{"product_id":"eros-massacre-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1970-atg-b2-size-51-73-cm-s41","title":"“Eros + Massacre”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1970, ATG, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S41","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the first release of Yoshishige Yoshida’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEros + Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (エロス＋虐殺 \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErosu Purasu Gyakusatsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), one of the defining works of the Japanese New Wave and among the most radical films distributed by the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Theatre Guild (ATG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompleted at the end of the 1960s and released theatrically in Japan in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariko Okada, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Yūko Kusunoki, Etsushi Takahashi, Masako Yagi,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Kazuko Ineno. Yoshida interweaves the lives of anarchist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSakae Ōsugi and feminist Noe Itō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a group of politically and sexually liberated young people living in contemporary Tokyo, creating an extraordinary meditation on history, memory, political rebellion and erotic freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEros + Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moves between two periods separated by almost half a century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe historical narrative examines the life of radical anarchist Sakae Ōsugi and his relationships with the pioneering feminist and anarchist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoe Itō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, journalist Itsuko Masaoka and other women associated with Japan’s early-20th-century radical movement. Ōsugi and Itō were murdered by military police during the chaos following the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning alongside this material is a deliberately fragmented contemporary story set in the late 1960s, in which students investigate and reinterpret Ōsugi’s ideas while pursuing their own experiments with sexuality, freedom and political identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than treating history as fixed fact, Yoshida continually allows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epast and present, documentary and fiction, memory and imagination to overlap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The result is a film about the impossibility of separating historical revolution from the desires and assumptions of those who later attempt to understand it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film forms the first part of Yoshida’s celebrated loose trilogy concerned with Japanese radicalism, followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeroic Purgatory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoup d’État\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original Japanese B2 is a superb example of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eradically modern graphic language associated with ATG cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design is constructed almost entirely from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehigh-contrast black-and-white photographic fragments interrupted by an intense translucent yellow vertical band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross that yellow column runs the enormous English title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“EROS + MASSACRE”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe typography is partially obscured, inverted and absorbed into the photographic imagery, forcing the viewer to read the poster as a layered visual object rather than as straightforward advertising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe technique perfectly reflects the film itself: identities, eras, bodies and memories overlap without conventional boundaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt left, the enormous profile of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariko Okada as Noe Itō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides the strongest human image in the composition. Her face is rendered with the severe tonal contrast of photographic reproduction, giving her an almost sculptural presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAround her are fragmented images of intimacy and confrontation. Bodies appear upside down, figures overlap, and a ghostly flame-like image spreads across the right half of the sheet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than presenting a conventional cast montage, the poster creates a sense of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollision and visual instability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directly reflecting Yoshida’s experimental approach to cinematic space and chronology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the centre, the Japanese title appears in jagged red lettering:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「エロス＋虐殺」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Eros + Massacre”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brilliant red title against yellow, black and white provides the composition’s only other major colour accent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG and the Japanese New Wave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe small \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG \/ Art Theatre Guild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e identification is especially important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG became one of the central institutions of post-war Japanese independent cinema, providing distribution and later production support for filmmakers whose work could not easily exist within the major studio system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts catalogue encompasses some of the most important works of the Japanese avant-garde and New Wave, including films by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNagisa Ōshima, Shūji Terayama, Toshio Matsumoto, Kōji Wakamatsu, Akio Jissoji,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Yoshishige Yoshida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG advertising was similarly unconventional. Posters frequently abandoned the polished star-driven layouts of mainstream Japanese cinema in favour of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexperimental photography, radical typography and contemporary graphic design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEros + Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e B2 is an outstanding example of that philosophy: the poster does not simply advertise the film—it visually participates in its avant-garde language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoshishige Yoshida and Mariko Okada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoshishige Yoshida was among the most formally adventurous filmmakers to emerge from the Japanese New Wave.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work is characterised by fractured compositions, extreme use of negative space, unconventional editing and a persistent interest in the relationship between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epolitics, eroticism, memory and personal freedom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariko Okada—Yoshida’s wife and one of the great actresses of post-war Japanese cinema—was also a crucial creative collaborator. Her performance as Noe Itō gives the historical sections of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEros + Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e much of their emotional and intellectual force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film became one of Yoshida’s key international works and is now widely regarded as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emajor achievement of Japanese experimental cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good+ \/ Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster presents extremely strongly, with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyellow, red, black and white graphic elements retaining excellent visual impact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are original horizontal and vertical fold lines, light handling creases, minor age-related wear and some gentle surface undulation consistent with an authentic theatrical poster of this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse retains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efaint original handwritten Japanese theatre \/ storage notations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including what appears to be the film title. Such markings were commonly added by cinema staff to identify posters while they were stored folded and provide an appealing additional element of genuine period provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese characteristics are consistent with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egenuine working theatrical poster rather than an unused later reproduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and once framed the piece will display exceptionally well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1970 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a modern reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e56 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57201805558138,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-08-25T160518.139.jpg?v=1787641812","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/eros-massacre-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1970-atg-b2-size-51-73-cm-s41","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}