{"product_id":"heaven-and-earth-天と地と-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b1-size-71-103-cm-ha40","title":"“Heaven and Earth” \/ 「天と地と」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) HA40","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"319\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B1 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"185\"\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eHeaven and Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「天と地と」, \u003cstrong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eHaruki Kadokawa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e sweeping historical epic set in Japan’s Sengoku period.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"503\"\u003eA commanding large-format piece, this poster captures the film’s immense visual ambition and is a particularly striking example of late-20th-century Japanese epic cinema advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"875\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"527\"\u003eReleased in 1990, \u003cstrong data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eHeaven and Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e dramatizes the legendary rivalry between \u003cstrong data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eUesugi Kenshin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eTakeda Shingen\u003c\/strong\u003e, culminating in the great \u003cstrong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"702\"\u003eBattles of Kawanakajima\u003c\/strong\u003e. Conceived on a vast scale, the production became famous for its extraordinary battle scenes, staged with thousands of extras and horses rather than modern digital effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003eThe film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"909\"\u003eTakaaki Enoki\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"931\"\u003eMasahiko Tsugawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"949\"\u003eAtsuko Asano\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eNaomi Zaizen\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was one of the most commercially successful Japanese films of its year. It remains celebrated for its pageantry, scale, and spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1133\"\u003eThis B1 design is visually powerful and unusually restrained. Rather than relying on portrait montage, it presents a single monumental battlefield image: a vast samurai army advancing beneath a darkened sky, illuminated by fiery tones of gold, amber, and red. The dense mass of mounted warriors and spears is broken by a dramatic field of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1504\"\u003eglowing red battle standards\u003c\/strong\u003e, producing a highly theatrical composition of silhouette and colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1817\"\u003eAt the top, the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1607\"\u003e「天と地と」\u003c\/strong\u003e is rendered in bold, sweeping \u003cstrong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003egold calligraphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the director credit \u003cstrong data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003e監督 角川春樹\u003c\/strong\u003e appears vertically along the left margin. Down the centre runs the celebrated maxim associated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1816\"\u003eUesugi Kenshin\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1918\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1847\"\u003e「運は天にあり。鎧は胸にあり。手柄は足にあり。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"1850\"\u003e(“Luck is in heaven. Armour is on the chest. Merit is in the feet.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eThe overall effect is austere, monumental, and memorable—an image of war as spectacle, fate, and ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2274\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2041\"\u003eFormat note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2044\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003eB1 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2107\"\u003e71 × 103 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, a prestigious large-format size used for prominent theatrical display. In this case, the scale of the format is especially well suited to the grandeur of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2397\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2289\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2316\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2586\"\u003eThe poster presents very well, with strong colour, a clean overall appearance, and impressive display presence. 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