{"product_id":"hiken-秘剣-ひけん-young-samurai-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1963-b2-size-51-73-cm-za886","title":"“Hiken” (秘剣 \/ ひけん,“Young Samurai”), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1963, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA886","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e theatrical poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"222\"\u003e1963\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eHiken\u003c\/strong\u003e (秘剣 \/ ひけん)—a striking, later-career jidaigeki from director \u003cstrong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"344\"\u003eHiroshi Inagaki (稲垣 浩)\u003c\/strong\u003e, famed internationally for his \u003cstrong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"395\"\u003eSamurai Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e chronicling Miyamoto Musashi. In Hiken, Inagaki returns to the sword-film with a darker, more psychological edge—where technique, ego, and “the spirit inside the blade” become the true battleground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eMade during the post-war period when Japanese cinema leaned heavily into period drama, jidaigeki became the arena in which filmmakers could explore violence, morality, and national myth through historical settings. Hiken sits in that lineage: a sword-story that is less about heroics than the dangerous allure of mastery—where a “secret technique” can feel like a curse as much as a gift. Inagaki’s direction brings a disciplined elegance to the material, combining classical staging with bursts of kinetic action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1154\"\u003eA masterpiece of graphic restraint and motion: bold brush-calligraphy \u003cstrong data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003e秘剣\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the left like an ink strike, balanced by a dynamic duel photograph on the right—blades colliding mid-swing with bodies frozen in a split-second of impact. The vertical red credit line \u003cstrong data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003e稲垣浩監督作品\u003c\/strong\u003e (“A film by director Hiroshi Inagaki”) is integrated like an official seal, while the lower strip of cast portraits adds rich period colour and classic Toho-era campaign styling. The musical-staff border motif running along the top and bottom gives the sheet an additional design twist—unusual, stylish, and distinctly early-’60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1878\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1785\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1799\"\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos (front and back)—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003e62 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56838215401850,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-26T154716.710.jpg?v=1777186049","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/hiken-%e7%a7%98%e5%89%a3-%e3%81%b2%e3%81%91%e3%82%93-young-samurai-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1963-b2-size-51-73-cm-za886","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}