{"product_id":"mahler-マーラー-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1987-ken-russell-b2-size-51-73-cm-s197-copy","title":"“Shocker” (ショッカー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1990, Wes Craven, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S198","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed for the \u003cstrong\u003e1990 first Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Wes Craven’s supernatural horror film \u003cstrong\u003eShocker\u003c\/strong\u003e (ショッカー), starring \u003cstrong\u003eMitch Pileggi, Peter Berg, Michael Murphy and Cami Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e. Produced in the United States in 1989, the film received its first Japanese theatrical release on \u003cstrong\u003e17 November 1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed by \u003cstrong\u003eToho-Towa\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten and directed by \u003cstrong\u003eWes Craven\u003c\/strong\u003e, the creator of \u003cem\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/em\u003e, the film centres on \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Pinker\u003c\/strong\u003e, a sadistic television repairman and serial killer whose execution in the electric chair does not quite have the intended effect. Instead, Pinker discovers a supernatural means of surviving through electricity and television transmissions, allowing him to move through the airwaves and continue his murderous pursuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fantastic Japanese first-release design that pushes the film’s \u003cstrong\u003etelevision-and-electricity concept\u003c\/strong\u003e to the absolute forefront.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upper half is dominated by a huge television screen filled with violently distorted static, through which the face of \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Pinker\u003c\/strong\u003e appears to materialise. The image looks as though Pinker is literally forcing his way out of the television signal, perfectly illustrating the film’s central premise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the top, the wonderfully eccentric English campaign line reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHOCK SHOCKER SHOCKEST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePINK PINKER PINKEST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the television image, the title \u003cstrong\u003eWES CRAVEN’S SHOCKER\u003c\/strong\u003e erupts in enormous lettering surrounded by branching \u003cstrong\u003eelectrical arcs and lightning\u003c\/strong\u003e, while ghostly blue hands reach inward from either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eショッカー\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eis positioned boldly beneath in vivid red, with a transmission tower rising directly through the centre of the composition—another clever reference to Pinker’s ability to travel through television and electrical signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellow Japanese tagline at lower left reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「TVをつけると、奴がいる。ピンカーは、全国ネットの殺人鬼！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Turn on the TV and he’s there. Pinker is a nationwide-network serial killer!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the film’s original Japanese theatrical catchphrase. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the bottom runs a strip of smaller photographic scenes from the film, giving the otherwise highly graphic composition a wonderfully period horror-video aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster also prominently advertises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「『エルム街の悪夢』のウェス・クレイヴン監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003e“From Wes Craven, director of \u003cem\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003etelevision static, electrical imagery, lurid red typography, spectral hands and the almost surreal English slogan\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this one of the most distinctive Japanese horror-poster designs of its era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShocker\u003c\/em\u003e arrived after Wes Craven had already transformed modern horror with \u003cem\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/em\u003e. Here, he again experimented with the idea of a supernatural killer capable of escaping ordinary physical limitations—this time replacing dreams with the increasingly omnipresent world of \u003cstrong\u003etelevision and electronic media\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitch Pileggi\u003c\/strong\u003e, later internationally famous as Walter Skinner in \u003cem\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/em\u003e, gives Pinker a memorable physical menace, while \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Berg\u003c\/strong\u003e plays Jonathan Parker, the young man whose psychic connection to the killer places him at the centre of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film’s combination of \u003cstrong\u003eslasher horror, supernatural fantasy, black comedy, television satire and heavy-metal energy\u003c\/strong\u003e has helped it develop a strong cult following, making original theatrical material increasingly appealing to collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eWes Craven and late-1980s \/ early-1990s horror cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e35 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent+.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly well-preserved example with \u003cstrong\u003estrong, vivid colour, deep blacks and excellent overall presentation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The intense red and electric-blue elements remain highly saturated, while the large television image and central title retain excellent clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is also \u003cstrong\u003every clean overall\u003c\/strong\u003e, with only \u003cstrong\u003eminimal age \/ storage handling\u003c\/strong\u003e visible on close inspection. 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