{"product_id":"mobile-suit-gundam-char-s-counterattack-機動戦士ガンダム-逆襲のシャア-original-japanese-movie-poster-1988-b2-size-51-73-cm-b158-copy-1","title":"“Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack” \/ 「機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア」, Original Japanese Kanazawa City Fire Department Promotional Nakazuri Poster 1988, Rare B3 Size (36 × 52 cm) J273","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"473\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B3 nakazuri promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced in 1988 for a public fire-prevention campaign issued by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"358\"\u003eKanazawa City Fire Department \/ 金沢市消防本部\u003c\/strong\u003e, in collaboration with the theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"472\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack \/ 「機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア」\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"683\"\u003eDesigned to hang inside Japanese railway carriages, this highly unusual municipal tie-in combines spectacular \u003cstrong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"611\"\u003eRX-93 ν Gundam artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e with a campaign encouraging the prevention of vehicle and vessel fires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"817\"\u003eIt was never intended for general retail sale and is substantially rarer than the standard theatrical posters produced for the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"838\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"838\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"882\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack\u003c\/em\u003e marked the first original theatrical feature in the Gundam franchise and the cinematic culmination of the long rivalry between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003eAmuro Ray and Char Aznable\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003eSet in the Universal Century year 0093, the film follows Char’s return as leader of Neo Zeon. Convinced that humanity must abandon Earth in order to evolve, he plans to trigger a catastrophic nuclear winter by dropping the asteroid \u003cstrong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eAxis\u003c\/strong\u003e onto the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1430\"\u003eAmuro, now serving with the Londo Bell task force, pilots the newly developed \u003cstrong data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1398\"\u003eRX-93 ν Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e in a final attempt to stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eThe film was written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eYoshiyuki Tomino\u003c\/strong\u003e, with character designs by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eHaruhiko Mikimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, mechanical designs by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1581\"\u003eYutaka Izubuchi\u003c\/strong\u003e, and music composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003eShigeaki Saegusa\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1671\"\u003eThe principal Japanese voice cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1831\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1831\"\u003eTōru Furuya as Amuro Ray\u003cbr data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1702\"\u003eShūichi Ikeda as Char Aznable\u003cbr data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1734\"\u003eMaria Kawamura as Quess Paraya\u003cbr data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eNozomu Sasaki as Hathaway Noa\u003cbr data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1799\"\u003eKoichi Yamadera as Gyunei Guss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"1950\"\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003e12 March 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film remains one of the defining works of the Universal Century timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003ePublic-safety campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2058\"\u003eThis poster advertises \u003cstrong data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2046\"\u003eVehicle and Vessel Fire Prevention Week\u003c\/strong\u003e, held from:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003e20–26 March 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003eThe campaign began shortly after the film’s theatrical opening, allowing the Kanazawa City Fire Department to use the new Gundam release as an eye-catching way to communicate a civic safety message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003eMunicipal and public-agency collaborations of this type were produced only in limited numbers for temporary display. Most were discarded when the relevant campaign ended, making surviving examples particularly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2529\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2529\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2633\"\u003eThe left two-thirds of the poster are dominated by a dramatic painted image of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2632\"\u003eRX-93 ν Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003eThe mobile suit stands in a powerful frontal pose, holding its illuminated beam sabre in one hand and its shield in the other. Brilliant yellow electrical surges envelop the armour, separating the white, black, red, and metallic components from the dark green and blue background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"3066\"\u003eThe lightning-like energy creates a visual connection between the film’s futuristic combat imagery and the fire-prevention campaign’s urgent warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3068\" data-end=\"3112\"\u003eThe white vertical text at lower left reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3114\" data-end=\"3145\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3114\" data-end=\"3145\"\u003e「この地球から\u003cbr data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eみんなで火災を\u003cbr data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3136\"\u003e追放しよう！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3147\" data-end=\"3158\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3204\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3160\" data-end=\"3204\"\u003e“Let us all drive fire from this Earth!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3206\" data-end=\"3318\"\u003eThe wording cleverly adapts the film’s planetary stakes to the practical message of preventing real-world fires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3320\" data-end=\"3370\"\u003eThe right side carries the principal civic slogan:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3399\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3399\"\u003e「防ごう！\u003cbr data-start=\"3379\" data-end=\"3382\"\u003eなくそう！\u003cbr data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3390\"\u003e車両船舶火災」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3401\" data-end=\"3412\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003e“Prevent them! 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Vehicle and vessel fires.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3477\" data-end=\"3504\"\u003eThe black date panel reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3506\" data-end=\"3523\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3506\" data-end=\"3523\"\u003e「3月20日～3月26日」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3536\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3538\" data-end=\"3562\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3538\" data-end=\"3562\"\u003e“20 March–26 March.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"3615\"\u003eAt lower right appears the theatrical release logo:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3640\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3640\"\u003e「機動戦士ガンダム\u003cbr data-start=\"3628\" data-end=\"3631\"\u003e逆襲のシャア」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3642\" data-end=\"3674\"\u003eThe accompanying text announces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3676\" data-end=\"3706\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3676\" data-end=\"3706\"\u003e「春休み\u003cbr data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3685\"\u003e松竹系公開\u003cbr data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3693\"\u003e劇場オリジナル最新作」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3708\" data-end=\"3719\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3721\" data-end=\"3803\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3721\" data-end=\"3803\"\u003e“Spring holiday Shochiku theatrical release—the latest original feature film.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3805\" data-end=\"3879\"\u003eThe white box beneath the Gundam artwork identifies the issuing authority:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3894\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3894\"\u003e「金沢市消防本部」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3896\" data-end=\"3907\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3945\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3945\"\u003e“Kanazawa City Fire Department.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3947\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003eThe combination of a major anime release, municipal public-safety messaging, and dedicated train-car advertising makes this a highly distinctive piece of late-1980s Japanese promotional design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4163\"\u003eFormat and rarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4165\" data-end=\"4232\"\u003eThis is a Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4206\"\u003eB3 nakazuri poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4234\" data-end=\"4273\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4234\" data-end=\"4273\"\u003e36.4 × 51.5 cm \/ 14.3 × 20.3 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4275\" data-end=\"4550\"\u003eNakazuri posters were suspended from the ceilings of commuter trains for brief advertising periods. 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