{"product_id":"la-piscine-the-swimming-pool-太陽が知っている-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1969-stb-tatekan-c-51-145-cm-ultra-rare","title":"“La Piscine” (The Swimming Pool \/ 太陽が知っている), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, STB \/ Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare K361","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"1047\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"555\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ tatekan signboard poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed from \u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"595\"\u003etwo matching B2 panels\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced for the first Japanese theatrical release of \u003cem data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eLa Piscine\u003c\/em\u003e—Jacques Deray’s sultry French-Italian psychological thriller starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"797\"\u003eAlain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, and Jane Birkin\u003c\/strong\u003e. Released in Japan by Nippon Herald on 26 April 1969 under the poetic title \u003cem data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eTaiyō ga Shitteiru\u003c\/em\u003e (“The Sun Knows”), this is an exceptionally scarce surviving example of late-1960s Japanese theatre display paper. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1725\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1068\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eReleased in 1969, \u003cem data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003eLa Piscine\u003c\/em\u003e is a slow-burning study of desire, jealousy, and violence set at a secluded villa near Saint-Tropez. Jean-Paul and Marianne’s languid holiday is disrupted by the arrival of Harry—Marianne’s former lover—and his 18-year-old daughter Pénélope. The casting carries extraordinary real-life charge: Delon and Schneider were former fiancés, while Delon and Ronet had previously faced each other in \u003cem data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/em\u003e. With its Riviera setting, Michel Legrand score, and fashion-forward wardrobe featuring André Courrèges, the film has become a cult touchstone of stylish European thriller cinema. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003eA spectacular, high-impact Japanese composition that makes brilliant use of the tatekan’s extreme verticality. The upper panel is dominated by enormous close-ups of Delon and Schneider in dark sunglasses, concealing their eyes and transforming Riviera glamour into suspicion and psychological menace. Beneath them, shimmering blue-green pool water and a lone swimmer suggest the danger moving below the film’s polished surface. The lower panel counterbalances the cold close-ups with a full-length image of Delon and Schneider embracing, while the monumental purple title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2331\"\u003e太陽が知っている\u003c\/strong\u003e descends in fluid, hand-brushed lettering. The central slogan reads \u003cstrong data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2430\"\u003e「何か知っている――脅迫に似た太陽の光がまぶしい！」\u003c\/strong\u003e—“It knows something—the sunlight, like a threat, is dazzling!”—while the long left-hand copy explicitly invokes Delon’s murderous screen persona in \u003cem data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2592\"\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/em\u003e. The sheet join running through Schneider’s neck is a characteristic feature of the original two-panel design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2736\"\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2736\" data-end=\"2739\"\u003eSTBs, or tatekans, are tall, two-panel Japanese cinema signboard posters measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2851\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e—about \u003cstrong data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2876\"\u003e20 × 57 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e. Formed from two B2 sheets and designed to be joined vertically, they were supplied to cinemas for prominent display in theatre signboards and entrance units. They were produced as working advertising material rather than objects intended for preservation, making complete, correctly matched sets from the 1960s substantially scarcer than standard Japanese B2 posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance (The Iwate Stamp \u0026amp; Poster History)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe presence of the \"Iwate\" (岩手) stamp—alongside screening dates \/ local registry numbers—serves as a definitive physical footprint of this poster's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eDuring the Showa era, it was common practice for regional theaters, local distributors, or prefectural authorities to stamp theatrical materials. This was done to authorize their public display, verify local tax\/distribution compliance, or denote specific exhibition dates for a particular cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eFor collectors, while near mint, untouched posters have their appeal, a localized stamp like this is highly valued for its \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"122\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eprovenance\u003c\/b\u003e. It transforms the piece from a mere printed graphic into a verified, \"theater-used\" historical artifact. It provides concrete proof that this specific STB (Tatekan) panel (the lower panel) was physically shipped to, handled, and hung at a cinema in Iwate Prefecture during the film's original Japanese theatrical run in 1969.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3690\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3298\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3298\" data-end=\"3301\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3365\"\u003eExcellent+ vintage condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3809\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3720\"\u003eIt is over 57 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3723\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3723\" data-end=\"3765\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"3768\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3768\" data-end=\"3809\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57107327353210,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_25.jpg?v=1784935913","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/la-piscine-the-swimming-pool-%e5%a4%aa%e9%99%bd%e3%81%8c%e7%9f%a5%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1969-stb-tatekan-c-51-145-cm-ultra-rare","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}