{"product_id":"early-summer-麦秋-bakushu-bakushu-original-1951-japanese-speed-poster-press-sheet-shochiku-eiga-press-no-188-yasujiro-ozu-circa-25-52-cm","title":"EARLY SUMMER (麦秋 \/ Bakushū \/ Bakushu) – Original 1951 Japanese “Speed” Poster \/ Press Sheet (Shōchiku Eiga Press No. 188) – Yasujirō Ozu – Circa 25 × 52 cm Q228","description":"\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-turn-id=\"ac72b73d-2780-4b85-9455-a206289b32c9\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" 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-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\" 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\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"dc8450ea-d8d8-42f8-b7bd-6c020c4cf28c\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\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\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"9a5b038c-9511-4c1d-97be-37a474019900\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-25\" 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)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--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=\"9a5b038c-9511-4c1d-97be-37a474019900\" 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-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-pro\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light deep-research-result markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eoriginal Japanese “speed size” promotional sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e for Yasujirō Ozu’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"270\"\u003e麦秋 \/ Bakushū\u003c\/strong\u003e), issued by \u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eShōchiku\u003c\/strong\u003e for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"345\"\u003efirst release campaign in 1951\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"413\"\u003eultra rare exhibitor-style publicity \/ press piece\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"460\"\u003eShōchiku Eiga Press (松竹映画プレス) No. 188\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced for cinema promotion and filled with period graphics, cast portraits, credits, production text, advertising copy, and editorial-style studio material. Pieces of this kind were made for practical promotional use and were not intended to survive in large numbers, making them especially desirable to collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"817\"\u003eearly Japanese cinema ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"847\"\u003eYasujirō Ozu material\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"883\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eAbout the Film (Early Summer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"905\"\u003e1951\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Ozu’s most celebrated postwar works and a central film in his mature period. The drama follows Noriko Mamiya and her extended family as questions of marriage, duty, independence, and generational expectation quietly reshape the household.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003eLess overtly dramatic than many family melodramas of the period, the film is deeply characteristic of Ozu’s art: restrained, humane, and exacting in its observation of domestic life. Through low camera positions, carefully balanced interiors, elliptical storytelling, and moments of everyday ritual, Ozu transforms an ordinary family situation into a profound meditation on change, separation, and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1815\"\u003eMade between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1613\"\u003eLate Spring\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1633\"\u003eTokyo Story\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1651\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e is often regarded as one of the key works in Ozu’s great postwar sequence, and remains a highly important title for collectors of serious Japanese cinema material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1883\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1844\"\u003edouble-sided piece\u003c\/strong\u003e features \u003cstrong data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1870\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e prominently:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003eFront \/ Colour Side:\u003c\/strong\u003e A striking period design with a large green-toned photographic composition of two female figures, the Shōchiku emblem, bold calligraphic title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2059\"\u003e麦秋\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ozu director credit, and the printed line \u003cstrong data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2125\"\u003e松竹映画 PRESS NO. 188\u003c\/strong\u003e along the lower margin. The right section includes campaign text, promotional copy, illustrated cast groupings, and related Shōchiku advertising, giving the sheet strong visual and historical presence despite its modest format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2782\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2385\"\u003eReverse \/ Monochrome Side:\u003c\/strong\u003e A dedicated press-feature layout with extensive Japanese text, full staff and cast credits, a production still, character illustrations, promotional headlines, and article-style publicity material presenting the film as a major new Ozu production. The reverse also refers to Ozu’s earlier success \u003cstrong data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2698\"\u003eLate Spring\u003c\/strong\u003e, positioning \u003cstrong data-start=\"2712\" data-end=\"2728\"\u003eEarly Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e within the director’s acclaimed postwar body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2784\" data-end=\"3087\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2784\" data-end=\"2793\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e As was typical for this kind of exhibitor press \/ promotional sheet, the design combines advertising copy, cast and staff details, still photography, illustration, and editorial-style studio promotion on the same paper. These elements are part of the original and authentic publication format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3089\" data-end=\"3140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3089\" data-end=\"3098\"\u003eFilm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early Summer (\u003cstrong data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3139\"\u003e麦秋 \/ Bakushū \/ Bakushu\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3142\" data-end=\"3168\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3142\" data-end=\"3155\"\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yasujirō Ozu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3192\"\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3268\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3223\"\u003eStudio \/ Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shōchiku \/ Shōchiku Eiga Press (\u003cstrong data-start=\"3256\" data-end=\"3267\"\u003e松竹映画プレス\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3270\" data-end=\"3299\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3270\" data-end=\"3287\"\u003eIssue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3299\"\u003eNo. 188\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3370\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3310\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3311\" data-end=\"3319\"\u003e1951\u003c\/strong\u003e — original release year \/ first campaign-era piece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3446\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3383\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3446\"\u003eOriginal Japanese speed poster \/ press sheet, double-sided\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3503\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3457\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003ec. 25 × 52 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ approx. \u003cstrong data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3503\"\u003e9.8 × 20.5 in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3573\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3522\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3573\"\u003eOriginal vintage printing — not a reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3575\" data-end=\"3894\"\u003eThis is a genuine vintage paper item from the early 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3896\" data-end=\"4002\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3896\" data-end=\"3909\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3912\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3938\"\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos — they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4004\" data-end=\"4032\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4004\" data-end=\"4032\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over 74 years old!\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\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\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56969977856378,"sku":null,"price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-12T160707.897.jpg?v=1781248043","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/early-summer-%e9%ba%a6%e7%a7%8b-bakushu-bakushu-original-1951-japanese-speed-poster-press-sheet-shochiku-eiga-press-no-188-yasujiro-ozu-circa-25-52-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}