“Frankenstein Created Woman” (フランケンシュタイン 死美人の復讐), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Rare STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm / 20 × 57 in) M100A
This is an original Japanese STB / tatekan poster printed in 1967 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Frankenstein Created Woman (フランケンシュタイン 死美人の復讐), Hammer Films’ gothic horror classic directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, and Robert Morris.
This is the rare STB / tatekan theatrical format, measuring approximately 51 × 145 cm / 20 × 57 in. Significantly larger than a standard Japanese B2, the format gives the design a dramatic, near-billboard presence and is especially desirable for 1960s Hammer horror titles.
Film background
Released in 1967, Frankenstein Created Woman is one of Hammer’s key Frankenstein films, with Peter Cushing returning as Baron Frankenstein. Rather than simply reviving the dead body, this entry moves into stranger psychological and metaphysical territory, exploring identity, resurrection, revenge, and the transfer of the soul.
Directed by Terence Fisher, with music by James Bernard and cinematography by Arthur Grant, the film remains one of the most distinctive titles in Hammer’s gothic horror cycle. Its Japanese release title, フランケンシュタイン 死美人の復讐, can be rendered as “Frankenstein: Revenge of the Dead Beauty.”
Poster design
This Japanese STB is a full-height Hammer horror spectacle. The design combines laboratory imagery, graveyard menace, lightning, a guillotine, resurrection imagery, and dramatic scenes of terror into a dense, theatrical composition clearly made for cinema-front impact.
The huge red calligraphy reads 死美人の復讐 — “Revenge of the Dead Beauty.” Alongside it, the green vertical text reads フランケンシュタイン, completing the Japanese campaign title. The lower-left black title panel also carries the English title FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, making this a striking bilingual Japanese release design.
The right-side vertical copy reads:
「美女の死体に乗り移った悪魔の執念！フランケンシュタインの最新作！」
“A demonic obsession enters the corpse of a beautiful woman! The latest Frankenstein shocker!”
At the top, 総天然色 announces the film in full colour, while フォックス映画・怪奇シリーズ positions it as part of Fox’s horror / mystery film series in Japan. The printed billing includes Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, and Robert Morris, together with credits for Terence Fisher, James Bernard, and Arthur Grant.
The overall effect is sensational in the best sense: bold kanji, gothic atmosphere, vivid colour, and strong theatrical drama.
About the format
Japanese STB / tatekan posters were tall, two-panel cinema signboard posters, generally formed from two stacked B2 sheets and designed for theatre-front or lobby display. Measuring approximately 51 × 145 cm, they were made for visibility rather than permanence.
Because they were large, handled in sections, displayed in cinemas, and often discarded after use, surviving STB examples are much harder to find than standard B2 posters. For Hammer titles, the format is especially powerful, giving the horror imagery a commanding vertical scale.
Condition
Excellent vintage condition. Please review the photos carefully; they show the exact poster offered.
This poster is an original Japanese theatrical STB / tatekan poster from the 1967 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
It is nearly 60 years old!
Certificate of Authenticity included.
