{"product_id":"kagero-za-陽炎座-original-japanese-cinema-placet-roadshow-theatrical-promotional-poster-1981-ultra-rare-b2-approx-51-5-72-8-cm-seijun-suzuki-cinema-placet-japan-herald","title":"“Kagerō-za” (陽炎座), Original Japanese Cinema Placet Roadshow \/ Theatrical Promotional Poster (1981) Ultra Rare B2 (approx. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) — Seijun Suzuki \/ Cinema Placet \/ Japan Herald Q138","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eA spectacular original 1981 Japanese B2 poster for \u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"319\"\u003eSeijun Suzuki’s Kagerō-za\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"329\"\u003e陽炎座\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the great visual statements of Japan’s early-1980s art-cinema revival. Produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eCinema Placet\u003c\/strong\u003e and distributed theatrically by \u003cstrong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"488\"\u003eJapan Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was first released in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"548\"\u003e21 August 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the second entry in Suzuki’s celebrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eTaishō Roman Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e, following \u003cem data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eZigeunerweisen\u003c\/em\u003e and preceding \u003cem data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"671\"\u003eYumeji\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eThis poster is not a conventional studio one-sheet. It is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"816\"\u003eCinema Placet roadshow \/ campaign poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, tied to the extraordinary travelling presentation model associated with producer \u003cstrong data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"916\"\u003eGenjirō Arato\u003c\/strong\u003e and Suzuki’s independent comeback. The National Film Archive of Japan notes that \u003cem data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003eKagerō-za\u003c\/em\u003e, like \u003cem data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eZigeunerweisen\u003c\/em\u003e, was shown through an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eair-dome mobile exhibition system\u003c\/strong\u003e before wider theatrical circulation, a remarkable chapter in Japanese exhibition history. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003eFor collectors, this is a major Suzuki piece: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003esurreal, theatrical, densely coloured and unmistakably period\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining phoenix imagery, Taishō decadence, roadshow typography and the silver Cinema Placet dome in a single unforgettable composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003eDate \u0026amp; Japanese Theatrical Release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1525\"\u003eKagerō-za\u003c\/em\u003e was released in Japan in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003e1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an initial release date of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e21 August 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e and public release information credited to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1671\"\u003eJapan Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film is listed as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1710\"\u003e139 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e, colour, and Japanese production. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1812\"\u003eThe poster itself is headed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1844\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1844\"\u003eCINEMA PLACET 1981 PRESENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"2109\"\u003eand includes printed campaign-roadshow dates for major Japanese cities, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003eTokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with a later nationwide opening notice. This places the sheet firmly within the original 1981 Cinema Placet release campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Its Place in Seijun Suzuki’s Legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2646\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2192\"\u003eSeijun Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003eGenjirō Arato\u003c\/strong\u003e, written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2251\"\u003eYōzō Tanaka\u003c\/strong\u003e, and based on the novel by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2294\"\u003eKyōka Izumi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eKagerō-za\u003c\/em\u003e follows a playwright drawn into an unstable world of desire, apparitions and fatal encounters. It ss the second film of Suzuki’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2507\"\u003e“Romance Trilogy” \/ Taishō Roman Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e, a group of works linked by Taishō-era atmosphere, ghostly eroticism and radical visual stylization. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003eThe film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2681\"\u003eYūsaku Matsuda\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2700\"\u003eMichiyo Okusu\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2721\"\u003eKatsuo Nakamura\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2739\"\u003eEriko Kusuda\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2741\" data-end=\"2756\"\u003eMariko Kaga\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2778\"\u003eYoshio Harada\u003c\/strong\u003e. Contemporary and later programming notes emphasize its dreamlike treatment of 1926 Tokyo, where reality, theatre, death and erotic obsession blur into a hallucinatory “Film Kabuki” universe. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3028\" data-end=\"3281\"\u003eA poster built as a fever dream: the upper half is dominated by a vast, brilliantly coloured \u003cstrong data-start=\"3121\" data-end=\"3139\"\u003ephoenix \/ hō-ō\u003c\/strong\u003e, its green, red, turquoise and gold plumage sweeping diagonally across a purple night field scattered with snow or blossom-like white flecks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3448\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3311\"\u003eCentral title treatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e the main title \u003cstrong data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3334\"\u003e陽炎座\u003c\/strong\u003e is printed in large red kanji against a blazing orange-yellow ground. Beneath it, the English setting line reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003eTAISHO \/ 1926 \/ TOKYO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3477\" data-end=\"3572\"\u003eThis anchors the film within the transitional, decadent atmosphere of late Taishō-period Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3644\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3605\"\u003e“Film Kabuki” presentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e above the title, the poster announces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3646\" data-end=\"3662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3646\" data-end=\"3662\"\u003e清順流 フィルム歌舞伎！\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3664\" data-end=\"3833\"\u003e— a striking campaign phrase that presents the film as \u003cstrong data-start=\"3719\" data-end=\"3749\"\u003e“Seijun-style Film Kabuki”\u003c\/strong\u003e, an apt description for Suzuki’s theatrical, colour-saturated, anti-realist cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"4190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"3858\"\u003eCinema Placet dome:\u003c\/strong\u003e at the bottom centre, a metallic silver dome rises from the lower margin, struck by a jagged bolt of lightning. 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The poster’s bottom edge is branded with the bold \u003cstrong data-start=\"4475\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eCINEMA PLACET\u003c\/strong\u003e logo.\u003cstrong data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"4525\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5175\" data-end=\"5212\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6096\" data-end=\"6116\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6096\" data-end=\"6116\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6118\" data-end=\"6176\"\u003eOverall condition: \u003cstrong data-start=\"6137\" data-end=\"6176\"\u003eExcellent to Near Mint, unrestored.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6178\" data-end=\"6457\"\u003eThe poster presents superbly, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"6213\" data-end=\"6338\"\u003ebrilliant colour, crisp typography, strong blacks, clean reds and exceptionally vivid orange, pink, blue and purple tones\u003c\/strong\u003e. The phoenix artwork remains sharp and visually spectacular, and the lower Cinema Placet section displays beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7067\" data-end=\"7185\"\u003ePlease review the provided photos, including the front, back and close-up images — they show the exact poster offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7187\" data-end=\"7347\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7187\" data-end=\"7303\"\u003eIt is an original 1981 Japanese Cinema Placet \/ theatrical promotional B2 poster, not a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"7303\" data-end=\"7306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7306\" data-end=\"7347\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56893170123130,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-17T083112.848.jpg?v=1778974284","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/kagero-za-%e9%99%bd%e7%82%8e%e5%ba%a7-original-japanese-cinema-placet-roadshow-theatrical-promotional-poster-1981-ultra-rare-b2-approx-51-5-72-8-cm-seijun-suzuki-cinema-placet-japan-herald","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}