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Produced through the collaboration between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsoda Office and the Art Theatre Guild (ATG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film marked the final feature of celebrated Japanese horror director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobuo Nakagawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest known for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJigoku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ghost of Yotsuya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Nakagawa returned here to the traditional Japanese ghost story with an intimate drama of desire, jealousy and attempted murder. Adapted from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSenzaburo Suzuki’s play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film centres on a travelling actor whose feelings for his friend’s wife lead to a disturbing confrontation—and a return that unsettles the boundary between life and death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a principal cast of just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFumihiko Fujima, Junko Miyashita and Shoji Ishibashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film builds its atmosphere through performance, carefully composed images and the tensions between its three characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYokoo’s poster gives this haunting story an equally distinctive visual identity. A solitary, kimono-clad figure stands against a broad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epale cream background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its face delicately outlined and its body seemingly dissolving into loose strokes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered and blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The red marks suggest blood and injury, while the translucent blue passages give the figure a spectral, unstable presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expansive empty space makes the image particularly unsettling. The figure seems suspended between a portrait, a theatrical apparition and an unfinished painting, with fine drawing still visible beneath the expressive colour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeep-blue brush lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e runs vertically beside the figure, spelling out the Japanese title. The director’s name, production information and cast credits are reproduced in loose handwriting, extending the drawn character of the artwork across the entire composition. A small \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered ATG emblem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears near the top, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Tadanori YOKOO”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is printed discreetly in the lower-right margin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe opening line of the handwritten promotional verse reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「これはこの世のことならず」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is not of this world.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is an apt introduction to a design whose power comes from its fragile figure, restrained palette and uneasy stillness. A compelling piece for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTadanori Yokoo, ATG cinema and Japanese supernatural film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe red and blue artwork remains vivid, and the poster presents attractively overall. There are handling creases and paper undulations, with more noticeable creasing along portions of the side edges. 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