{"product_id":"death-by-hanging-絞死刑-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1968-atg-theatre-used-condition-b2-size-51-73-cm-j73b","title":"“Death by Hanging” (絞死刑), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1968, ATG, Theatre Used Condition, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J73B","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed in 1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst theatrical release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath by Hanging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (絞死刑), directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNagisa Ōshima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Produced by Ōshima’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSōzōsha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in collaboration with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG (Art Theatre Guild)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film is a landmark of the Japanese New Wave, combining black comedy and political confrontation in an extraordinary examination of punishment, identity and state power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular example is theatre used and remains in Very Good \/ Excellent condition, consistent with its age. There is edge wear around the upper left and lower corners, including small edge tears and creasing, together with a pinhole in each corner. Please look closely at the detailed imagery provided. We have taken the condition into account when pricing. Once framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath by Hanging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e centres on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a young Korean man living in Japan who survives his execution by hanging. Faced with this impossible situation, the prison officials attempt to reconstruct his upbringing and crimes, hoping to establish the guilt necessary to justify executing him again. Their increasingly absurd re-enactments turn the execution chamber into a stage on which the authorities expose their own prejudices and contradictions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eŌshima uses this unsettling premise to confront \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecapital punishment, discrimination against Japan’s Korean community and the violence exercised by the state\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The film was an important early production under ATG’s programme of sharing costs with independent filmmakers—a model that helped support some of the most adventurous Japanese cinema of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design is dominated by the enormous red title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e絞死刑\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, stretching across a striking silver upper field. Beneath it, a stark black-and-white execution-room photograph places the viewer behind the condemned man, facing a line of watching officials. The hanging rope descends through the centre, linking the title to the disturbing scene below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn irregular, torn-paper-style boundary separates the silver title panel from the photograph, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「大島渚監督作品」 — “A film directed by Nagisa Ōshima”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears prominently beneath the title. The advertising copy includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「性と犯罪と国家悪の根源に挑む問題作！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A provocative film confronting the roots of sex, crime and state evil!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe restrained palette of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered, silver and black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives the poster a forceful graphic presence, closely matching the film’s confrontational subject. Cast and production credits run down the lower right, above a period advertisement for an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eŌshima screenplay collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the distinctive red \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG emblem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEirin approval mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent — theatre used condition, consistent with its age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The reverse shows age-related toning and scattered handling marks. 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