{"product_id":"loose-cannons-キャノンズ-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-73-cm-za708","title":"“Loose Cannons” (キャノンズ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA708","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"373\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"181\"\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eLoose Cannons\u003c\/strong\u003e (キャノンズ), the offbeat American \u003cstrong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"296\"\u003eaction-comedy buddy-cop film\u003c\/strong\u003e directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eBob Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"352\"\u003eGene Hackman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eDan Aykroyd\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"876\"\u003eAn energetic and highly graphic poster from the late-era boom in imported Hollywood action-comedies in Japan, this example is especially appealing for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"556\"\u003ebold yellow background\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"580\"\u003ecomic-book styling\u003c\/strong\u003e, and unusually playful Japanese promotional text. It captures the film’s deliberately mismatched pairing and broad comic tone with considerable flair, and is an excellent display piece for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"800\"\u003e1990s cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eGene Hackman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"835\"\u003eDan Aykroyd\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eJapanese release poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"897\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"900\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"920\"\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eLoose Cannons\u003c\/strong\u003e follows veteran Washington, D.C. detective \u003cstrong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"996\"\u003eMac Stern\u003c\/strong\u003e and his new partner \u003cstrong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1035\"\u003eEllis Fielding\u003c\/strong\u003e, a gifted but psychologically unstable investigator whose dissociative episodes cause him to slip unpredictably into various pop-cultural personas. As the pair pursue a dangerous conspiracy with Nazi-related overtones, the film plays its central premise for both action and absurdist comedy, setting hard-boiled police work against Fielding’s wildly erratic behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1895\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003eBob Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film belongs to a distinctive late-1980s \/ early-1990s cycle of American buddy-cop pictures, though it pushes the formula in a more eccentric, comic direction than most of its contemporaries. While its critical reception at the time was mixed, the film has since found a modest cult audience, particularly among viewers drawn to unusual studio comedies and the curious chemistry between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003eHackman’s gruff authority\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1894\"\u003eAykroyd’s manic unpredictability\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"2262\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eThe poster is immediate, loud, and unmistakably commercial in the best sense. The entire composition is set against a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003eflat, vivid yellow field\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the sheet strong visual punch from a distance. At centre, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2146\"\u003eGene Hackman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003eDan Aykroyd\u003c\/strong\u003e stand back-to-back in a classic buddy-cop pose, visually underscoring the “odd couple” premise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2686\"\u003eHackman appears at left in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2313\"\u003ered satin jacket\u003c\/strong\u003e, holding a submachine gun with a look of wary scepticism, while Aykroyd stands at right in a pale jacket and bow tie, awkwardly handling a pistol with comic unease. The design cleverly emphasises their contrast: above Hackman float a series of question marks, while above Aykroyd are cartoonish stars, reinforcing the idea of confusion, instability, and comic dislocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2741\"\u003eRunning vertically between them is the striking line:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2800\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2765\"\u003e「俺たち、ぜーんぜんミスマッチ!?」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"2768\"\u003e(\u003cstrong data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"2799\"\u003e“We’re a total mismatch!?”\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2802\" data-end=\"3160\"\u003eTwo burst graphics further dramatise the contrast. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2870\"\u003ered burst\u003c\/strong\u003e at left promotes Hackman’s character as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"2939\"\u003ehard-boiled, tough cop\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"2966\"\u003eblack burst\u003c\/strong\u003e at right describes Aykroyd’s character as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3058\"\u003emulti-personality, shape-shifting detective\u003c\/strong\u003e, referencing transformations into figures such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"3109\" data-end=\"3122\"\u003eMr. Spock\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3143\"\u003eRoad Runner\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3159\"\u003ePopeye\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3555\"\u003eAt the bottom, the title is set within a large \u003cstrong data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3244\"\u003epink comic-book explosion motif\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"3270\" data-end=\"3281\"\u003e「キャノンズ」\u003c\/strong\u003e rendered in bold red and blue lettering. The result is a design that feels closer to a manga or pop-art advertising piece than to a conventional police thriller poster—precisely the sort of inventive localisation that makes Japanese posters of imported films so compelling.\u003cstrong data-start=\"3557\" data-end=\"3573\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3766\" data-end=\"4034\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3766\" data-end=\"3779\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3779\" data-end=\"3782\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3782\" data-end=\"3806\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3840\" data-end=\"3902\"\u003estrong colour, clean paper, and excellent display presence\u003c\/strong\u003e. The bright yellow field and crisp typography make condition especially important on this design, and this copy presents very well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4036\" data-end=\"4118\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4092\" data-end=\"4117\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4221\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4131\" data-end=\"4175\"\u003eoriginal 1990 Japanese theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4179\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4185\" data-end=\"4220\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4223\" data-end=\"4255\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"4233\" data-end=\"4254\"\u003eover 30 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4257\" data-end=\"4298\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4257\" data-end=\"4298\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57047169958266,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-07T151348.719.jpg?v=1783404938","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/loose-cannons-%e3%82%ad%e3%83%a3%e3%83%8e%e3%83%b3%e3%82%ba-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-73-cm-za708","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}