{"product_id":"le-samourai-サムライ-4kレストア-original-japanese-4k-restoration-re-release-movie-poster-2026-b2-size-51-73-cm-n30a","title":"“Le Samouraï” (サムライ 4Kレストア), Original Japanese 4K Restoration Re-Release Movie Poster 2026, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N30A","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"629\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"175\"\u003eB2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e2026\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"241\"\u003e4K restoration re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"260\"\u003eLe Samouraï\u003c\/strong\u003e, Jean-Pierre Melville’s immortal crime classic starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"332\"\u003eAlain Delon\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"355\"\u003eCathy Rosier\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"375\"\u003eNathalie Delon\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"400\"\u003eFrançois Périer\u003c\/strong\u003e. The official Japanese materials and Bunkamura’s listing identify the film as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"513\"\u003e1967 France–Italy production\u003c\/strong\u003e running \u003cstrong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"537\"\u003e105 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e, newly returned to Japanese cinemas in restored form. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"650\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"650\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003eFew crime films have retained the same aura as \u003cstrong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"714\"\u003eLe Samouraï\u003c\/strong\u003e. In Japan’s official 4K-restoration notes, Delon’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eJef Costello\u003c\/strong\u003e is presented as the archetypal solitary hitman, a figure defined by silence, ritual, and absolute control. The same materials describe the film as a high point of Melville’s severe visual style, supported by \u003cstrong data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003eHenri Decaë’s\u003c\/strong\u003e cool cinematography and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003eFrançois de Roubaix’s\u003c\/strong\u003e jazz-inflected score. The restoration campaign also explicitly frames the film as a touchstone for later directors including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1239\"\u003eMartin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, John Woo, Johnny To,\u003c\/strong\u003e and others. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1308\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1308\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1899\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003esuperb and highly contemporary\u003c\/strong\u003e re-release design. Rather than reusing the more graphic first-release Japanese artwork, the composition centres on a large, cropped close-up of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1514\"\u003eAlain Delon\u003c\/strong\u003e in fedora and trench coat, his face emerging from a soft-focus Paris street background. The effect is elegant, cold, and unmistakably Melvillean. The small bird motif at lower left, the restrained typography, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003e4K RESTORED\u003c\/strong\u003e marking at lower right give the poster a refined modern-cinema presentation while still preserving the film’s original aura of loneliness and fatalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"2165\"\u003eWhat makes this poster especially effective is its restraint. It avoids montage and spectacle entirely, reducing the image to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2096\"\u003eDelon’s face, the hat brim, and the atmosphere of urban isolation\u003c\/strong\u003e. As a display piece, it is clean, severe, and exceptionally stylish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003eNear Mint. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster presents beautifully overall, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2366\"\u003efresh colour, clean paper, and outstanding display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. There is only the lightest evidence of handling and storage, and the reverse is notably clean. Overall, this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2509\"\u003ecollector-grade example\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2698\"\u003eIt is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2647\"\u003eauthentic 2026 Japanese 4K restoration re-release issue\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2697\"\u003enot a reproduction or decorative reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2741\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2741\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57268764606842,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments_7.jpg?v=1789428630","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/le-samourai-%e3%82%b5%e3%83%a0%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4-4k%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%82%a2-original-japanese-4k-restoration-re-release-movie-poster-2026-b2-size-51-73-cm-n30a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}