{"product_id":"eureka-stockade-決戦ユーレカの砦-eureka-stockade-original-japanese-release-movie-poster-1953-film-1949-b2-size-51-73-cm-p206","title":"“Eureka Stockade” (決戦ユーレカの砦 \/ Eureka Stockade), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1953 (film 1949), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P206","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"700\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"209\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"252\"\u003efirst Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of the 1949 Australian historical drama \u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"312\"\u003eEureka Stockade\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in Japan as \u003cstrong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"347\"\u003e決戦ユーレカの砦\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"374\"\u003eKessen Eureka no Toride\u003c\/em\u003e) and opening theatrically on \u003cstrong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"423\"\u003e1 December 1953\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Japanese release was handled by \u003cstrong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eShoei Film Company (昭映フィルム株式会社)\u003c\/strong\u003e in association with \u003cstrong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eBCFC (British Commonwealth Film Corporation)\u003c\/strong\u003e—a fascinating example of how major Commonwealth productions reached Japanese cinemas several years after their original overseas runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eHarry Watt\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eChips Rafferty\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"800\"\u003eJane Barrett\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"822\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eJack Lambert\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film dramatises the \u003cstrong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eEureka Rebellion (1854)\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ballarat, Victoria—when gold miners rose against colonial authority over licence fees and the lack of political representation. Part historical reconstruction, part action-driven frontier drama, it captures a pivotal moment in Australian democratic mythology and labour history, making it a compelling crossover piece for collectors of political history, Commonwealth cinema, and mid-century Japanese distribution paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003eA bold, action-heavy Japanese montage that sells the film as a high-stakes frontier uprising: rugged miners and armed men surge across the composition, rifles raised, with the chaos of conflict and makeshift fortifications implied behind them. The huge red vertical title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003e決戦ユーレカの砦\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the sheet with classic early-’50s impact, while the English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003eEUREKA STOCKADE\u003c\/strong\u003e appears at the top—an appealing bilingual detail that reinforces its imported “world cinema” status in Japan. This is exactly the kind of dramatic, muscular design language that Japanese posters of the period used to market overseas historical epics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1967\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"1970\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003cbr data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003eLight age wear and handling consistent with period paper stock; colours and imagery remain strong for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2286\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2197\"\u003e71 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2200\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2242\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2245\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2286\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56712463843706,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-21T143131.545.jpg?v=1774071102","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/eureka-stockade-%e6%b1%ba%e6%88%a6%e3%83%a6%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ab%e3%81%ae%e7%a0%a6-eureka-stockade-original-japanese-release-movie-poster-1953-film-1949-b2-size-51-73-cm-p206","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}