{"product_id":"hana-bi-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-x-73cm-q218-copy","title":"“Kill and Slay” \/ “Kill! Passion Is Love” (斬殺せよ 切なきもの、それは愛), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q219","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"190\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"210\"\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e for the domestic release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"256\"\u003eKill and Slay\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eKill! Passion Is Love\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e斬殺せよ 切なきもの、それは愛\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eThis rare Japanese historical melodrama was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eHisashi Sudo\u003c\/strong\u003e and features a notable cast including \u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eTomisaburo Wakayama\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"459\"\u003eKana Akiko\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"476\"\u003eTaro Kawano\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"515\"\u003eBeat Takeshi \/ Takeshi Kitano\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"965\"\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of the early Showa period and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"619\"\u003eFebruary 26 Incident of 1936\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film combines political unrest with tragic romance. The story centres on a young Imperial Army officer involved in a nationalist uprising and his childhood sweetheart, whose life has been shaped by poverty and hardship. As martial law and political violence engulf Tokyo, their relationship is pulled apart by duty, honour, class, and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003eThe poster features a beautifully atmospheric design: silhouetted military figures emerge through heavy blue fog, creating a sombre and dramatic wartime mood. 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The right side of the poster also credits \u003cstrong data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003e企画・監修 \/ Planning \u0026amp; Supervision: Shusuke Nomura\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1796\"\u003e監督 \/ Director: Hisashi Sudo\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1817\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1820\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"1837\"\u003eKill and Slay\u003c\/strong\u003e is an extremely obscure and rarely seen Japanese period drama, notable for its mixture of historical politics, doomed romance, yakuza elements, and early-Showa atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2499\"\u003eFor collectors of Japanese cinema, the film is also of interest due to the appearance of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003eBeat Takeshi \/ Takeshi Kitano\u003c\/strong\u003e during a key transitional period in his career. 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