{"product_id":"elephant-エレファント-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-2004-b2-size-c-51-5-72-8-cm-a12","title":"“Elephant” (エレファント), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2004, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) A12","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGus Van Sant’s cult drama \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElephant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. First released in 2003, the film opened in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27 March 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTokyo Theatres and Elephant Picture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The poster prominently displays its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2003 Cannes Palme d’Or and Best Director awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Excellent+ condition, close to Near Mint, with rich yellow colouring and beautifully preserved photographic detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the 1999 Columbine tragedy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElephant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows several teenagers through an apparently ordinary school day before their lives converge in a school shooting. Its overlapping perspectives return to the same encounters, gradually revealing how the students’ separate experiences intersect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten, directed and edited by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGus Van Sant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with cinematography by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarris Savides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film combines an observational style with a largely non-professional young cast. Everyday conversations and small gestures give its unsettling portrait of adolescence an intimacy that remains central to its impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA broad mustard-yellow panel occupies the upper third, placing the Japanese title and Van Sant’s credits beneath an expansive field of colour. The Cannes award emblems sit at the upper right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, a softly textured photograph captures a girl kissing a blond student on the cheek. His yellow T-shirt echoes the panel above, linking the two halves of the composition. The English title appears at the lower left in distressed, typewriter-style lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA quiet Japanese tagline sits beside the photograph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「いつもと同じ1日だと思ってた。」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I thought it would be a day like any other.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent+ overall, close to Near Mint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The colours remain strong and the image presents exceptionally well. Light handling impressions and a few small creases are visible, particularly near the upper edge and on the reverse. 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