{"product_id":"godzilla-vs-gigan-地球攻撃命令-ゴジラ対ガイガン-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-dead-stock-very-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-c284","title":"“Godzilla vs. Gigan” (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972 — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C284","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"559\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1972\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"240\"\u003efirst release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Gigan\u003c\/em\u003e (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン), produced and distributed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"320\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e. First-release posters for this title are especially sought-after thanks to the film’s cult reputation—pure early-70s Showa energy with an all-time classic new villain and some of the most exuberantly “comic-book” kaiju action of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"583\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"609\"\u003eJun Fukuda\u003c\/strong\u003e with special effects by \u003cstrong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"654\"\u003eTeruyoshi Nakano\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Gigan\u003c\/em\u003e introduces \u003cstrong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"697\"\u003eGigan\u003c\/strong\u003e—a cyborg kaiju armed with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"743\"\u003ebuzzsaw chest\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"770\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ehooked scythe arms\u003c\/strong\u003e, instantly becoming one of Godzilla’s most memorable adversaries. The story pits \u003cstrong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"877\"\u003eGodzilla and Anguirus\u003c\/strong\u003e against \u003cstrong data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"913\"\u003eGigan and King Ghidorah\u003c\/strong\u003e, summoned by alien invaders hiding in plain sight among humans. It’s a film that leans fully into the colourful eccentricities of the 1970s Showa cycle—monster spectacle, sci-fi conspiracy, and (in the Japanese version) a famously wild first: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003eGodzilla speaking on-screen\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1208\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eA spectacular piece of Toho theatrical design: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the right, blasting atomic breath into a crossfire of beams and destruction, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eGigan\u003c\/strong\u003e takes the left in sharp, metallic menace—beak, visor-like eyes, and that unmistakable cyborg silhouette. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eKing Ghidorah\u003c\/strong\u003e rears behind in blazing gold, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1543\"\u003eAnguirus\u003c\/strong\u003e charges in below as explosions erupt across an industrial battlefield.\u003cbr data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003eThe typography is pure impact: the blue banner \u003cstrong data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1676\"\u003e「地球攻撃命令」\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Earth Attack Command”) sets the stakes, while the huge title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003e「ゴジラ対ガイガン」\u003c\/strong\u003e slams across the bottom in thick red—one of those designs that reads instantly from across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2449\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1879\"\u003eRarity and condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1882\"\u003eThis particular example is exceptional: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1950\"\u003eunused cinema dead-stock\u003c\/strong\u003e, sourced directly from the remaining inventory of a theatre that has since closed. Because it was never displayed, the presentation is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003eclean, crisp, and refined\u003c\/strong\u003e, with striking “gallery wall” impact—especially in a design that balances dense, saturated action above with large areas of pale space below. Dead-stock \u003cstrong data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2286\"\u003efirst-release\u003c\/strong\u003e Toho B2s from the early 1970s are genuinely difficult to find in this calibre, and this is the kind of collector-grade survivor that rarely appears on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2451\" data-end=\"2577\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2463\"\u003eExcellent, close to Near Mint (Unused “Dead Stock”). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2772\" data-end=\"2881\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2800\"\u003eover 50 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2803\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2844\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57035036230010,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/IMG_2235.jpg?v=1782950299","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/godzilla-vs-gigan-%e5%9c%b0%e7%90%83%e6%94%bb%e6%92%83%e5%91%bd%e4%bb%a4-%e3%82%b4%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a9%e5%af%be%e3%82%ac%e3%82%a4%e3%82%ac%e3%83%b3-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-dead-stock-very-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-c284","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}