{"product_id":"kill-斬る-kiru-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1968-b2-size-51-x-73cm-za515-copy","title":"“Hitokiri” (人斬り \/ “Tenchu”), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1985, Bold Yellow and Orange Design, B2 Size (approx. 51 × 73 cm) — ZA516","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally striking original Japanese poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHideo Gosha’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitokiri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShintaro Katsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in a dynamic composition of saturated yellow, orange, black and red. Issued for the film’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1985 Japanese theatrical re-release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this design gives the historical drama an arrestingly modern graphic treatment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitokiri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stars Katsu as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOkada Izo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a swordsman drawn into political assassination during the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate. With a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShinobu Hashimoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film examines ambition, loyalty and the exploitation of violence by those seeking power. Its remarkable cast also includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuya Nakadai, Yujiro Ishihara and the novelist Yukio Mishima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster’s impact comes from its dramatic contrast and sense of movement. A large monochrome image of Katsu, leaning forward with sword drawn, fills almost the entire sheet. His dark silhouette cuts across flat fields of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrilliant yellow and orange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while a sharply tapering white diagonal slices through the composition like a blade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed lettering along this diagonal carries the campaign slogan:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「時代はチャンバラ。」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It’s the age of swordplay.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e人斬り — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHitokiri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears in forceful red brush lettering at the lower right, balanced by widely spaced Roman lettering across the top. A strip of colour film stills anchors the lower edge. The combination of photographic grain, geometric colour and expressive calligraphy gives the design extraordinary visual energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn outstanding display piece for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esamurai cinema, Shintaro Katsu and Japanese graphic design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The poster’s Shochiku distribution credit and Masanori Sera promotional-song credit distinguish this later theatrical campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please refer to the photographs for the condition of this individual example. 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