{"product_id":"ossessione-郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす-original-japanese-movie-poster-1979-luchino-visconti-b2-size-51-73-cm-c271","title":"“Ossessione” \/ 「郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C271","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"379\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"187\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"233\"\u003efirst Japanese theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"251\"\u003eOssessione\u003c\/strong\u003e (released in Japan as \u003cstrong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"291\"\u003e郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"325\"\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eLuchino Visconti’s\u003c\/strong\u003e landmark 1942 debut feature.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eA striking and highly collectible Japanese poster for one of the foundational works of modern European cinema, this piece is especially important not only as a poster for \u003cstrong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eVisconti’s first feature\u003c\/strong\u003e, but as a Japanese release poster for a film that did \u003cstrong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"703\"\u003enot receive its official Japanese theatrical premiere until 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"725\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"728\"\u003eReleased in 1942, \u003cstrong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eOssessione\u003c\/strong\u003e is widely regarded as one of the key precursors to \u003cstrong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"834\"\u003eItalian neorealism\u003c\/strong\u003e and one of the most important debut features in world cinema. Loosely adapted from \u003cstrong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"937\"\u003eJames M. Cain’s\u003c\/strong\u003e novel \u003cem data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/em\u003e, the film tells the story of drifter \u003cstrong data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eGino Costa\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eGiovanna Bragana\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose illicit attraction leads them into a world of desire, betrayal, and ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1478\"\u003eLong surrounded by censorship issues and legal complications, the film circulated in a fragmented and often difficult history outside Italy, which gives this \u003cstrong data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003e1979 Japanese first-release poster\u003c\/strong\u003e particular appeal. It marks the moment Japanese audiences were finally able to encounter Visconti’s early masterpiece properly on the big screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1497\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1500\"\u003eThis Japanese B2 design is exceptionally bold and memorable, using a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003ehigh-contrast black-and-fiery-orange palette\u003c\/strong\u003e that perfectly conveys the film’s atmosphere of fatal passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"2016\"\u003eThe left half of the poster is dominated by the vertically stacked Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003e郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1852\"\u003emonumental white and vivid orange-red block lettering\u003c\/strong\u003e. The typography alone gives the piece tremendous wall power and makes it one of the most visually assertive Japanese posters for a European art film of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2314\"\u003eAt upper right, the poster presents a dramatic, shadow-heavy close-up of the film’s doomed lovers: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2136\"\u003eMassimo Girotti\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2158\"\u003eClara Calamai\u003c\/strong\u003e, their faces partially submerged in darkness and orange light. The image feels both intimate and ominous, matching the film’s volatile emotional intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2533\"\u003eIn the lower-right corner, a small vignette shows the pair on a roadside, the man smoking while the woman follows behind with luggage—an understated but evocative visual summary of the film’s restless, itinerant mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2622\"\u003eThe surrounding Japanese text emphasises the film’s status and significance, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2624\" data-end=\"2710\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2624\" data-end=\"2650\"\u003e「ルキノ・ヴィスコンティ監督 幻の処女作！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2650\" data-end=\"2653\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2710\"\u003e“Luchino Visconti’s legendary phantom debut feature!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2712\" data-end=\"2830\"\u003eand a bold \u003cstrong data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2732\"\u003e日本初公開\u003c\/strong\u003e (“\u003cstrong data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2761\"\u003eFirst release in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e”) notice, which further enhances the poster’s historical importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"2999\"\u003eThe original Italian title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2859\" data-end=\"2873\"\u003eOSSESSIONE\u003c\/strong\u003e also appears in Roman letters with the Japanese gloss \u003cstrong data-start=\"2928\" data-end=\"2936\"\u003e〈妄執〉\u003c\/strong\u003e, reinforcing the psychological and obsessive core of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3001\" data-end=\"3027\"\u003eCollector significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3030\"\u003eThis is a particularly desirable poster for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3106\"\u003eItalian cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3128\"\u003eLuchino Visconti\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3130\" data-end=\"3160\"\u003efilm noir-related material\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3166\" data-end=\"3207\"\u003eJapanese art-house theatrical posters\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3210\" data-end=\"3255\"\u003eIts appeal lies in several overlapping areas:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3630\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qm81ph\" data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3333\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3287\"\u003eVisconti’s debut feature\u003c\/strong\u003e, now universally recognised as a major work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11guxj7\" data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3336\" data-end=\"3369\"\u003eJapanese first-release status\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1979, decades after the film’s production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"w3olye\" data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3504\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3446\"\u003esuperb graphic design\u003c\/strong\u003e, with unusually powerful typography and colour contrast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"s7cibv\" data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3630\"\u003eStrong crossover interest for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3551\" data-end=\"3571\"\u003eEuropean auteurs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3573\" data-end=\"3598\"\u003epost-war film culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3630\"\u003eJapanese poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3798\"\u003eAmong Japanese posters for European classics, this is the sort of sheet that stands out immediately for both its \u003cstrong data-start=\"3745\" data-end=\"3772\"\u003ehistorical significance\u003c\/strong\u003e and its \u003cstrong data-start=\"3781\" data-end=\"3797\"\u003evisual force\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3800\" data-end=\"3914\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3800\" data-end=\"3813\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3816\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3816\" data-end=\"3840\"\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=\"3916\" data-end=\"4130\"\u003eThe poster presents extremely well, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3957\" data-end=\"4044\"\u003estrong colour, bold contrast, clean imagery, and excellent overall display presence\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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