{"product_id":"macbeth-マクベス-macbeth-original-japanese-release-movie-poster-1973-film-1971-b2-size-51-73-cm-p222","title":"“Macbeth” (マクベス \/ Macbeth), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1973 (film 1971), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P222","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e1973\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/strong\u003e, Roman Polanski’s dark and visceral screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Although the film was produced in 1971, it opened in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e7 July 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e, making this the original Japanese release poster for one of the most striking and controversial Shakespeare films of the 1970s. The film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"543\"\u003eJon Finch\u003c\/strong\u003e as Macbeth and \u003cstrong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"578\"\u003eFrancesca Annis\u003c\/strong\u003e as Lady Macbeth. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"653\"\u003ePolanski’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/strong\u003e is widely regarded as one of the most severe and cinematic interpretations of the play: a blood-soaked, psychologically brutal version that strips away theatrical polish in favour of mud, steel, violence, and paranoia. The screenplay was adapted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"961\"\u003eRoman Polanski and Kenneth Tynan\u003c\/strong\u003e, with photography by \u003cstrong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003eGilbert Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e, music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003eThe Third Ear Band\u003c\/strong\u003e, and production backing from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1087\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePlayboy Productions\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003eHugh M. Hefner\u003c\/strong\u003e as executive producer. In Japan it was distributed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1184\"\u003eColumbia Eiga\u003c\/strong\u003e, and contemporary Japanese materials positioned it as a bold new confrontation between Polanski’s sensibility and Shakespeare’s world. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1375\"\u003eA superb and highly unusual Japanese design, this poster avoids the expected castle-and-battle montage and instead goes for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003epure symbolic force\u003c\/strong\u003e. Against a rich purple field, a giant hand grips a downward-pointing sword, creating an image that feels both heraldic and violent. Below, the fallen crown, the grieving figures, the fortress silhouette, and the battle frieze compress the whole tragedy into one elegant composition. The bold yellow \u003cstrong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1830\"\u003eマクベス\u003c\/strong\u003e title at right gives the sheet a wonderful graphic balance, while the overall design feels far more sophisticated and art-directed than most Shakespeare posters of the period. It is a striking wall piece: minimal, theatrical, and unmistakably sinister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2169\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2276\"\u003eIt is over 52 years old!\u003cbr data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2198\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2239\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56718264893818,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-23T170304.308.jpg?v=1774253000","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/macbeth-%e3%83%9e%e3%82%af%e3%83%99%e3%82%b9-macbeth-original-japanese-release-movie-poster-1973-film-1971-b2-size-51-73-cm-p222","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}