{"product_id":"island-of-the-evil-spirits-悪霊島-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-b282","title":"“Island of the Evil Spirits” \/ 「悪霊島」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B282","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"348\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"159\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eIsland of the Evil Spirits \/ Akuryōtō \/ 「悪霊島」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Masahiro Shinoda’s atmospheric 1981 horror mystery based on the celebrated novel by \u003cstrong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"347\"\u003eSeishi Yokomizo\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"604\"\u003eCombining the traditional detective mystery of \u003cstrong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eKōsuke Kindaichi\u003c\/strong\u003e with Japanese folk horror, ritual imagery, and the isolation of the Seto Inland Sea, the film is one of the most visually distinctive productions from the Kadokawa–Yokomizo cinema cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"625\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"806\"\u003eThe eccentric private detective \u003cstrong data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"679\"\u003eKōsuke Kindaichi\u003c\/strong\u003e travels to an isolated island in the Seto Inland Sea after becoming involved in a mystery surrounding a powerful local family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eA succession of disturbing and apparently ritualistic murders gradually exposes long-buried secrets, forbidden relationships, village superstition, and a family history overshadowed by violence and resentment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1064\"\u003eMasahiro Shinoda\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1104\"\u003eKunio Shimizu\u003c\/strong\u003e, adapted from the novel by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003eSeishi Yokomizo\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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