{"product_id":"monroe-ni-muchu-crazy-for-monroe-モンローに夢中-original-japanese-marilyn-monroe-film-festival-poster-1982-artwork-by-masakatsu-ogasawara-b2-size-51-73-cm-o33","title":"“Crazy for Monroe!” (モンローに夢中！), Original Japanese Marilyn Monroe Film Festival Poster 1982, Artwork by Masakatsu Ogasawara, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O33","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"386\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e for a \u003cstrong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"293\"\u003eMarilyn Monroe revival \/ film festival campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e in Japan, promoted under the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eモンローに夢中！\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Crazy for Monroe!” \/ “Mad About Monroe!”).\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"719\"\u003eRather than advertising a single film, this striking country-of-release poster was produced to promote a special Monroe screening programme built around \u003cstrong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"576\"\u003efive of her most beloved titles\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it an especially appealing piece for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"654\"\u003eMarilyn Monroe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"677\"\u003eclassic Hollywood\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"718\"\u003eJapanese revival-cinema posters\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"861\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"740\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eIssued in Japan in 1982, this poster promotes a Marilyn Monroe retrospective centred on five enduring screen classics:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1089\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pfu970\" data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"899\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eThe Seven Year Itch\u003c\/strong\u003e (七年目の浮気)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11hoxbe\" data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"962\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eThere’s No Business Like Show Business\u003c\/strong\u003e (ショウほど素敵な商売はない)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4z5cr3\" data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"993\"\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/strong\u003e (紳士は金髪がお好き)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1c287ua\" data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003eHow to Marry a Millionaire\u003c\/strong\u003e (百万長者と結婚する方法)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ptjarq\" data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1089\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1081\"\u003eRiver of No Return\u003c\/strong\u003e (帰らざる河)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003eBy the early 1980s Monroe had long since become more than a Hollywood star: she had become a global icon of glamour, vulnerability, celebrity, and twentieth-century screen mythology. Japanese revival posters of this kind are highly collectible because they capture not only Monroe’s enduring appeal, but also the distinctly graphic and stylish way her image was reinterpreted for the Japanese market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eThis Japanese B2 features a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003ebeautiful large-scale portrait of Marilyn Monroe\u003c\/strong\u003e rendered in an airbrushed, hyper-romantic style by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1676\"\u003eMasakatsu Ogasawara (小笠原正勝)\u003c\/strong\u003e, a noted Japanese illustrator known for soft-focus, luminous commercial poster art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"2060\"\u003eThe design is dominated by Monroe’s smiling face, with her \u003cstrong data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003eplatinum-blonde hair, red lips, and glittering earrings\u003c\/strong\u003e set against a cool blue background. The composition is both bold and elegant, balancing glamour and pop sensibility in a manner very characteristic of early-1980s Japanese design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eAt left, the pink vertical copy reads in essence:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2267\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2267\"\u003e“Everything about her is lovely.\u003cbr data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003eA sparkling blonde, an overflowing smile.\u003cbr data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2194\"\u003eEternal masterpieces shining on the big screen — discovered again now!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2319\"\u003eAcross the bottom, the large title band proclaims:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2359\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2333\"\u003eモンローに夢中！\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2336\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2336\" data-end=\"2359\"\u003e“Crazy for Monroe!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2361\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003eBelow this, the copy \u003cstrong data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2397\"\u003eマリリン魅惑のベスト5\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Marilyn’s Fascinating Best 5”) introduces the five featured films, illustrated with a row of small scene stills. The result is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2529\" data-end=\"2551\"\u003ehighly displayable\u003c\/strong\u003e, visually arresting festival poster that functions both as Monroe memorabilia and as a superb example of Japanese revival-poster design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2804\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2706\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2730\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photo carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"3029\"\u003eThe poster presents extremely well, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2847\" data-end=\"2918\"\u003estrong colour, clean surfaces, and excellent overall display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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