"Equinox Flower (彼岸花)", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, OZU, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O14
This is an original Japanese poster printed in 1972 for Shochiku’s domestic re-release of Yasujirō Ozu’s Equinox Flower (1958) — Ozu’s first color feature and a quintessential late masterpiece.
A serene, quietly powerful family drama, Equinox Flower follows a traditional father forced to reckon with changing post-war values when his daughter chooses a love marriage over an arranged one. Ozu’s trademark tatami-level framing, deliberate pacing, and lyrical use of red accents (the “equinox flower”) make this film a touchstone of Japanese cinema.
Poster design
Refined studio-still composition inside a tatami room: a young woman in indigo kimono stands beside two women in Western dress, capturing Ozu’s dialogue between tradition and modernity. The hand-brushed pink title 「彼岸花」 glows across the upper field, with a praise line for “the film art of master Ozu” above. Credits run along the footer with the classic Shochiku logo at lower right. Elegant, minimal, and unmistakably Ozu.
This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery (front and back); the photos show the exact poster for sale.
There are some very minor small tears - please see additional imagery. We have taken this into consideration when pricing. Once framed, this poster will display excellently!
It is over 53 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
