{"product_id":"fantasia-ファンタジア-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-g299a","title":"“Fantasia” \/ 「ファンタジア」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) G299A","description":"\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\" 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 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\"\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 markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1981 Japanese re-release of Walt Disney’s landmark 1940 animated masterpiece \u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 「ファンタジア」.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining classical music with some of the most ambitious animation created during Hollywood’s Golden Age, \u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e represented an unprecedented attempt to transform orchestral compositions into moving visual art. This elegant Japanese poster centres on \u003cstrong\u003eMickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice\u003c\/strong\u003e, conducting a sweeping stream of stars across a deep-blue night sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e consists of eight animated sequences, each created in response to a major work of classical music performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under conductor Leopold Stokowski.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than following a single conventional narrative, the film moves between abstract animation, mythological fantasy, comedy, natural history, supernatural imagery, and musical interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe programme includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohann Sebastian Bach’s \u003cem\u003eToccata and Fugue in D Minor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s \u003cem\u003eThe Nutcracker Suite\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Dukas’s \u003cem\u003eThe Sorcerer’s Apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIgor Stravinsky’s \u003cem\u003eThe Rite of Spring\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLudwig van Beethoven’s \u003cem\u003ePastoral Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmilcare Ponchielli’s \u003cem\u003eDance of the Hours\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModest Mussorgsky’s \u003cem\u003eNight on Bald Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranz Schubert’s \u003cem\u003eAve Maria\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film’s most celebrated sequence, \u003cstrong\u003e“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,”\u003c\/strong\u003e stars Mickey Mouse as an inexperienced apprentice who secretly uses his master’s enchanted hat to bring a broom to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMickey orders the broom to carry buckets of water for him, but he soon loses control of the magic. His attempt to destroy the broom only causes it to multiply, filling the chamber with an unstoppable flood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image of Mickey wearing the blue sorcerer’s hat decorated with stars and a crescent moon became one of the most famous and enduring images in the history of Disney animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eWalt Disney\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was developed under story directors Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, with Ben Sharpsteen serving as production supervisor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music was conducted by \u003cstrong\u003eLeopold Stokowski\u003c\/strong\u003e, performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe production pioneered an advanced multi-channel sound system known as \u003cstrong\u003eFantasound\u003c\/strong\u003e, created to reproduce the spatial depth and dramatic impact of a live symphony orchestra within the cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film received two Academy Honorary Awards recognising its achievements in sound, animation, and the creation of a new form of visualised music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough its original roadshow presentation was technically complex and enormously expensive, \u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e gradually came to be recognised as one of the greatest achievements in animation history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster uses a clean and highly atmospheric composition dominated by Mickey Mouse in his iconic role as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upper portion shows \u003cstrong\u003eMickey standing on the summit of a tall, dark rock formation\u003c\/strong\u003e, wearing his red robe and the famous blue pointed hat decorated with stars and a crescent moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe extends one hand towards the night sky as though conducting the heavens themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliant stream of white, pale-blue, and golden stars sweeps outward from his gesture, curving dramatically across the deep-blue background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sparkling arc creates a sense of musical rhythm and magical movement, visually expressing the film’s central idea of sound transformed into animated imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMickey’s comparatively small figure is surrounded by a vast expanse of darkness and light. This contrast gives the image a monumental quality while reinforcing the overwhelming power of the magic he has attempted to command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal red Japanese tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「あっ 音楽が踊りだした！」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ah—the music has started to dance!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line captures the film’s revolutionary fusion of animation and orchestral performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smaller grey text beneath it reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「映像で見るステレオ・サウンド\u003cbr\u003e限りない感動の広がり……」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Stereo sound experienced through imagery—an infinite expansion of emotion…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA separate presentation box prominently advertises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEREOPHONIC SOUND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reflects the importance of the film’s audio presentation during the 1981 Japanese re-release campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt lower left, the poster announces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「アカデミー特別賞受賞」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Winner of an Academy Special Award.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower-right section features the elegant English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalt Disney’s Fantasia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erendered in blue and pink lettering and accented by a vivid red starburst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirectly beneath it appears the Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「ファンタジア」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bright-blue katakana lettering provides a clean contrast with the surrounding white space and reinforces the refined, prestigious tone of the campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe accompanying credits identify the production as a Walt Disney Technicolor presentation and prominently name \u003cstrong\u003eLeopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese theatrical distribution emblem for \u003cstrong\u003eTōhō \/ 東宝\u003c\/strong\u003e appears along the lower edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster artwork was produced by Disney’s studio artists and adapted by the Japanese promotional division for the film’s 1981 theatrical campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than constructing a dense montage of the film’s many animated sequences, the design focuses on a single universally recognised image from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large area of negative space, restrained typography, deep-blue background, and luminous sweep of stars give the poster a sophisticated and almost concert-like atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design presents \u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e not merely as a children’s animated feature, but as a prestigious combination of fine art, classical music, technological innovation, and cinematic spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts elegant use of Mickey Mouse, magical celestial imagery, and Japanese promotional typography makes it a particularly attractive example of Disney poster design produced for the Japanese market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e was originally produced and released in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong\u003e1981 stereophonic Japanese theatrical re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e, which introduced the landmark production to a new generation of cinema audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a standard Japanese B2-size theatrical poster, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20.3 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an original period Japanese theatrical poster from the 1981 re-release campaign, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good+ condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example with rich colour, sharp animated imagery, clear typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster was previously folded and subsequently stored flat. There are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from 1981, including minor surface impressions and slight edge or corner wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese minor signs do not significantly detract from the poster, and it presents extremely well. We have taken the condition into account when pricing. 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