{"product_id":"max-mon-amour-マックス-モン-アムール-original-japanese-movie-poster-1987-nagisa-oshima-roland-topor-artwork-b2-size-51-73-cm-i156","title":"“Max, Mon Amour” (マックス、モン・アムール), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, Nagisa Oshima \/ Roland Topor Artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I156","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed for the 1987 Japanese release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax, Mon Amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax My Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the surreal satirical comedy-drama directed by Japanese auteur \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNagisa Oshima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlotte Rampling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnthony Higgins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax, Mon Amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench-produced film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Japanese release campaign retained the celebrated avant-garde French artwork by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoland Topor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adapting the same minimalist layout into the standard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese B2 format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The result is a highly unusual Japanese release poster: visually French in its graphic restraint, but issued for the film’s theatrical promotion in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNagisa Oshima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, best known internationally for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Realm of the Senses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax, Mon Amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows a British diplomat who discovers that his wife is having an affair — not with another man, but with a chimpanzee named Max. Rather than treating the premise as simple farce, Oshima develops it into a cool, absurd, and unsettling examination of marriage, jealousy, sexuality, social performance, and bourgeois respectability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film was produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerge Silberman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and features major European collaborators including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-Claude Carrière\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, cinematographer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaoul Coutard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Portal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and production designer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePierre Guffroy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its deadpan tone, elegant production values, and provocative central conceit make it one of Oshima’s most distinctive international works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 preserves the iconic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoland Topor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e artwork: a large, surreal pastel illustration of a chimpanzee’s head, rendered in bold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered, orange, white, and blue-grey tones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The image is immediately strange, humorous, and unsettling, perfectly matching the film’s ambiguous mixture of satire, erotic unease, and absurdist social commentary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower white field retains the clean French layout, with the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax mon amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e written in a distinctive black handwritten script. Beneath it, the French production credits read:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSERGE SILBERMAN PRÉSENTE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUN FILM DE NAGISA OSHIMA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAVEC CHARLOTTE RAMPLING ET ANTHONY HIGGINS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis deliberately spare composition gives the poster a refined gallery-like quality. It is not a sensational campaign image, but a sophisticated art-house design built around Topor’s unmistakable visual language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMint condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos; they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1987 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enearly 40 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56974859731322,"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-2026-06-14T155015.832.jpg?v=1781419836","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/max-mon-amour-%e3%83%9e%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e3%82%b9-%e3%83%a2%e3%83%b3-%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a0%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab-original-japanese-movie-poster-1987-nagisa-oshima-roland-topor-artwork-b2-size-51-73-cm-i156","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}