{"product_id":"dodeska-den-original-release-japanese-speed-poster-1970-speed-poster-size-c-26-cm-75-cm-n27a","title":"\"Dodes'ka-den\", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm × 75 cm) N27A","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese poster printed in 1970 for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/strong\u003e (どですかでん), Akira Kurosawa’s first colour feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"267\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eAdapted from Shūgorō Yamamoto’s novel \u003cem data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"332\"\u003eA Town Without Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eDodes'ka-den\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a mosaic of lives in a Tokyo shantytown—centred on young Rokkuchan, a mentally disabled boy who imagines driving an imaginary trolley, chanting “dodes’ka-den, dodes’ka-den” (“clickety-clack”). Kurosawa’s bold chromatic palette and episodic structure marked a radical departure from his earlier jidaigeki epics, earning an Academy Award® nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and later cult status among cinephiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"864\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"793\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"796\"\u003ePrinted in the tall \u003cstrong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"832\"\u003espeed-poster\u003c\/strong\u003e format, this design features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"974\"\u003eA large stylised line-drawing of Rokkuchan saluting, rendered in stark black ink with a muted beige wash.\u003cstrong\u003e The artwork is by Akira Kurosawa himself. \u003c\/strong\u003eMinimalist black field below, punctuated only by the yellow hand-painted title どですかでん.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003eCast and crew credits flanking the central image in red, green, and white type—an avant-garde composition that mirrors the film’s experimental spirit.\u003cbr data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eSpeed posters were produced in much smaller quantities than standard B2s, making surviving examples for an auteur classic like Kurosawa’s especially scarce and desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003eThis poster is in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003every good+ to excellent condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003e55 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1576\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57419113988474,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-10-16T050608.607.jpg?v=1792094781","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/dodeska-den-original-release-japanese-speed-poster-1970-speed-poster-size-c-26-cm-75-cm-n27a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}