{"product_id":"matinee-マチネー-土曜の午後はキッスで始まる-original-japanese-movie-poster-1993-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-g269","title":"“Matinee” \/ 「マチネー／土曜の午後はキッスで始まる」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) G269","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"380\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"159\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the original Japanese release of \u003cem data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eMatinee\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 「マチネー／土曜の午後はキッスで始まる」, Joe Dante’s affectionate 1993 comedy about teenage life, atomic-age anxiety, and the glorious excesses of American monster-movie showmanship.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eThe film was released theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"467\"\u003e24 July 1993 through Shochiku-Fuji\u003c\/strong\u003e. This extraordinary Japanese poster features a densely detailed original illustration by \u003cstrong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"568\"\u003eTsunemi\u003c\/strong\u003e, created specifically for the Japanese campaign. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"676\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"918\"\u003eSet in Key West, Florida, during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the film follows a group of local teenagers attempting to navigate school, romance, family difficulties, and the increasingly frightening possibility of nuclear war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eInto this tense atmosphere arrives Lawrence Woolsey, played by John Goodman, a flamboyant independent filmmaker and theatrical showman travelling across America to promote his latest low-budget horror production:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003eMANT!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1308\"\u003eThe film within the film concerns a man accidentally transformed into a giant human-ant hybrid following exposure to radiation—advertised with the immortal slogan:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1347\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1347\"\u003e“Half Man! Half Ant! All Terror!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1694\"\u003eWoolsey recognises that the public’s fear of missiles and atomic destruction provides the ideal environment in which to launch his new picture. He transforms the local cinema into an elaborate immersive attraction, complete with vibrating seats, hidden electrical effects, costumed performers, staged emergencies, and other promotional gimmicks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003eWhile the adults anxiously follow the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, the town’s teenagers gather at the cinema for a Saturday afternoon filled with monsters, romance, pranks, panic, and cinematic spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2051\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1960\"\u003eJoe Dante\u003c\/strong\u003e, the screenplay was written by Charlie Haas and the music was composed by Jerry Goldsmith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2361\"\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2187\"\u003eJohn Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin, and Jesse Lee Soffer\u003c\/strong\u003e. The fictional \u003cem data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003eMANT!\u003c\/em\u003e feature was itself filmed by Dante as a fully realised black-and-white monster movie shown within the main film. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2614\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2372\"\u003eMatinee\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of Dante’s most personal films. It draws upon his affection for Cold War-era science fiction, horror matinees, comic books, promotional stunts, and the theatrical showmanship associated with producer William Castle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2821\"\u003eThe film balances affectionate nostalgia with satire, presenting the cinema as a place where audiences can confront exaggerated fictional terrors while the real world outside appears increasingly unstable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2823\" data-end=\"2840\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2823\" data-end=\"2840\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"3087\"\u003eThe poster uses an exceptionally dense and colourful illustrated composition filled with atomic-age imagery, teenage characters, movie monsters, military hardware, palm trees, automobiles, advertising signs, and exaggerated expressions of panic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3089\" data-end=\"3198\"\u003eAt the centre, a young couple share a kiss in front of the illuminated marquee of the Key West Strand cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003eThe boy wears a white Hawaiian shirt decorated with green palm leaves, while the girl wears a bright pink dress with a large bow. Their quiet romantic moment forms the calm centre of an otherwise chaotic composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3461\"\u003eBehind them, the cinema marquee advertises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3463\" data-end=\"3505\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3463\" data-end=\"3505\"\u003eSPECIAL\u003cbr data-start=\"3472\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003eMANT\u003cbr data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3482\"\u003eHALF MAN\u003cbr data-start=\"3490\" data-end=\"3493\"\u003eALL TERROR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3627\"\u003eThe lettering and neon architecture evoke the exuberant design of American neighbourhood cinemas during the early 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"3839\"\u003eA large crowd pours from the theatre beneath the couple. Teenagers, ushers, police officers, soldiers, cyclists, motorists, performers, and terrified patrons collide in an elaborate sequence of comic incidents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"4056\"\u003eAt left, a red convertible crashes into the crowd while a man wearing a white hat clings to the vehicle. Nearby, a cyclist struggles through the confusion as characters shout, fall, and flee in different directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4058\" data-end=\"4303\"\u003eThe lower-left corner contains the grotesque black head of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4121\" data-end=\"4138\"\u003eMANT creature\u003c\/strong\u003e, with enormous compound eyes, antennae, and mandibles. Its presence connects the colourful reality outside the cinema with the fictional monster being shown inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4536\"\u003eAt lower right is a large monochrome portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4390\"\u003eJohn Goodman as Lawrence Woolsey\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown wearing a dark suit and smoking a cigar. His confident expression positions him as the mastermind orchestrating the surrounding spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4538\" data-end=\"4664\"\u003eBehind him, audience members recoil in alarm while one patron grips a carton of popcorn labelled with a stylised monster face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4666\" data-end=\"4735\"\u003eThe background expands the scene into a vision of atomic-age Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4737\" data-end=\"4866\"\u003eTall palm trees rise against a brilliant turquoise sky, while the ocean stretches towards the horizon beneath small white clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4868\" data-end=\"5081\"\u003eAt upper left, enormous military missiles point diagonally into the sky. Their scale is deliberately exaggerated, turning the political threat of the Cuban Missile Crisis into part of the poster’s comic spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5083\" data-end=\"5220\"\u003eFlames and explosions rise behind the cinema, visually merging the fictional destruction of \u003cem data-start=\"5175\" data-end=\"5182\"\u003eMANT!\u003c\/em\u003e with the real fear of nuclear attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5222\" data-end=\"5261\"\u003eA roadside sign at left advertises the:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5263\" data-end=\"5282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5263\" data-end=\"5282\"\u003eKeywester Motel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5284\" data-end=\"5447\"\u003ewith facilities including television, tennis, and a swimming pool—an affectionate reference to the commercial graphics and roadside culture of early-1960s America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5449\" data-end=\"5639\"\u003eThe entire image is packed with small visual jokes and narrative details. The viewer is encouraged to examine the crowd closely, much like searching through a period comic-book illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5641\" data-end=\"5656\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5641\" data-end=\"5656\"\u003eThe tagline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5658\" data-end=\"5719\"\u003eAcross the upper edge, the large red Japanese headline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5721\" data-end=\"5765\"\u003e「『グレムリン』のジョー・ダンテ監督が放つ、恋と恐怖映画とミサイルのトリプルドキドキ！」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5767\" data-end=\"5883\"\u003e“Director Joe Dante of \u003cem data-start=\"5790\" data-end=\"5800\"\u003eGremlins\u003c\/em\u003e unleashes a triple heart-pounding thrill of romance, horror movies, and missiles!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5885\" data-end=\"6033\"\u003eThe line neatly summarises the film’s three interwoven subjects: teenage love, monster-movie excitement, and the genuine possibility of nuclear 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English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6439\" data-end=\"6450\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6439\" data-end=\"6450\"\u003eMatinee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6452\" data-end=\"6526\"\u003eappears in flowing yellow script near the centre of the lower composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6528\" data-end=\"6568\"\u003eBeneath it, the enormous Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6570\" data-end=\"6576\"\u003e「マチネー」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6578\" data-end=\"6662\"\u003eis rendered in brilliant red block lettering with heavy black dimensional shadowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6664\" data-end=\"6830\"\u003eThe title rests against a turquoise geometric field that echoes the colour of the Florida sky and provides a clean visual foundation beneath the crowded illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6832\" data-end=\"6869\"\u003eThe principal credit line identifies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6871\" data-end=\"6896\"\u003e「ジョー・ダンテ監督作品　ジョン・グッドマン主演」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6898\" data-end=\"6952\"\u003e“A film directed by Joe Dante, starring John Goodman.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6954\" data-end=\"7152\"\u003eThe small billing block along the bottom credits screenwriter Charlie Haas, producer Michael Finnell, composer Jerry Goldsmith, the principal cast, and Japanese distributor \u003cstrong data-start=\"7127\" data-end=\"7151\"\u003eShochiku-Fuji \/ 松竹富士\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7154\" data-end=\"7169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7154\" data-end=\"7169\"\u003eArtist note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7171\" data-end=\"7221\"\u003eThe custom Japanese poster artwork is credited to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7223\" data-end=\"7240\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7223\" data-end=\"7240\"\u003eTsunemi \/ ツネミ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7242\" data-end=\"7413\"\u003eRather than adapting the film’s American photographic advertising, Tsunemi created an original illustrated campaign image specifically for the Japanese theatrical release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7415\" data-end=\"7620\"\u003eThe artist’s densely packed composition combines the visual language of 1950s monster-movie posters, 1960s American advertising, pulp comic books, theatrical caricature, and Japanese ensemble illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7622\" data-end=\"7768\"\u003eThe many characters are presented with exaggerated poses and expressions, transforming the cinema premiere into a single enormous comic set piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7770\" data-end=\"7984\"\u003eThe exceptionally bright palette—turquoise, red, pink, yellow, orange, and green—captures both the optimism of post-war American popular culture and the absurdity of living beneath the threat of atomic destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7986\" data-end=\"8172\"\u003eThe result is substantially different from the film’s international key art and is one of the most distinctive Japanese poster designs produced for an American comedy of the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8174\" data-end=\"8190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8174\" data-end=\"8190\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8192\" data-end=\"8236\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"8192\" data-end=\"8201\"\u003eMatinee\u003c\/em\u003e was produced and released in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8238\" data-end=\"8336\"\u003eIt received its original Japanese theatrical release on \u003cstrong data-start=\"8294\" data-end=\"8310\"\u003e24 July 1993\u003c\/strong\u003e under the expanded title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8338\" data-end=\"8358\"\u003e「マチネー／土曜の午後はキッスで始まる」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8360\" 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The colours remain remarkably bright, and the intricate illustration presents extremely well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"9303\" data-end=\"9323\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"9303\" data-end=\"9323\"\u003eReference: G269.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"9325\" data-end=\"9403\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"9405\" data-end=\"9502\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"9405\" data-end=\"9502\"\u003eThis is an original 1993 Japanese theatrical poster.\u003cbr data-start=\"9459\" data-end=\"9462\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"9504\" data-end=\"9536\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"9504\" data-end=\"9536\"\u003eIt is now over 30 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"9538\" data-end=\"9579\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"9538\" data-end=\"9579\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57084643180922,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-18T175707.772.jpg?v=1784365042","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/matinee-%e3%83%9e%e3%83%81%e3%83%8d%e3%83%bc-%e5%9c%9f%e6%9b%9c%e3%81%ae%e5%8d%88%e5%be%8c%e3%81%af%e3%82%ad%e3%83%83%e3%82%b9%e3%81%a7%e5%a7%8b%e3%81%be%e3%82%8b-original-japanese-movie-poster-1993-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-g269","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}