{"product_id":"dodeska-den-akira-kurosawa-movie-poster-original-release-1970-b2-size-51-x-73cm-j158-copy-1","title":"“Dodes'ka-den” (どですかでん), Original LaserDisc Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA905","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"455\" data-start=\"120\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"162\" data-start=\"149\"\u003eB2 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in \u003cstrong data-end=\"181\" data-start=\"173\"\u003e1993\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"190\"\u003eLaserDisc release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-end=\"231\" data-start=\"215\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/strong\u003e (どですかでん), \u003cstrong data-end=\"262\" data-start=\"242\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e extraordinary 1970 film. It is \u003cstrong data-end=\"301\" data-start=\"294\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e the original 1970 theatrical poster, but an authentic Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"410\" data-start=\"365\"\u003e1993 home video \/ LaserDisc release issue\u003c\/strong\u003e from the film’s original analogue-video era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"476\" data-start=\"457\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"476\" data-start=\"457\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"987\" data-start=\"478\"\u003eOriginally released in \u003cstrong data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"501\"\u003e1970\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"527\" data-start=\"511\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/strong\u003e occupies a crucial place in Kurosawa’s career as his \u003cstrong data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"581\"\u003efirst colour feature film\u003c\/strong\u003e. Adapted from \u003cstrong data-end=\"647\" data-start=\"625\"\u003eShūgorō Yamamoto’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"672\" data-start=\"648\"\u003eA City Without Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e, it presents a mosaic of lives on the margins of society, set within a shantytown populated by dreamers, outcasts, labourers, and children. Rather than following a single central plot, the film unfolds through a series of interwoven episodes, combining tenderness, absurdity, despair, and bursts of strange beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1279\" data-start=\"989\"\u003eThe title itself is famously derived from the rhythmic sound of a tram as imagined by the young boy \u003cstrong data-end=\"1101\" data-start=\"1089\"\u003eRokuchan\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the film’s most memorable figures. That mixture of hardship and imagination is at the heart of the film, and it is exactly what gives \u003cstrong data-end=\"1260\" data-start=\"1244\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/strong\u003e its singular tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1298\" data-start=\"1281\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1298\" data-start=\"1281\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1894\" data-start=\"1300\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1343\" data-start=\"1310\"\u003esuperb and highly distinctive\u003c\/strong\u003e design, perfectly suited to the film’s world. The image is built in a deliberately \u003cstrong data-end=\"1460\" data-start=\"1427\"\u003echildlike, hand-painted style\u003c\/strong\u003e, with bold black outlines, raw brushwork, rainbow arcs, and a crowded field of strange, expressive figures. At the centre sits the stylised image of the tram-obsessed boy, surrounded by a chaotic yet poetic universe of faces, gestures, and fragmented scenes. The printed \u003cstrong data-end=\"1750\" data-start=\"1732\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003c\/strong\u003e signature within the composition adds further interest and emphasises the poster’s close identification with the director’s own artistic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2253\" data-start=\"1896\"\u003eUnlike more conventional Kurosawa posters, this design feels almost like an \u003cstrong data-end=\"1985\" data-start=\"1972\"\u003eart print\u003c\/strong\u003e or a page from an illustrated notebook rather than a standard film advertisement. That is exactly what makes it so compelling. It reflects the film’s visual language of innocence, delusion, fantasy, and social fracture, and gives the poster exceptional wall presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2484\" data-start=\"2255\"\u003eFor collectors, this is an especially appealing piece because it links \u003cstrong data-end=\"2338\" data-start=\"2326\"\u003eKurosawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"2367\" data-start=\"2340\"\u003eJapanese graphic design\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong data-end=\"2394\" data-start=\"2377\"\u003eLaserDisc era\u003c\/strong\u003e, while preserving one of the most visually idiosyncratic images associated with the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2499\" data-start=\"2486\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2499\" data-start=\"2486\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2881\" data-start=\"2501\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2587\" data-start=\"2501\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photo—it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2911\" data-start=\"2883\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"2910\" data-start=\"2889\"\u003eover 33 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3081\" data-start=\"2913\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"2926\" data-start=\"2919\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e the original 1970 theatrical poster, but it is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"3028\" data-start=\"2977\"\u003eauthentic 1993 Japanese LaserDisc release issue\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"3080\" data-start=\"3034\"\u003enot a modern reproduction or later reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"3124\" data-start=\"3083\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"3124\" data-start=\"3083\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56838102974842,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-26T080517.414.jpg?v=1777158332","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/dodeska-den-akira-kurosawa-movie-poster-original-release-1970-b2-size-51-x-73cm-j158-copy-1","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}