This is an original, previously-folded, humungous Japanese B0 movie poster from 1980 for the first release of Kagemusha. This size is the one of the most desirable and rarest one for the movie.
THIS POSTER IS SUPER RARE - We have only ever seen one in the many years we have been in Japan trading posters!
This poster is in great condition and been stored very carefully for over 41 years. Please review the imagery as this is the exact poster that you will be purchasing. There is some slight edge damage to the upper right hand edge. However, when framed with a mount this will be unnoticeable.
Kagemusha (影武者, Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Kagemusha is the Japanese term for a political decoy, literally meaning "shadow warrior". It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate a dying daimyō to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan. The daimyō is based on Takeda Shingen, and the film ends with the climactic 1575 Battle of Nagashino.
The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival (tied with All That Jazz). It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and received other honours. (Source Wikipedia)
Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
Don`t miss out on this fantastically rare chance to find this, a Certificate of Authenticity is included.