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The bright yellow grid background, playful multicoloured title lettering, and inset supporting images give the design a vivid commercial appeal, while the overall tone still hints at the sadness beneath the comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1813\"\u003eAcross the top, the title appears in large, colourful lettering:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003e哀しい気分でジョーク\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"1832\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eJOKE WITH A SORROWFUL HEART\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003eThe large red vertical copy at the right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1945\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1945\"\u003e「いつも笑わせていたけれど ホントは泣いていたんだぜ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1981\"\u003eThis can be understood roughly as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003e“I was always making everyone laugh, but really, I was crying inside.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003eIt is a perfect summary of the film’s emotional contrast between outward humour and inward sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eThe design also includes smaller cast images, a performance still along the lower section, and supporting credits, all contributing to its distinctive \u003cstrong data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2352\"\u003e1980s Japanese studio-poster aesthetic\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2714\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2373\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2376\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2407\"\u003eJoke with a Sorrowful Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most unusual and compelling titles in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2478\"\u003eBeat Takeshi’s\u003c\/strong\u003e acting career. 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