This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1988 for Kaitō Jigoma: Ongaku-hen (怪盗ジゴマ 音楽篇), a musical animated film directed by the renowned Japanese graphic designer and illustrator Makoto Wada (和田誠, 1936–2019). A distinctive piece of late-Shōwa Japanese animation ephemera, it sits at the intersection of cinema, illustration, and graphic design—and is especially appealing to collectors who follow Wada’s wider legacy.
Film background
Makoto Wada is celebrated for his iconic illustration style and lifelong passion for cinema. Beyond his own filmmaking and design work, he was also known as a serious collector of American film prints and posters, making his film-related projects particularly resonant for poster collectors. Kaitō Jigoma: Ongaku-hen is presented as part of the “Wada Makoto Cinema Land” series—an explicitly cinema-loving framework that treats film as a playful, curated world of images, music, and characters.
Poster design
A superb, design-forward B2 composed as a grid of scenes from the film—like a storyboard wall—showing key moments and characters (including the titular phantom thief Jigoma) in flat, graphic colour blocks. The layout is clean, modern, and instantly recognisable as Makoto Wada’s visual language: minimalist figures, bold shapes, and a gently surreal sense of humour. The “Cinema Land” branding at the top (“お楽しみ和田誠 シネマランド”) reinforces the poster’s identity as part of a broader Wada film-arts project rather than a conventional mainstream release.
Text (translation highlights)
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お楽しみ和田誠 シネマランド — “Enjoyable Makoto Wada Cinema Land”
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ミュージカル・アニメーション — “Musical Animation”
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怪盗ジゴマ 音楽篇 — “Phantom Thief Jigoma: Music Edition”
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和田誠 作品 — “A Makoto Wada work”
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 37 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
