{"product_id":"flash-gordon-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1980-b2-size-51-x-73cm-l4-copy","title":"“Flash Gordon” \/ 「フラッシュ・ゴードン」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA783","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"360\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"187\"\u003e1980\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"238\"\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「フラッシュ・ゴードン」, the spectacular space-opera adventure produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eDino De Laurentiis\u003c\/strong\u003e and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eMike Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"634\"\u003eBased on the classic comic-strip hero created by \u003cstrong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"427\"\u003eAlex Raymond\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"445\"\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e has become one of the great cult science-fiction films of its era, celebrated for its extravagant production design, vivid colour, comic-book energy, and legendary soundtrack by \u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"658\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"678\"\u003e1980\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"696\"\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e follows American football hero \u003cstrong data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"744\"\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is swept into an interplanetary struggle after Earth comes under attack from the tyrannical \u003cstrong data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"872\"\u003eEmperor Ming the Merciless\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Around him unfolds the world of Mongo: a gleaming futuristic city floats in the background, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1751\"\u003eHawkmen\u003c\/strong\u003e soar across the upper right, alien landscapes stretch behind him, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1839\"\u003ePrincess Aura\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003eDale Arden\u003c\/strong\u003e appear in elaborate fantasy costumes at lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1956\"\u003eThe left-side vertical Japanese copy reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"2136\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003e「『フラッシュ』GO！地球の危機だ!! 数千のホークマン〈鷹人間〉が飛び交うスーパー・スペースアドベンチャー」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2020\"\u003eroughly, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2136\"\u003e“Flash, go! Earth is in danger! 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