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The design is dominated by a blazing, painterly image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"483\"\u003eClark Gable\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"504\"\u003eVivien Leigh\u003c\/strong\u003e in embrace, set against an infernal red-orange field, with smaller narrative vignettes below including cavalry, the plantation house, and carriage action. The composition is completed by the English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"734\"\u003e“GONE WITH THE WIND”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the monumental Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"780\"\u003e風と共に去りぬ\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eThe standard 1975 Japanese re-release is documented in \u003cstrong data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"851\"\u003eB2 format\u003c\/strong\u003e, while this example belongs to a much larger and materially harder-to-find display category. In practical collecting terms, it offers the kind of \u003cstrong data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003earchitectural wall presence\u003c\/strong\u003e that standard theatrical paper simply does not, and is considerably scarcer than the regular B2 issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1182\"\u003eDate \u0026amp; Japanese Theatrical Release (Context)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1207\"\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e first reached Japanese theatres in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003e1952\u003c\/strong\u003e, and this poster was printed for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003e1975 Japanese revival\u003c\/strong\u003e, presented in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003e70mm\u003c\/strong\u003e. The sheet itself reinforces that campaign identity with its oversized \u003cstrong data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003e“70mm”\u003c\/strong\u003e callout, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003eOscar statuette\u003c\/strong\u003e device, and Japanese text announcing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003e“Academy 10 awards”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003e“Ministry of Education Special Selection.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"2187\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Its Place in Cinema History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1607\"\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1640\"\u003eDavid O. Selznick\u003c\/strong\u003e and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1675\"\u003eVictor Fleming\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the defining Hollywood epics of the studio era. Starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1787\"\u003eClark Gable\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eVivien Leigh\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1830\"\u003eOlivia de Havilland\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003eLeslie Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1870\"\u003eHattie McDaniel\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003eThomas Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003eOna Munson\u003c\/strong\u003e, it stands as one of the most influential and widely recognized films in cinema history. Its scale, romantic intensity, and enduring cultural status have ensured a lasting international following, and Japanese posters for major reissues of the film remain highly collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2349\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003eThis Japanese oversized sheet is built to command attention at distance, yet it remains unusually elegant in its hierarchy of image and text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2875\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2389\"\u003eKey elements visible on the sheet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2392\"\u003e• The dramatic upper-left \u003cstrong data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2426\"\u003e70mm\u003c\/strong\u003e campaign callout\u003cbr data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2446\"\u003e• An awards block with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2489\"\u003eOscar silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e and Japanese text for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2535\"\u003e“Academy 10 awards”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2538\"\u003e• A blazing \u003cstrong data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2575\"\u003ered-orange background\u003c\/strong\u003e framing the central Rhett\/Scarlett embrace\u003cbr data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2621\"\u003e• Lower narrative vignettes including \u003cstrong data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2670\"\u003ecavalry\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"2696\"\u003eplantation house\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2721\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ecarriage action\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2724\"\u003e• The English title in blue above the large red Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2798\"\u003e風と共に去りぬ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2801\"\u003e• Period lower-right marks including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2850\"\u003eFUJI\u003c\/strong\u003e logo and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2875\"\u003eEirin 50111\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"3122\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2910\"\u003eAbout the “10 Awards” callout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2913\"\u003eThe poster’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2926\" data-end=\"2949\"\u003e“Academy 10 awards”\u003c\/strong\u003e claim reflects the period manner of counting the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3042\"\u003eeight competitive Academy Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e together with its \u003cstrong data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3101\"\u003etwo honorary\/special Academy honours\u003c\/strong\u003e, for a total of ten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3765\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3193\"\u003eThe Oversize Japanese Display Format and Why It’s So Hard to Find\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3196\"\u003eJapan’s standard theatrical poster size is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3239\" data-end=\"3245\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e, and most surviving Japanese paper for this 1975 reissue appears in that format. 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The result is that survival rates are dramatically lower, especially for examples that remain visually strong and complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4421\" data-end=\"4698\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4421\" data-end=\"4438\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4439\" data-end=\"4494\"\u003eOriginal Japanese Showa 50 (1975) re-release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong data-start=\"4497\" data-end=\"4527\"\u003enot a modern reproduction.\u003c\/strong\u003e The period \u003cstrong data-start=\"4539\" data-end=\"4554\"\u003eEirin 50111\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4559\" data-end=\"4567\"\u003eFUJI\u003c\/strong\u003e marks are visible at lower right.\u003cbr data-start=\"4601\" data-end=\"4604\"\u003ePlease refer to the images provided — \u003cstrong data-start=\"4661\" data-end=\"4698\"\u003ethis is the exact poster offered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4700\" data-end=\"4792\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4700\" data-end=\"4713\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4713\" data-end=\"4716\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4792\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. 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