{"product_id":"killers-kiss-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1960-ultra-rare-b2-size-51-x-73cm-i313-copy","title":"“Killer’s Kiss” (非情の罠 \/ Killer’s Kiss), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P147","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"220\"\u003e1960\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"255\"\u003efirst Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"276\"\u003eKiller’s Kiss\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"293\"\u003eKiller’s Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e), one of \u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"347\"\u003eStanley Kubrick’s earliest feature films\u003c\/strong\u003e and a key title in the development of post-war American film noir. \u003cstrong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eUltra rare in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e, this example was sourced in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"489\"\u003eKansai region\u003c\/strong\u003e and survives as an exceptional piece of early Kubrick international release material—formats that were printed for short-term cinema display and almost always discarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"683\"\u003eReleased in the United States in \u003cstrong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"724\"\u003e1955\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"741\"\u003eKiller’s Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e is an independently produced \u003cstrong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"790\"\u003ecrime film noir\u003c\/strong\u003e directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"822\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eStanley Kubrick\u003c\/strong\u003e and written by Kubrick with \u003cstrong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"869\"\u003eHoward Sackler\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is Kubrick’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"910\"\u003esecond feature film\u003c\/strong\u003e, following \u003cem data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eFear and Desire\u003c\/em\u003e (1953). The film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"978\"\u003eJamie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e as Davey Gordon, a fading New York middleweight boxer, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eIrene Kane\u003c\/strong\u003e as Gloria Price, a taxi dancer living next door, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eFrank Silvera\u003c\/strong\u003e as Vincent Rapallo, her violent employer. Shot with a raw, street-level energy and striking noir atmosphere, it foreshadows the precision and visual ambition that would define Kubrick’s later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003eA superb, graphic Japanese design with a cool mid-century sensibility: a split-field composition in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1468\"\u003eteal, cream, and charcoal\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining photographic stills with bold calligraphic title typography \u003cstrong data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003e非情の罠\u003c\/strong\u003e. The gun thrusting into frame, the looming close-up portrait, and the shadowy vignette scenes communicate pure noir tension—fatal attraction, violence, and paranoia—while the English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1755\"\u003eKiller’s Kiss\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in restrained serif type at centre. Finished with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1832\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eUnited Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e distribution crediting, it’s an unusually stylish Japanese B2 and a standout crossover piece for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1955\"\u003eKubrick\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"1970\"\u003efilm noir\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"2014\"\u003emid-century Japanese poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2277\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2030\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2033\"\u003eVery Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003cbr data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2120\"\u003ePreviously displayed in the cinema over 60 years ago; we have taken the condition into account when pricing. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2277\"\u003eOnce framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2396\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003e65 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2352\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2355\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2396\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56688036970874,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-15T163354.469.jpg?v=1773560066","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/killers-kiss-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1960-ultra-rare-b2-size-51-x-73cm-i313-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}