{"product_id":"kill-bill-vol-1-original-release-japanese-b1-character-poster-2003-rare-b1-poster-size-c-72-cm-103-cm","title":"\"Kill Bill: Vol. 1\", Original Release Japanese B1 Character Poster 2003, Rare, B1 Poster Size (c.72 cm × 103 cm)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"391\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eoriginal, very rare, Japanese B1 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e2003\u003c\/strong\u003e to promote the Japanese theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"272\"\u003eKill Bill: Vol. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"289\"\u003eキル・ビル Vol.1\u003c\/strong\u003e), Quentin Tarantino’s fourth feature—released in Japanese cinemas on \u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"378\"\u003e25 October 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"389\"\u003e10.25\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"412\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"415\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"436\"\u003eKill Bill: Vol. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first chapter of Tarantino’s two-part revenge epic—an operatic collision of spaghetti-western attitude, kung-fu cinema, yakuza mythology, chanbara influence, and razor-sharp pop culture. While the story spans continents, one of its most iconic sections is set in Japan: The Bride travels to Okinawa to commission a sword from the legendary Hattori Hanzō, before arriving in Tokyo for the climactic underworld confrontation with yakuza boss \u003cstrong data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"899\"\u003eO-Ren Ishii\u003c\/strong\u003e and her army, the infamous \u003cstrong data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eCrazy 88\u003c\/strong\u003e. That Japanese setting—and Tarantino’s overt homage to Japanese genre cinema—makes original Japanese release materials especially desirable to collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1384\"\u003eThis particular poster spotlights one of the film’s defining antagonists: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003eO-Ren Ishii\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003eオーレン石井\u003c\/strong\u003e), portrayed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eLucy Liu\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The placement gives the design the direct impact of a campaign proclamation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1502898\" data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2316\"\u003eTop banner text: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2192\"\u003e“THE 4th FILM BY QUENTIN TARANTINO”\u003c\/strong\u003e, positioning the poster firmly around Tarantino’s auteur identity rather than simply as a conventional action-film release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fgp6p8\" data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2540\"\u003eLower right: the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2367\"\u003eキル・ビル Vol.1\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2374\" data-end=\"2383\"\u003eVol.1\u003c\/strong\u003e highlighted in red, alongside the small \u003cstrong data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2441\"\u003eHattori Hanzō\u003c\/strong\u003e emblem—an elegant reference to the swordsmith mythology central to the Japan sequence of the film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o7cl54\" data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2859\"\u003eBottom typography and credits: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2592\"\u003e“UMA THURMAN”\u003c\/strong\u003e in oversized type, a full cast line including \u003cstrong data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2717\"\u003eLucy Liu, Vivica A. 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The fact that this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3107\"\u003eJapan-issued character poster featuring O-Ren Ishii\u003c\/strong\u003e makes it one of the most visually distinctive pieces from the original \u003cstrong data-start=\"3179\" data-end=\"3200\"\u003eKill Bill: Vol. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e paper campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3443\"\u003eThis poster is in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3236\" data-end=\"3259\"\u003eexcellent condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please refer to the photographs of both the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3378\" data-end=\"3396\"\u003efront and back\u003c\/strong\u003e, as this is the exact poster that is for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"3512\"\u003eThis is the first time that we have had this poster in our gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3542\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3520\" data-end=\"3541\"\u003eover 22 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3544\" data-end=\"3630\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3550\" data-end=\"3585\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3586\" data-end=\"3589\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3589\" data-end=\"3630\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56936582676858,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-looking-at-an-art-gallery-wall_57.jpg?v=1780285486","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/kill-bill-vol-1-original-release-japanese-b1-character-poster-2003-rare-b1-poster-size-c-72-cm-103-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}