{"product_id":"dodeska-den-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1970-b2-size-51-73-cm-h216","title":"\"Dodes'ka-den\", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H216","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"134\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"154\"\u003e1970\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"191\"\u003efirst theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"211\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/strong\u003e (どですかでん), directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003c\/strong\u003e. Based on \u003cstrong data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eShūgorō Yamamoto’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eA City Without Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"322\"\u003e季節のない街\u003c\/strong\u003e), the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eYoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Keiko Ogasawara,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eTanie Kitabayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is one of the most important posters of Kurosawa’s later career, representing the director’s bold transition into colour cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"588\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eReleased in 1970, \u003cstrong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/strong\u003e was \u003cstrong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eKurosawa’s first colour feature\u003c\/strong\u003e, and remains one of the most unusual and personal works in his filmography. Set in a Tokyo shantytown, the film weaves together the lives, fantasies, hardships, and fragile hopes of a community living on the margins of society. The title itself is an onomatopoeic rendering of a trolley sound—roughly equivalent to \u003cstrong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003e“clickety-clack”\u003c\/strong\u003e—and refers to the young boy who imagines himself driving a streetcar through the settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1515\"\u003eAlthough the film was not a commercial success in Japan on its initial release, it has since come to be recognised as a significant and deeply distinctive work. Internationally, it was far better received and earned an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1374\"\u003eAcademy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film\u003c\/strong\u003e. Today it is valued not only as a key Kurosawa title, but also as a visually daring work that opened a new chapter in the director’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003eextraordinary and highly artistic Japanese release design (artwork by Kurosawa himself!)\u003c\/strong\u003e, entirely unlike the more conventional photographic posters of the period. The composition is rendered in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eraw, painterly, almost childlike style\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a kaleidoscopic arrangement of figures, vignettes, and dreamlike scenes spread across the sheet. At the centre sits the wide-eyed, stylised figure associated with the film’s fragile imaginative world, encircled by a brilliantly coloured \u003cstrong data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2027\"\u003erainbow-like spiral\u003c\/strong\u003e that winds through the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2727\"\u003eAround this central motif are numerous small episodes and characters, reflecting the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2195\"\u003emulti-stranded narrative structure\u003c\/strong\u003e and its movement between realism, fantasy, despair, and humour. The palette is bold and expressive, with blacks, pinks, yellows, greens, and blues used in a manner that feels closer to modern art than mainstream poster design. Particularly striking is the presence of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2464\" data-end=\"2522\"\u003eKurosawa’s own signature reproduced within the artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e, underscoring the intensely personal character of the piece. The large yellow text at lower left reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2638\"\u003e監督 黒澤明\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Directed by Akira Kurosawa”) anchors the sheet and gives it powerful visual authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2978\"\u003eFor collectors, this poster is especially desirable because it captures \u003cstrong data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"2819\"\u003eDodes'ka-den’s\u003c\/strong\u003e singular place in Kurosawa’s oeuvre: a film of hardship and imagination expressed through one of the most unconventional posters associated with the director.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"3084\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"2993\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"2996\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3084\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3086\" data-end=\"3114\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3114\"\u003eover 56 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3116\" data-end=\"3158\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3158\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3201\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3201\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56944311402874,"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-2026-06-04T180838.811.jpg?v=1780564196","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/dodeska-den-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1970-b2-size-51-73-cm-h216","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}