{"product_id":"house-hausu-ハウス-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1977-cat-and-house-design-nobuhiko-obayashi-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-h208","title":"“House \/ Hausu” (ハウス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1977, Cat-and-House Design, Nobuhiko Ōbayashi, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) H208","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the 1977 first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobuhiko Ōbayashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho Eizo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore sought-after of the two principal Japanese designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this extraordinary composition brings together \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe white cat, an isolated mansion and a fiery orange sky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, framed by vivid red-and-green lettering. It captures the unsettling mixture of innocence, fantasy and nightmare that defines one of Japanese cinema’s most distinctive cult films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30 July 1977\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows a schoolgirl and six friends who visit her aunt’s secluded country home. Their summer excursion becomes a succession of supernatural encounters as the house and its contents turn against them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloped from a concept by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eŌbayashi’s daughter, Chigumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChiho Katsura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film combines haunted-house horror with surreal humour and exuberant visual experimentation. Animation, photographic collage and deliberately theatrical effects give its terrors the unpredictable logic of a childhood nightmare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cast includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ōba and Yōko Minamida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsei Kobayashi and Mickie Yoshino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and songs performed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGodiego\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhite long-haired cat perched on a decorative pedestal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e occupies the centre, its alert expression contrasting with the ominous landscape behind it. Above, an ivy-covered mansion emerges from blue-green woodland beneath a swirling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange-and-red sky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe enormous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHOUSE title\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, rendered in irregular red letters edged with bright green, dominates the lower half. A sinister silhouette within the “O” reinforces the suggestion that the building itself is alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the top, a small illustrated emblem transforms the house into a creature with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea gaping mouth and an extended red tongue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A row of cast portraits and the Toho logo complete the lower border.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese tagline reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「紫色の森の中で年老いたハウスは 若い娘たちを待っていた…………」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Deep within a purple forest, the aged house was waiting for the young girls…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e occupies a singular position in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese horror and international cult cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bringing Ōbayashi’s experimental filmmaking and commercial-advertising experience into a startlingly unconventional studio production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis design distils the film’s appeal into three unforgettable elements: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe cat, the haunted mansion and its psychedelic colour palette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is a particularly compelling piece for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese horror, Ōbayashi’s cinema and 1970s graphic design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The poster retains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003evivid orange, red and green colour and strong photographic detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Surface creasing, rubbing and edge wear are visible, with small edge nicks and tears. The reverse shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eage-related toning and scattered foxing, more concentrated towards the upper edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with handling marks and creasing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have taken the condition into account when pricing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central imagery remains striking and will make an impressive framed display. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from 1977\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a modern reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e49 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57562106495354,"sku":null,"price":387.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornamentscopy2026-11-14-10-24.jpg?v=1794619465","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/house-hausu-%e3%83%8f%e3%82%a6%e3%82%b9-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1977-cat-and-house-design-nobuhiko-obayashi-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-h208","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}