{"product_id":"d-o-a-a-rite-of-passage-d-o-a-伝説のパンクス-セックス-ピストルズ-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-za176-copy","title":"“D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage” (D.O.A. 伝説のパンクス、セックス・ピストルズ), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986 (film 1981), Artwork by Soyka, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S165","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Lech Kowalski’s seminal punk documentary \u003cstrong\u003eD.O.A.: A Rite of Passage\u003c\/strong\u003e, centred on the \u003cstrong\u003eSex Pistols’ notorious 1978 American tour\u003c\/strong\u003e and featuring an extraordinary cross-section of the original punk movement. Although the poster itself identifies the production as a \u003cstrong\u003e1981 American film\u003c\/strong\u003e, the documented first Japanese theatrical opening was \u003cstrong\u003e26 July 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed by \u003cstrong\u003eKUZUI Enterprises\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced and directed by \u003cstrong\u003eLech Kowalski\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film captures punk at its rawest and least mediated: live performances, backstage footage, confrontation, interviews and the increasingly unstable final period of the Sex Pistols. Alongside \u003cstrong\u003eSid Vicious and John Lydon\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film features \u003cstrong\u003eThe Clash, Iggy Pop, The Dead Boys, Stiv Bators, Rich Kids, X-Ray Spex, Generation X, Sham 69\u003c\/strong\u003e and others. It remains one of the essential primary-source documents of the first-wave punk movement. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fantastic and highly distinctive punk-era design featuring \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal artwork by Soyka\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose signature appears within the lower-left portion of the illustration. The artwork is independently documented as Soyka’s design and was used internationally in connection with the film. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is wonderfully confrontational. A huge \u003cstrong\u003evintage green luxury car\u003c\/strong\u003e bears down upon a pale, androgynous punk sprawled across the asphalt, complete with \u003cstrong\u003epink hair, chain collar, skull ornament and piercing yellow eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e. The image deliberately collides symbols of establishment wealth and punk nihilism: polished chrome and bourgeois luxury looming over a figure associated with rebellion, disorder and self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScrawled directly across the artwork in shocking pink Japanese are three defining words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eアナーキー — “Anarchy”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e混沌 — “Chaos”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e破壊 — “Destruction”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow, the enormous fluorescent-pink \u003cstrong\u003eD.O.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e title is painted across the black field with the rough immediacy of graffiti or a hand-made punk flyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left-hand campaign copy declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「永遠のパンクスに贈る聖書!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003e“A bible dedicated to eternal punks!!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhile the right-hand text introduces the \u003cstrong\u003eSex Pistols as the great problem children of the 1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose incendiary actions shook young people around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe English billing along the bottom reads almost like a roll-call of first-wave punk history, prominently naming \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, The Clash, The Dead Boys, Stiv Bators, Rich Kids, X-Ray Spex, Generation X and Sham 69\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003eSex Pistols subject matter, Soyka artwork, lurid Japanese typography and the uncompromising punk aesthetic\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this one of the strongest Japanese music-documentary posters of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e40 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e A very strong surviving example with the \u003cstrong\u003etoxic green, fluorescent pink, deep blacks and cream tones remaining exceptionally vivid\u003c\/strong\u003e. The principal illustration and typography present beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are only \u003cstrong\u003eminor signs of age and handling\u003c\/strong\u003e, including some light peripheral creasing and very small age-related marks to the verso, but no significant damage detracts from the central Soyka artwork. The reverse remains generally clean and well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs, including the detailed front and reverse images—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57236367245690,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-06T103225.742.jpg?v=1788658383","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/d-o-a-a-rite-of-passage-d-o-a-%e4%bc%9d%e8%aa%ac%e3%81%ae%e3%83%91%e3%83%b3%e3%82%af%e3%82%b9-%e3%82%bb%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e3%82%b9-%e3%83%94%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ba-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-za176-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}