{"product_id":"il-grido-the-cry-さすらい-original-japanese-first-release-speed-poster-1959-very-rare-speed-poster-size-26-73-cm-o645-copy","title":"“Il Grido \/ Sasurai”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1959, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S40","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed for the film’s first Japanese release in 1959\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Michelangelo Antonioni’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIl Grido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (さすらい \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSasurai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), approximately meaning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Wandering.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Originally made in Italy in 1957, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Cochran, Alida Valli, Betsy Blair, Dorian Gray, Gabriella Pallotta,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Lynn Shaw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 April 1959\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this exceptionally scarce first-release poster is a beautiful surviving example of Japanese promotion for early Antonioni, predating the international breakthrough of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL’Avventura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Notte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL’Eclisse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet amid the bleak industrial towns and flat landscapes of Italy’s Po Valley, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIl Grido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Aldo, a refinery worker whose long relationship with Irma abruptly ends when she tells him that she loves another man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnable to accept the loss, Aldo leaves town with his young daughter and begins an increasingly aimless journey through northern Italy. Along the way he encounters several women and repeatedly attempts to reconstruct a sense of intimacy and belonging, yet each relationship only deepens his alienation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film is a crucial transitional work in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichelangelo Antonioni’s development as one of the defining directors of modern European cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its working-class setting retains elements of Italian neorealism, but the emphasis increasingly shifts away from conventional social drama towards the emotional isolation, failed communication, desolate landscapes, and existential uncertainty that would become central to Antonioni’s later masterpieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film’s international reputation was established early. Antonioni received the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecritics’ prize at the 1957 Locarno Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while cinematographer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGianni Di Venanzo won the 1958 Nastro d’Argento for Best Cinematography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 is an exceptionally elegant example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elate-1950s Japanese art-house film advertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining restrained photographic imagery with enormous hand-rendered typography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the upper portion appears the Japanese title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「さすらい」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Wandering”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title is painted in huge, irregular deep-red brush characters against a pale cream-grey sky. Its rough, almost calligraphic quality gives the poster an emotional immediacy that contrasts beautifully with the quiet photographic composition below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath it appears the original Italian title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“IL GRIDO”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etogether with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Un film di MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central image shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Cochran as Aldo walking along an empty road with his young daughter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, surrounded by the bleak and almost featureless landscape of the Po Valley. The muted brown, grey, and cream tones reinforce the film’s atmosphere of exhaustion and emotional displacement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe landscape itself is crucial: the empty road, distant trees, overcast sky, and broad horizontal horizon visually express the film’s central idea of a man who is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephysically travelling yet emotionally unable to escape his loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt lower right appears a large colour-tinted portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlida Valli as Irma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose rejection of Aldo sets his wandering journey in motion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the lower edge are four additional portraits identifying the women encountered within the film:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLynn Shaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetsy Blair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDorian Gray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGabriella Pallotta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe juxtaposition between Aldo’s lonely walk and the succession of female portraits elegantly summarises the structure of the film: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea journey through different relationships in search of something that cannot be recovered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese campaign copy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vertical campaign line at right reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「二つの愛 二つの面影求めて さすらう男の旅路！アントニオーニの芸術大作！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A man’s journey of wandering in search of two loves and two remembered faces! A great artistic masterpiece by Antonioni!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the upper section, the blue award billing proudly announces:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「ロカルノ映画祭国際批評賞 ★ 銀リボン撮影賞 ★ 受賞作品」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Winner of the Locarno Film Festival International Critics’ Prize and the Silver Ribbon Award for Cinematography.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower credits identify:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「監督 ミケランジェロ・アントニオーニ」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「撮影 ジャンニ・ディ・ヴェナンツォ」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「音楽 ジョヴァンニ・フスコ」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Music by Giovanni Fusco”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItalifilm and Shingai Eiga co-distribution markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remain visible along the bottom, providing clear Japanese first-release provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIl Grido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e occupies an important position immediately before the extraordinary run of films that established Antonioni internationally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe emotional emptiness of Aldo’s journey and the use of landscape as an extension of psychological state anticipate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL’Avventura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Notte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL’Eclisse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Desert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The film therefore represents a pivotal moment when Antonioni began moving decisively beyond the conventions of Italian neorealism towards his own highly influential form of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emodernist, psychologically driven cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese first-release paper for Antonioni’s earliest films is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexceptionally difficult to find\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, particularly compared with later material for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlow-Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his celebrated 1960s works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good — especially considering its age and rarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an authentic, theatre-used Japanese poster now approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e67 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and it retains strong overall colour and excellent display character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal horizontal and vertical fold lines, scattered age-related foxing, several original pinholes, general handling creases and surface wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The reverse shows significant natural age toning consistent with paper of this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese imperfections are clearly visible in the additional photographs and are entirely consistent with a genuine late-1950s Japanese theatrical poster that was actually used for display.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportantly, the principal imagery, title lettering, cast portraits, and campaign text remain complete and visually strong. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce professionally framed, the poster will display extremely well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while retaining the genuine patina and physical history of an original 1959 cinema artefact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1959 first-release campaign\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 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e67 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":57201707909498,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-08-25T154957.813.jpg?v=1787640625","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/il-grido-the-cry-%e3%81%95%e3%81%99%e3%82%89%e3%81%84-original-japanese-first-release-speed-poster-1959-very-rare-speed-poster-size-26-73-cm-o645-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}