{"product_id":"distant-thunder-遠雷-enrai-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-atg-design-by-masakatsu-ogasawara-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-o262-copy","title":"“Starry Sky Marionette” (星空のマリオネット), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, ATG, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — P102","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster for the 1978 release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarry Sky Marionette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasato Hashiura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and distributed by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Theatre Guild (ATG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Produced in association with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTokyo Video Center\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film captures the restless energy and emotional uncertainty of young people living on the margins of society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoichi Miura, Kazuhito Takei and Ako\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtsushi Yamatoya and Masato Hashiura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film explores troubled relationships, alienation and the search for connection. Its mixture of intimacy, rebellion and tragedy places it firmly within the challenging youth cinema associated with ATG during the late 1970s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster communicates these themes through a bold photographic collage. In the upper-left section, a softly tinted image shows three unclothed figures lying together on tatami, creating a moment of exposed vulnerability. Its muted purple colouring contrasts with the forceful mechanical imagery beside it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack-and-yellow motorcycle wheel and front forks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cut through the right side of the composition. Below, a stark monochrome photograph of motorcyclists riding towards the viewer brings movement and confrontation into the design. The juxtaposition of intimate bodies and machinery gives the poster its distinctive tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the bottom, the Japanese title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e星空のマリオネット\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, appears in enormous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, standing out sharply against the surrounding photography. Hashiura’s directing credit sits above it, while the cast names follow the motorcycle imagery and the familiar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG emblem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e completes the lower section.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe promotional copy introduces the film with the arresting declaration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“One death, two deaths… ‘Being alive is magic!’”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt goes on to describe youth as an experience no one passes through unscathed, presenting the film as a wandering portrait of young lives and a vivid requiem. This fatalistic language reinforces the contrast between the freedom suggested by the motorcycles and the vulnerability of the figures above.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970s Japanese independent film advertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, particularly appealing to collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG cinema, youth drama and motorcycle imagery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall photographs, including the front and reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese B2 size: approximately 51.5 × 72.8 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStock code: P102.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57419903271290,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-10-16T155951.407.jpg?v=1792134264","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/distant-thunder-%e9%81%a0%e9%9b%b7-enrai-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-atg-design-by-masakatsu-ogasawara-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-o262-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}