{"product_id":"dreams-夢-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-73-cm-q286","title":"“Akira Kurosawa Special” \/ 「黒澤明の全貌」, Original Japanese Film Festival Poster 1986–1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q286","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003every rare original Japanese B2 film-festival poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkira Kurosawa Special \/ 黒澤明の全貌\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a major retrospective screening event celebrating the work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe festival ran across two calendar years, beginning on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27 December 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and concluding on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30 January 1987\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as shown by the printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’87\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e date before January. Held at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenter Cinema \/ センターシネマ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the programme presented an extraordinary selection of Kurosawa’s films, from his early wartime and post-war works through to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKagemusha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a standard single-film theatrical poster, but a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eretrospective cinema-event poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — an unusually rich and highly displayable piece of Kurosawa-related Japanese film ephemera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFestival background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster advertises 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生きる\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecord of a Living Being\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 生きものの記録\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrone of Blood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 蜘蛛巣城\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lower Depths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ どん底\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hidden Fortress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 隠し砦の三悪人\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bad Sleep Well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 悪い奴ほどよく眠る\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 用心棒\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 椿三十郎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh and Low\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 天国と地獄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Beard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 赤ひげ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDodes’ka-den\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ どですかでん\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKagemusha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 影武者\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a single printed object, the poster functions both as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efestival advertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and as a compact visual map of 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A vivid \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eemerald-green background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is paired with bold black-and-white photographic imagery, giving the poster immediate impact from across a room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the centre is a large monochrome portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wearing his signature cap, dark glasses, and leather jacket. This image anchors the entire composition and gives the poster a strong authorial presence: the director himself becomes the central visual figure around which his films are arranged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurrounding Kurosawa is a dense but beautifully organised grid of film titles, release years, English titles, Japanese calligraphy, screening dates, and stills from the films. The typography is a major part of the design: each film title appears in bold white Japanese brush-style lettering, accompanied by clean vertical English text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe structure makes the poster highly informative but also highly graphic. 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