{"product_id":"memories-メモリーズ-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1995-b2-size-51-73-cm-o735-copy","title":"“Memories” \/ 「メモリーズ」, Original Japanese Home Video Release Promotional Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F271","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"331\" data-start=\"115\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"169\" data-start=\"126\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-end=\"189\" data-start=\"181\"\u003e1996\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese home video release of \u003cstrong data-end=\"241\" data-start=\"229\"\u003eMemories\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「メモリーズ」, the landmark science-fiction anime anthology presented by \u003cstrong data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"311\"\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"651\" data-start=\"333\"\u003eProduced after the theatrical release of the film, this poster was created for the \u003cstrong data-end=\"467\" data-start=\"416\"\u003eJune 25, 1996 video \/ LaserDisc retail campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the prominent release line \u003cstrong data-end=\"519\" data-start=\"501\"\u003e「6.25 ON SALE」\u003c\/strong\u003e printed across the lower section. It is a superb original display piece from one of the most important anime projects of the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"845\" data-start=\"653\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"672\" data-start=\"653\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"675\" data-start=\"672\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"687\" data-start=\"675\"\u003eMemories\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed three-part anime anthology based on stories by \u003cstrong data-end=\"770\" data-start=\"751\"\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo\u003c\/strong\u003e, creator of \u003cstrong data-end=\"792\" data-start=\"783\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each segment has its own visual and tonal identity:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1079\" data-start=\"847\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"864\" data-start=\"847\"\u003eMagnetic Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e — directed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"896\" data-start=\"879\"\u003eKōji Morimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, with screenplay by \u003cstrong data-end=\"932\" data-start=\"917\"\u003eSatoshi Kon\u003c\/strong\u003e, a haunting psychological space opera about salvage astronauts drawn into a derelict spacecraft filled with the memories of a vanished opera diva.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1242\" data-start=\"1081\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1095\" data-start=\"1081\"\u003eStink Bomb\u003c\/strong\u003e — directed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1128\" data-start=\"1110\"\u003eTensai Okamura\u003c\/strong\u003e, a darkly comic disaster story about an ordinary lab worker who accidentally becomes a walking biological weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1442\" data-start=\"1244\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1261\" data-start=\"1244\"\u003eCannon Fodder\u003c\/strong\u003e — directed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1295\" data-start=\"1276\"\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo\u003c\/strong\u003e, a visually astonishing dystopian satire set in a militarised city built entirely around the ritual of firing enormous cannons at an unseen enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1645\" data-start=\"1444\"\u003eThe film is widely admired as a major achievement in 1990s Japanese animation, celebrated for its technical sophistication, mechanical detail, atmosphere, and the extraordinary creative team behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2082\" data-start=\"1647\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1664\" data-start=\"1647\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1667\" data-start=\"1664\"\u003eThe poster is dense, ambitious, and highly distinctive. The central illustration is dominated by a monumental astronaut figure seated like a mechanical idol, surrounded by pipes, machinery, and characters from all three anthology segments. A giant red rose blooms behind the figure, visually tying the design to \u003cstrong data-end=\"1996\" data-start=\"1979\"\u003eMagnetic Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e, while small film-still panels float around the composition like fragments of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2193\" data-start=\"2084\"\u003eAcross the top, graphic image panels spell out \u003cstrong data-end=\"2143\" data-start=\"2131\"\u003eMEMORIES\u003c\/strong\u003e, under the phrase \u003cstrong data-end=\"2193\" data-start=\"2162\"\u003e“KATSUHIRO OTOMO presents.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2227\" data-start=\"2195\"\u003eThe central Japanese copy reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2398\" data-start=\"2229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2275\" data-start=\"2229\"\u003e「AKIRAから7年… 天才・大友克洋が世界に向けて放つ 劇場最新作『メモリーズ』」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2278\" data-start=\"2275\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2398\" data-start=\"2278\"\u003e“Seven years after Akira… the latest 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data-end=\"3110\" data-start=\"3074\"\u003eVery good \/ excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster displays very well overall, with \u003cstrong data-end=\"3216\" data-start=\"3155\"\u003estrong colour, sharp artwork, and excellent visual impact\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3493\" data-start=\"3219\"\u003eThere are visible signs of age and handling. These condition points have been \u003cstrong data-end=\"3492\" data-start=\"3457\"\u003etaken into account when pricing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3579\" data-start=\"3495\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the \u003cstrong data-end=\"3578\" data-start=\"3553\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3683\" data-start=\"3581\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"3637\" data-start=\"3592\"\u003eoriginal 1996 Japanese promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-end=\"3641\" 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