporting appearances by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003eHiroshi Abe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003eRen Osugi\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003eKazuma Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1446\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003eThe film was distributed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003eOmega Project\u003c\/strong\u003e, as also confirmed by the on-sheet credits. It belongs to the distinctive wave of turn-of-the-millennium Japanese horror and cult cinema: independently spirited, stylistically excessive, and designed to sit far outside polite mainstream genre conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1797\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1797\"\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Its Place in Japanese Cult Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"2318\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eCrazy Lips\u003c\/em\u003e follows a young woman drawn into a bizarre psychic investigation after her brother is accused of a series of brutal murders. What begins as a murder mystery quickly mutates into a surreal horror-comedy of séances, ghosts, grotesque violence, dark comedy and escalating absurdity. Japanese broadcast and film sources describe it as a highly eccentric horror-entertainment work by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2212\"\u003eHiroshi Takahashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the key writers associated with Japan’s modern horror boom. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2574\"\u003eIts appeal lies in that instability: part supernatural thriller, part splatter film, part black comedy, part delirious exploitation picture. For collectors of Japanese cult cinema, it is a memorable title precisely because it resists neat classification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2610\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2610\"\u003eThe Artist: Rockin’ Jelly Bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"3165\"\u003eThe poster artwork is signed \u003cstrong data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2663\"\u003eRockin’ Jelly Bean\u003c\/strong\u003e along the lower-right edge of the illustration. Rockin’ Jelly Bean is one of Japan’s most recognizable lowbrow graphic artists, known for masked public appearances, vivid erotic-pop imagery, garage-punk roots and extensive work across posters, apparel, music and film-related art. EROSTIKA, his official Harajuku shop \/ brand, describes him as a world-known lowbrow artist whose work draws on Ed Roth, Robert Williams, Robert Crumb and retro exploitation culture. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3167\" data-end=\"3409\"\u003eThis poster is especially desirable because it captures Rockin’ Jelly Bean in a perfect context: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3351\"\u003ea Japanese cult horror-comedy with the visual logic of a 1970s grindhouse one-sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e, filtered through his neon, punk-inflected drawing style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3411\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3411\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3613\"\u003eA poster built for maximum impact: the composition is dominated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3549\"\u003eacidic yellow, blood red, black, orange and green\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the sheet an electric, almost screen-printed intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3846\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3634\"\u003eCentral figure:\u003c\/strong\u003e the large female portrait at right, rendered in red-orange and black, anchors the design with a stern, confrontational gaze and wrapped hands, immediately suggesting threat, possession or psychological fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"4137\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"3880\"\u003eExploitation-horror imagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e an axe-wielding silhouette appears near the top; a monstrous open mouth and screaming faces punctuate the left and lower-right areas; the entire image feels deliberately excessive, echoing trailer art, midnight-movie flyers and underground horror graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4139\" data-end=\"4409\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4139\" data-end=\"4159\"\u003eTitle treatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"4179\" data-end=\"4188\"\u003e発狂する唇\u003c\/strong\u003e is set in a huge dripping red form across the lower centre, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"4255\" data-end=\"4269\"\u003eCRAZY LIPS\u003c\/strong\u003e appears above in rough yellow lettering. 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