{"product_id":"la-strada-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1965-b3-size-25-x-51cm-f215-copy","title":"“La Strada” (道), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N219A","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical re-release poster printed in 1965 for Federico Fellini’s La Strada\u003c\/strong\u003e (道), one of the defining masterpieces of post-war Italian cinema. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eFederico Fellini\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eGiulietta Masina\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eAnthony Quinn\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eRichard Basehart\u003c\/strong\u003e, with music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"415\"\u003eNino Rota\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"816\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eOriginally released in 1954, \u003cstrong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"482\"\u003eLa Strada\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Fellini’s most celebrated works and a central film in the development of international art cinema. The story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eGelsomina\u003c\/strong\u003e, a gentle and fragile young woman sold to the brutish travelling strongman \u003cstrong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eZampanò\u003c\/strong\u003e, as they journey through a harsh rural landscape of poverty, performance, cruelty, and spiritual longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003eThe film won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as major international honours including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"981\"\u003eSilver Lion at the Venice Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remains one of Fellini’s most emotionally direct and enduring films, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003eNino Rota’s “Gelsomina” theme\u003c\/strong\u003e becoming inseparable from the film’s melancholy power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eA beautifully restrained Japanese re-release design, using \u003cstrong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003enegative space, muted colour, and poetic typography\u003c\/strong\u003e to convey the film’s emotional gravity. The lower half shows Zampanò and Gelsomina walking together along a bleak, snow-lined road, dwarfed by the surrounding landscape. The image perfectly captures the film’s themes of wandering, hardship, and tragic human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003eThe Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003e道\u003c\/strong\u003e — “The Road” — is rendered in a large \u003cstrong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003edark-teal brushstroke\u003c\/strong\u003e across the lower section, paired elegantly with the English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1724\"\u003eLA STRADA\u003c\/strong\u003e. Above, the vertical red Japanese copy reads like a poem: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1885\"\u003e“This road goes on forever, a road of wandering… a road of sadness, seeking love and losing love…”\u003c\/strong\u003e Additional text references the famous melody \u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003e“Gelsomina”\u003c\/strong\u003e, describing the film as an immortal masterpiece that celebrates eternal love and evokes profound emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2315\"\u003eThe left-side accolade block highlights the film’s major international awards and recommendations, including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003eAcademy Award\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2222\"\u003eVenice Film Festival Silver Lion\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2268\"\u003eNew York Film Critics Circle recognition\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Japanese Ministry of Education selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2706\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2344\"\u003eRarity and significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2347\"\u003eOriginal Japanese posters for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2402\"\u003eFellini’s major works\u003c\/strong\u003e are increasingly sought after, particularly re-release designs with such refined visual treatment. This 1965 Japanese B2 is especially appealing for its quiet, art-house sensibility: rather than relying on star portraiture or dramatic montage, it presents La Strada as a poetic, timeless work of cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2708\" data-end=\"2897\"\u003eFor collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2746\"\u003eFederico Fellini\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2766\"\u003eItalian cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2789\"\u003epost-war art film\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Japanese foreign-film poster design, this is a particularly elegant and historically meaningful piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2991\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2912\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"2929\"\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3021\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3021\"\u003e61 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3061\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3100\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56911938584954,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-21T182421.263.jpg?v=1779355538","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/la-strada-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1965-b3-size-25-x-51cm-f215-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}