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This is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"602\"\u003erare B1 format\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"645\"\u003e72.8 × 103 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, and is substantially larger than the standard Japanese B2 theatrical poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1074\"\u003eThe design is warm, nostalgic, and highly evocative. The composition combines the celebrated bicycle image, a romantic still, the original Italian title \u003cstrong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"903\"\u003eNUOVO CINEMA Paradiso\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bold red Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"950\"\u003eニュー・シネマ・パラダイス\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the prominent subtitle \u003cstrong data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"996\"\u003e〈3時間完全オリジナル版〉\u003c\/strong\u003e, identifying this as the Japanese campaign for the extended complete version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eThe upper campaign line reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eトトが忘れられなかったもうひとつの物語。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1135\"\u003e“Another story Totò could never forget.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003eThe poster also prominently highlights the film’s major international awards, including the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1310\"\u003e1989 Cannes Jury’s Special Grand Prix\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003e1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\u003c\/strong\u003e. The lower credits include \u003cstrong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eGiuseppe Tornatore\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003eEnnio Morricone\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003eBlasco Giurato\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Japanese distributors \u003cstrong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eHerald Ace \/ Nippon Herald Film\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eA printed Japanese message attributed to Tornatore appears within the design, accompanied by a facsimile-style signature. This is part of the printed poster artwork and should not be confused with a hand-signed autograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003eWritten and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003eGiuseppe Tornatore\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"1841\"\u003eCinema Paradiso\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining European films of the late 1980s: a deeply affectionate meditation on childhood, memory, mentorship, lost love, and the communal experience of cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2216\"\u003eSet in a small Sicilian town, the film follows Salvatore, known as Totò, whose childhood friendship with the local projectionist becomes the emotional foundation of his life and artistic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2341\"\u003eThe cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2340\"\u003ePhilippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano, and Antonella Attili\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003eDesign notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2792\"\u003eThis poster is an elegant example of Japanese prestige-film advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2794\" data-end=\"3087\"\u003eThe bicycle image gives the design its emotional centre, while the romantic still introduces the expanded adult and romantic dimensions of the longer cut. The cream-toned background, red Japanese title, Italian title treatment, and awards text create a refined, highly displayable composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3089\" data-end=\"3448\"\u003eThe campaign line frames the poster around memory and longing, which perfectly suits the complete-version release. The inclusion of Tornatore’s printed message gives the piece an unusually personal quality for a theatrical poster, while the distributor marks, credits, and Eirin approval details reinforce its status as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3447\"\u003eoriginal Japanese cinema poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3476\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3476\"\u003eThe Japanese B1 format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3478\" data-end=\"3682\"\u003eThe Japanese B1 format is much harder to find than the standard B2 size. 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