{"product_id":"handgun-ハンドガン-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1986-film-1983-tony-garnett-karen-young-b2-size-51-73-cm-s167","title":"“Handgun” (ハンドガン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986 (film 1983), Tony Garnett \/ Karen Young, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S167","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Tony Garnett’s \u003cstrong\u003eHandgun\u003c\/strong\u003e (ハンドガン), also known in North America as \u003cem\u003eDeep in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, starring \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Young\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eClayton Day\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was first released internationally in \u003cstrong\u003e1983\u003c\/strong\u003e and opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e11 February 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003eShochiku-Fuji (松竹富士)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Japanese film records identify Garnett as \u003cstrong\u003eproducer, director and screenwriter\u003c\/strong\u003e, with cinematography by \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e and music by \u003cstrong\u003eMike Post\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in \u003cstrong\u003eDallas, Texas\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film follows Kathleen Sullivan, a young high-school teacher whose life is violently transformed after she is sexually assaulted at gunpoint by lawyer and firearms enthusiast Larry Keeler. Frustrated by the limitations of the legal system, Kathleen begins learning to use a handgun herself. Although structured around the conventions of the rape-revenge thriller, Garnett’s film is notably concerned with \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican gun culture, sexual violence, masculinity and the psychological consequences of vengeance\u003c\/strong\u003e, rather than presenting revenge simply as catharsis. Karen Young made her feature-film debut in the lead role. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superbly graphic and unusually minimalist Japanese first-release design. Against an almost completely \u003cstrong\u003eblack field\u003c\/strong\u003e, the upper half is dominated by a stark white silhouette of a woman extending a revolver across the sheet. The image reduces the film’s central transformation into a single striking symbol: victim becoming armed hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upper-right title \u003cstrong\u003eHAND GUN\u003c\/strong\u003e is rendered in huge white capitals, with selected letters picked out in red, accompanied by the bright cyan Japanese \u003cstrong\u003eハンドガン\u003c\/strong\u003e. At the bottom, a vivid \u003cstrong\u003ered triangular field\u003c\/strong\u003e isolates a photographic image of the distressed \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Young\u003c\/strong\u003e, creating a powerful contrast between vulnerability and the cool, controlled gun-wielding figure above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning vertically down the right side is the key Japanese campaign line:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「その夜が、女教師を女豹（ハンター）に変えた。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— approximately \u003cstrong\u003e“That night turned the schoolteacher into a hunter.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster’s restricted palette of \u003cstrong\u003eblack, white, red and cyan\u003c\/strong\u003e, combined with its severe use of negative space, gives it an exceptionally strong early-to-mid-1980s graphic quality and makes it far more sophisticated than conventional exploitation artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e40 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent+\u003c\/strong\u003e. An exceptionally well-preserved example with \u003cstrong\u003edeep, clean blacks, vivid red and cyan printing, and excellent overall surface presentation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The verso remains remarkably clean, with only extremely minor age \/ storage character. There are no significant condition issues affecting the central artwork or typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review the front and reverse photographs carefully—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57229500973434,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-04T171143.431.jpg?v=1788509607","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/handgun-%e3%83%8f%e3%83%b3%e3%83%89%e3%82%ac%e3%83%b3-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1986-film-1983-tony-garnett-karen-young-b2-size-51-73-cm-s167","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}