{"product_id":"female-prisoner-scorpion-701-s-grudge-song-女囚さそり-701号怨み節-original-release-japanese-billboard-poster-1973-linen-backed-restored-and-beautifully-preserved-b0-billboard-approx-160-100-cm-copy","title":"“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節) Original release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster, 1973 — unrestored and in excellent display condition (STB \/ Tatekan \/ 2-panel approx. 51 x 145 cm) Q40","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"272\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"338\" data-start=\"272\"\u003e“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"341\" data-start=\"338\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"341\"\u003eOriginal release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster, 1973 — unrestored and in excellent display condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1116\" data-start=\"447\"\u003eOffered here is a \u003cstrong data-end=\"525\" data-start=\"465\"\u003ecomplete, original-release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-end=\"578\" data-start=\"530\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-end=\"654\" data-start=\"584\"\u003efourth and final film in Meiko Kaji’s original Toei Scorpion cycle\u003c\/strong\u003e. Released in Japan on \u003cstrong data-end=\"697\" data-start=\"677\"\u003e29 December 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was directed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"743\" data-start=\"724\"\u003eYasuharu Hasebe\u003c\/strong\u003e, with official Toei materials emphasizing Scorpion’s revenge against the detectives who wronged her and noting the handover from \u003cstrong data-end=\"887\" data-start=\"873\"\u003eShunya Ito\u003c\/strong\u003e to Hasebe for this final installment. For collectors of \u003cstrong data-end=\"958\" data-start=\"944\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"981\" data-start=\"960\"\u003eToei exploitation\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1019\" data-start=\"987\"\u003efirst-release Japanese paper\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a true \u003cstrong data-end=\"1077\" data-start=\"1036\"\u003eholy-grail STB \/ Tatekan format piece\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3578\" data-start=\"3094\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3136\" data-start=\"3094\"\u003eMeiko Kaji: a defining screen identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"3139\" data-start=\"3136\"\u003eJapan Society describes Kaji’s Nami as the role that became her \u003cstrong data-end=\"3228\" data-start=\"3203\"\u003edefining role at Toei\u003c\/strong\u003e, and more broadly characterizes Kaji as an actress whose \u003cstrong data-end=\"3344\" data-start=\"3286\"\u003epiercing gaze came to define an era of Japanese cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e. That gives original theatrical material for the Scorpion films unusual weight: this is not just cult paper, but paper tied to one of the central screen personas of 1970s Japanese genre cinema. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4306\" data-start=\"4180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"4194\" data-start=\"4180\"\u003eThe poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"4197\" data-start=\"4194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"4306\" data-start=\"4197\"\u003eBlazing orange aura, dagger-eyed Kaji, electric-blue title typography, and stalking black panther imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4893\" data-start=\"4308\"\u003eEven by the standards of 1970s Japanese poster design, this composition is exceptionally forceful. The \u003cstrong data-end=\"4428\" data-start=\"4411\"\u003eupper section\u003c\/strong\u003e is dominated by a monumental image of \u003cstrong data-end=\"4481\" data-start=\"4467\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e in black, holding a long gun and isolated against a burning \u003cstrong data-end=\"4561\" data-start=\"4542\"\u003eorange-red aura\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the \u003cstrong data-end=\"4590\" data-start=\"4573\"\u003elower section\u003c\/strong\u003e explodes into a charging \u003cstrong data-end=\"4633\" data-start=\"4616\"\u003eblack panther\u003c\/strong\u003e, huge \u003cstrong data-end=\"4686\" data-start=\"4640\"\u003eelectric-blue calligraphic title lettering\u003c\/strong\u003e, and deep pools of black negative space. The left-side copy promises ferocious black murderous intent and revenge echoing through the darkness, exactly matching the mood of the film’s late-cycle bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5461\" data-start=\"4895\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"4944\" data-start=\"4895\"\u003eKey visual elements (as seen in the artwork):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"4947\" data-start=\"4944\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-end=\"4994\" data-start=\"4949\"\u003eMonumental upper-body image of Meiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e, cool, severe, and confrontational\u003cbr data-end=\"5032\" data-start=\"5029\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-end=\"5057\" data-start=\"5034\"\u003eBurning orange halo\u003c\/strong\u003e behind Kaji, creating an almost icon-like silhouette\u003cbr data-end=\"5113\" data-start=\"5110\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-end=\"5155\" data-start=\"5115\"\u003eHuge electric-blue title calligraphy\u003c\/strong\u003e crashing down the lower section\u003cbr data-end=\"5190\" data-start=\"5187\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-end=\"5226\" data-start=\"5192\"\u003eCharging black panther imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e that turns the lower half into pure menace\u003cbr data-end=\"5272\" data-start=\"5269\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-end=\"5311\" data-start=\"5274\"\u003eRed vertical “701号怨み節” typography\u003c\/strong\u003e cutting through the design with urgency\u003cbr data-end=\"5354\" data-start=\"5351\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-end=\"5418\" data-start=\"5356\"\u003ePrinted credit to the theme song “怨み節,” sung by Meiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e, a superb period touch for Kaji collectors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5731\" data-start=\"5463\"\u003eAt \u003cstrong data-end=\"5489\" data-start=\"5466\"\u003eSTB \/ Tatekan scale\u003c\/strong\u003e, those choices become architectural. The design is not merely attractive; it becomes a true \u003cstrong data-end=\"5616\" data-start=\"5582\"\u003ecinema-display statement piece\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Kaji looming above and the panther advancing below in a composition built to stop passersby in their tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5825\" data-start=\"5733\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"5756\" data-start=\"5733\"\u003eRarity and survival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"5759\" data-start=\"5756\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"5825\" data-start=\"5759\"\u003eWhy STB \/ Tatekan-format Japanese posters are genuinely scarce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"6480\" data-start=\"5827\"\u003eThe Tatekan as a \u003cstrong data-end=\"5922\" data-start=\"5894\"\u003euniquely Japanese format\u003c\/strong\u003e, made by joining \u003cstrong data-end=\"5969\" data-start=\"5940\"\u003etwo B2 posters vertically\u003c\/strong\u003e for use in \u003cstrong data-end=\"6009\" data-start=\"5981\"\u003estanding cinema displays\u003c\/strong\u003e. STBs were produced in much \u003cstrong data-end=\"6088\" data-start=\"6066\"\u003esmaller quantities\u003c\/strong\u003e, were often used in public-facing display situations, and were \u003cstrong data-end=\"6193\" data-start=\"6152\"\u003elargely discontinued by the mid-1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e. That combination of scale, two-panel construction, and display use makes survival markedly harder than with ordinary B2 posters. For a \u003cstrong data-end=\"6359\" data-start=\"6330\"\u003eMeiko Kaji Scorpion title\u003c\/strong\u003e, that places an original first-release STB squarely in \u003cstrong data-end=\"6439\" data-start=\"6415\"\u003eholy-grail territory\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"6546\" data-start=\"6482\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"6495\" data-start=\"6482\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"6498\" data-start=\"6495\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"6546\" data-start=\"6498\"\u003eExcellent, Unrestored, complete, and highly displayable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"7075\" data-start=\"6548\"\u003eBased on the attached photos, this example appears \u003cstrong data-end=\"6613\" data-start=\"6599\"\u003eunrestored\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"6655\" data-start=\"6618\"\u003ecomplete in two separate sections\u003c\/strong\u003e. It shows the expected \u003cstrong data-end=\"6693\" data-start=\"6679\"\u003efold lines\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"6721\" data-start=\"6695\"\u003elight general creasing\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"6744\" data-start=\"6727\"\u003ehandling wear\u003c\/strong\u003e consistent with a genuine vintage theatrical display piece. Most importantly, the poster retains \u003cstrong data-end=\"7009\" data-start=\"6993\"\u003estrong color\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong data-end=\"7043\" data-start=\"7013\"\u003edeep, dramatic black field\u003c\/strong\u003e, and outstanding visual impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"8168\" data-start=\"7490\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"7521\" data-start=\"7490\"\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"7524\" data-start=\"7521\"\u003eSTBs are \u003cstrong data-end=\"7584\" data-start=\"7533\"\u003etall, two-panel Japanese standing-board posters\u003c\/strong\u003e measuring roughly \u003cstrong data-end=\"7622\" data-start=\"7603\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed from \u003cstrong data-end=\"7653\" data-start=\"7636\"\u003etwo B2 sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e. They were designed for \u003cstrong data-end=\"7767\" data-start=\"7721\"\u003evertical standing displays outside cinemas\u003c\/strong\u003e, making them something like compact Japanese theatrical billboards. Because of their size, two-piece construction, and public-display use, surviving originals are \u003cstrong data-end=\"7962\" data-start=\"7931\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003efar rarer\u003c\/span\u003e than standard B2s\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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