{"product_id":"lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-in-the-land-of-demons-子連れ狼-冥府魔道-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-rare-stb-tatekan-size-51-145-cm-20-57-in-c227a","title":"“Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons” (子連れ狼 冥府魔道), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Rare STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm \/ 20 × 57 in) C227A","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ tatekan poster printed in 1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first theatrical release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (子連れ狼 冥府魔道 \/ Kozure Ōkami: Meifumadō), the fifth film in the celebrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cycle. Directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKenji Misumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and based on the landmark manga by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoseki Kojima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTomisaburō Wakayama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOgami Ittō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkihiro Tomikawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaigorō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a rare and highly desirable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB \/ tatekan theatrical format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51 × 145 cm \/ 20 × 57 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Significantly larger than a standard Japanese B2, the format gives the design a monumental, near-billboard presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaby Cart in the Land of Demons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows the disgraced shogunate executioner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOgami Ittō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his young son \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaigorō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as they continue along the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeifumadō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the “demon path” of exile, assassination, vengeance, and spiritual damnation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film is one of the most solemn and atmospheric entries in the series, built around clan secrecy, assassination contracts, political intrigue, and the unbreakable bond between father and son. Alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTomisaburō Wakayama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the cast includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichiyo Yasuda \/ Michiyo Ōkusu, Shingo Yamashiro, Akira Yamauchi, Hideji Ōtaki, Taketoshi Naitō,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinoru Ōki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e films occupy a central place in 1970s Japanese chanbara cinema. Violent, stylised, and emotionally severe, the series transformed a hugely popular manga into one of the most distinctive samurai film cycles of the decade. Wakayama’s Ogami Ittō remains one of the great screen assassins: massive, controlled, fatalistic, and almost mythic in stillness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis STB design is exceptionally powerful. The upper section is dominated by a dramatic close-up of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOgami Ittō and Daigorō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, framed between drawn blades and surrounded by masked enemies. The image immediately communicates the emotional core of the series: father and child, encircled by death, moving forward without retreat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe monumental yellow calligraphy reads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e子連れ狼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Lone Wolf and Cub.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To the left, the blue calligraphy reads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e冥府魔道\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Meifumadō,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the demon path \/ underworld road travelled by Ogami and Daigorō.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe right-side vertical copy reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「黒田五十三万石の命運は預った！ゆくぞ大五郎！『チャン!!』わが子を背負った狼が走る魔道に最大の危機！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eroughly:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The fate of the 530,000-koku Kuroda clan is entrusted to me! Let’s go, Daigorō!” “Chan!” The wolf carrying his child faces his greatest crisis on the demon path!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower half shifts into one of the most poetic images in the series’ poster art: a vast orange sun, a lone mounted figure, and the baby cart moving across a dark ridge. At lower left are additional character vignettes, including a pale-haired swordsman and a poised female warrior. The contrast between the sword-framed portrait above and the silhouette journey below gives the poster extraordinary cinematic force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB \/ tatekan posters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were tall, two-panel cinema signboard posters, generally formed from two stacked B2 sheets and designed for theatre-front displays or standing poster frames. 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For a visually iconic series such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the STB format is especially desirable, allowing the design to unfold vertically from intense close-up to vast landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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