{"product_id":"onibaba-鬼婆-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1964-b2-size-51-73-cm-j120b-copy","title":"“Onibaba” \/ 「鬼婆」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B3 Size (c. 51.5 × 36.4 cm) — G236","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erare original Japanese B3 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1964 first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnibaba \/ 「鬼婆」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, written and directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaneto Shindō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and distributed in Japan by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in a horizontal format, this striking design combines an immense close-up of watchful eyes, expressive black calligraphy, photographic scenes and a statement by the director. Its unusually detailed layout presents both the film’s disturbing imagery and the ideas behind its creation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efourteenth-century Japan during civil war\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows an older woman and her daughter-in-law living amid an extensive wilderness of tall reeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the men taken away by war, the women survive by killing passing soldiers, selling their armour and disposing of their bodies in a deep pit. Their precarious arrangement is disrupted when a neighbour returns from the fighting and begins a relationship with the younger woman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFear of abandonment and jealousy drive the older woman towards increasingly desperate measures. An encounter with a masked samurai introduces the terrifying image that has become inseparable from the film: a grinning, horned demon mask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJūkichi Uno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShindō brings together historical drama, psychological horror and a stark examination of human survival. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKiyomi Kuroda’s black-and-white cinematography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e transforms the reed beds into an enclosing landscape, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHikaru Hayashi’s music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e intensifies the film’s restless atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition is dominated by a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewide, closely cropped photograph of a pair of eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, printed in muted reddish-brown tones across the upper centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, the enormous title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「鬼婆」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003espreads across the sheet in sweeping \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack brush calligraphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its irregular strokes and pointed extensions give the lettering an almost physical presence, connecting the eyes above with the dark landscape beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree rectangular film stills run down each side. These six photographs, accompanied by vertical Japanese captions, introduce the characters and trace the story’s movement through desire, fear and confrontation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe left-hand sequence presents the human relationships at the centre of the drama. The right-hand photographs introduce the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edemon mask\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bringing the film’s most recognisable horror imagery into the surrounding narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween the title characters is a small profile photograph of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaneto Shindō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wearing a cap and glasses. The accompanying text describes the director devoting himself to the production during more than three months in the reed fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the upper image, the promotional line reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「稲妻走る芒ヶ原、殺し、剥ぎ、喰らい 性の衝動に狂う二匹の牝！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Across lightning-lit fields of reeds—killing, stripping and devouring, two females driven wild by sexual desire!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe deliberately harsh language reflects the campaign’s emphasis on instinct, physical need and the collapse of ordinary social restraints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dark photographic band extends across the bottom. Reeds fill the landscape, while a large image of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehorned mask\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emerges at lower right in subdued purple-brown tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt lower left, the heading:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「創作意図」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Creative intention”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintroduces a statement attributed to Shindō. It discusses hunger, sexual desire and the persistence of human vitality amid the devastation of war. This substantial passage gives the sheet particular interest as a record of how the filmmaker’s intentions were presented alongside the film’s sensational imagery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower credits identify \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShindō as director and screenwriter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, list the principal cast, and name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTokyo Eiga, Kindai Eiga Kyōkai and Toho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease and format note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese B3 poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51.5 × 36.4 cm in landscape orientation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts compact format accommodates a remarkably rich combination of title artwork, captioned stills, production information and the director’s statement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn appealing piece for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaneto Shindō, Japanese horror, independent Japanese cinema and original 1960s theatrical advertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good+ condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreviously folded, subsequently stored flat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference: G236.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall photographs, including the front and reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s 1964 release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 60 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57352326873466,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Scanfrom2026-10-0604_20_16PM.jpg?v=1791274409","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/onibaba-%e9%ac%bc%e5%a9%86-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1964-b2-size-51-73-cm-j120b-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}