{"product_id":"magic-マジック-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1979-b2-size-51-73-cm-za527","title":"“Magic” \/ 「マジック」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA527","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"382\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"196\"\u003e1979 Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"209\"\u003eMagic\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「マジック」, the psychological horror-thriller directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eRichard Attenborough\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"323\"\u003eAnthony Hopkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eAnn-Margret\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"362\"\u003eBurgess Meredith\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eEd Lauter\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eA superb and unsettling Japanese poster for one of the great ventriloquist-dummy thrillers of the 1970s, this design captures the film’s atmosphere of obsession, jealousy, split identity, and psychological collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"979\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eOriginally released in \u003cstrong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"654\"\u003e1978\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eMagic\u003c\/strong\u003e follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"683\"\u003eCorky\u003c\/strong\u003e, a shy magician whose career takes off after he introduces a ventriloquist dummy named \u003cstrong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"779\"\u003eFats\u003c\/strong\u003e into his act. As Corky retreats from public pressure and reconnects with a woman from his past, his mental state begins to fracture, and Fats appears to develop a violent, possessive will of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1305\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eRichard Attenborough\u003c\/strong\u003e from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003eWilliam Goldman\u003c\/strong\u003e, adapted from Goldman’s own novel, the film became a major psychological horror classic. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eAnthony Hopkins\u003c\/strong\u003e received strong acclaim for his dual performance as Corky and the voice of Fats, while Goldman won an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1285\"\u003eEdgar Award\u003c\/strong\u003e for his screenplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1633\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1327\"\u003eThe Japanese poster is beautifully atmospheric and deeply eerie. The upper section features \u003cstrong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eAnn-Margret\u003c\/strong\u003e in a tense, shadowed composition, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003eAnthony Hopkins\u003c\/strong\u003e looming behind her. At the right, Hopkins appears again, holding a blade-like object under dramatic light, heightening the sense of menace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003eThe central image is dominated by a misted, rain-speckled pane of glass, through which a ghostly distorted face seems to emerge. This gives the poster a strong psychological-horror quality, suggesting fractured identity and unseen presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003eThe vertical pink copy reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003e「突然、もう一人の私が彼女に嫉妬した！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"1935\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003e“Suddenly, the other me grew jealous of her!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2278\"\u003eAt lower left, the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2030\"\u003e「マジック」\u003c\/strong\u003e is printed in large white katakana, finished with a small yellow heart. 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