{"product_id":"early-summer-麦秋-麥秋-bakushu-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1951-stb-size-51-145-cm-za1142","title":"\"Early Summer (麦秋 \/ 麥秋, Bakushū)\", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1951, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) ZA1142","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"ac72b73d-2780-4b85-9455-a206289b32c9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"dc8450ea-d8d8-42f8-b7bd-6c020c4cf28c\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1353\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eJapanese title: \u003cstrong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1010\"\u003e「麥秋」 \/ modern 「麦秋」\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003eBakushū\u003c\/em\u003e — literally “barley harvest season”; released in English as \u003cem data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1096\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003eSize: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eSTB \/ approx. 20 × 57 in. (51 × 145 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1152\"\u003eCountry \/ Studio: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1195\"\u003eJapan \/ Shochiku (松竹)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eFirst Japanese release: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003e3 October 1951\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1353\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePrinted for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003eoriginal 1951 Japanese theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e, this first-release \u003cstrong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eSTB \/ tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e sits at the very top tier of Ozu poster collecting. Standard Japanese B2 posters from the early postwar period are already difficult to obtain; a full-height STB for a central \u003cstrong data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003eYasujirō Ozu \/ Shochiku\u003c\/strong\u003e title is rarer still. These tall theatre-display posters were made for practical exhibition rather than preservation: printed in two sections, mounted vertically, and usually discarded after the engagement. To find a complete \u003cem data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1937\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/em\u003e STB, with strong colour and matching upper and lower sections, is exceptional. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2363\"\u003eDuring research, we have \u003cstrong data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2215\"\u003enot located a major Western auction-house sale record\u003c\/strong\u003e for this exact first-release STB format. Public traces are extremely sparse, underlining how rarely this poster appears outside specialist circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2856\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2386\"\u003eDesign highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2389\"\u003eThis is a superb example of early 1950s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2467\"\u003eShochiku house-style poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e: elegant, restrained, and emotionally direct, but with real graphic authority. The upper register is dominated by luminous period colour portraiture, while the lower register presents the domestic ensemble with the quiet formality associated with Ozu’s cinema. The enormous brush-calligraphy title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2774\"\u003e「麥秋」\u003c\/strong\u003e bridges the two halves of the composition, giving the poster its dramatic centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"3411\"\u003eThe right-hand orange vertical banner carries the period promotional copy, while the front also notes \u003cstrong data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2973\"\u003e「文部大臣賞受賞」\u003c\/strong\u003e — recipient of the Minister of Education \/ Arts Festival distinction. The printed billing includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3203\"\u003eSetsuko Hara, Shūji Sano, Chikage Awashima, Chishū Ryū, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Kuniko Igawa, and Hiroshi Nihon’yanagi\u003c\/strong\u003e, with screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3254\"\u003eKōgo Noda and Yasujirō Ozu\u003c\/strong\u003e and cinematography by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3294\"\u003eYūharu Atsuta\u003c\/strong\u003e. The result is a beautifully balanced poster: part star portrait, part family tableau, and part calligraphic object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3884\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3432\"\u003eCultural impact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3432\" data-end=\"3435\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3449\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Ozu’s key postwar works and the middle entry in his celebrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3544\"\u003e“Noriko trilogy,”\u003c\/strong\u003e between \u003cem data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"3566\"\u003eLate Spring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"3571\" data-end=\"3584\"\u003eTokyo Story\u003c\/em\u003e. Starring Setsuko Hara as a young woman called Noriko, the film delicately explores family expectations, postwar social change, arranged marriage, personal choice, and the quiet dissolution of the extended household. It is a deeply human work: serene on the surface, but emotionally complex beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3886\" data-end=\"4295\"\u003eThe film was ranked \u003cstrong data-start=\"3906\" data-end=\"3961\"\u003eNo. 1 in Kinema Junpo’s 1951 Japanese film Best Ten\u003c\/strong\u003e and received the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"4024\"\u003eArts Festival Minister of Education Award\u003c\/strong\u003e. Criterion has described \u003cem data-start=\"4050\" data-end=\"4064\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/em\u003e as one of Ozu’s most complex works and one of his enduring classics. Its stature within Japanese cinema is central to the importance of this poster: this is not merely rare Ozu paper, but rare paper for one of his essential films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4297\" data-end=\"4659\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4297\" data-end=\"4310\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4313\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4313\" data-end=\"4326\"\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially for a 1951 STB. This exact example presents beautifully, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4462\"\u003erich colour, strong saturation, and exceptional freshness\u003c\/strong\u003e to the portrait imagery, central title calligraphy, orange side panel, and Shochiku credit area. The poster retains its original two-section STB character, with the upper and lower sheets present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4661\" data-end=\"5158\"\u003eVisible condition is limited to light, honest age wear: \u003cstrong data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4877\"\u003eoriginal fold \/ storage lines, minor handling impressions, slight age toning, very small edge and corner softness, and normal reverse toning \/ show-through.\u003c\/strong\u003e The reverse also bears a small red pencil notation, consistent with period storage or later collection cataloguing. No major tears or paper loss. Please review the photos carefully, as they show the \u003cstrong data-start=\"5132\" data-end=\"5157\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5245\" data-end=\"5273\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5251\" data-end=\"5272\"\u003eover 74 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5275\" data-end=\"5317\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5281\" data-end=\"5316\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5319\" data-end=\"5360\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5319\" data-end=\"5360\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5362\" data-end=\"5823\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5362\" data-end=\"5393\"\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5393\" data-end=\"5396\"\u003eJapanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"5405\" data-end=\"5422\"\u003eSTB \/ tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e posters were tall standing-board cinema advertisements, generally around \u003cstrong data-start=\"5496\" data-end=\"5514\"\u003e20 × 58 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed from two vertically aligned sections and intended for prominent theatre display. Because they were functional advertising objects rather than archival material, survival rates are dramatically lower than for standard B2 posters. For a major Ozu title from 1951, this format is especially significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5825\" data-end=\"5890\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5825\" data-end=\"5890\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eA fantastic museum-grade piece of Japanese cinematic history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57046977610106,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_18.jpg?v=1783379640","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/early-summer-%e9%ba%a6%e7%a7%8b-%e9%ba%a5%e7%a7%8b-bakushu-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1951-stb-size-51-145-cm-za1142","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}