{"product_id":"kidnapping-blues-キッドナップ-ブルース-original-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1123","title":"“Kidnapping Blues” (キッドナップ・ブルース), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1123","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"517\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eB2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"185\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cem data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eKidnapping Blues\u003c\/em\u003e (キッドナップ・ブルース), the distinctive Art Theatre Guild release directed by celebrated photographer \u003cstrong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"318\"\u003eShinpei Asai\u003c\/strong\u003e. Starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eTamori\u003c\/strong\u003e in the lead role, the film occupies a highly individual place in early-1980s Japanese cinema: part road movie, part offbeat comedy, part melancholy drift through everyday Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"538\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"538\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"560\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eKidnapping Blues\u003c\/em\u003e follows an unemployed former jazz musician who ends up travelling by bicycle with a young girl after she expresses a wish to see the sea. The film is widely admired for its loose, wandering structure and its understated, jazz-like sense of rhythm, allowing mood, landscape, and small encounters to matter as much as plot. It was Asai’s directorial debut and has since become a cult title among admirers of Japanese independent and Art Theatre Guild cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003eFor collectors, part of its appeal lies in the convergence of significant cultural figures: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eTamori\u003c\/strong\u003e at the centre, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003eShinpei Asai\u003c\/strong\u003e behind the camera, and a wider cast that includes names closely associated with the creative world of Japanese cinema and popular culture of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1385\"\u003esuperb and highly poetic\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese design. The poster is dominated by a large illustrated central panel showing the bicycle journey itself: the man riding with one child seated in front and another behind, moving across a sandy landscape beneath a broad sea-and-sky horizon. The simplicity of the image is exactly its strength. Rather than sensationalising the film, it captures its gentle ambiguity, emotional openness, and sense of drifting freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"2257\"\u003eThe artwork was created by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1855\"\u003eMakoto Wada\u003c\/strong\u003e, and that contribution gives the poster particular significance. His hand-drawn style lends the sheet a warmth and literary charm that perfectly suits the film. The vertical line at left — asking, in effect, whether the girl has been kidnapped by this “uncle” — adds a note of odd humour and unease, while the clean typography and spacious layout give the whole poster a refined, gallery-like quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2418\"\u003eIt is an especially desirable country-of-origin poster because it is not only for a cult ATG-era film, but also a beautiful standalone design in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2433\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2433\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2830\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2523\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"2860\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2859\"\u003eover 44 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2862\" data-end=\"2904\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2906\" data-end=\"2947\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2906\" data-end=\"2947\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56819262554490,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-19T094606.570.jpg?v=1776559588","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/kidnapping-blues-%e3%82%ad%e3%83%83%e3%83%89%e3%83%8a%e3%83%83%e3%83%97-%e3%83%96%e3%83%ab%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9-original-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1123","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}