{"product_id":"pastoral-to-die-in-the-country-田園に死す-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1974-b2-size-51-73-cm-q181","title":"“Pastoral: To Die in the Country” (田園に死す), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q181","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed in 1974\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first theatrical release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePastoral: To Die in the Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (田園に死す), the avant-garde masterpiece written and directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShūji Terayama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and released through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Theatre Guild (ATG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is one of the most important and visually distinctive Japanese film posters of the 1970s, combining Terayama’s surreal cinema with the graphic imagination of Japan’s underground art scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 1974, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePastoral: To Die in the Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of Terayama’s defining works: a dreamlike, semi-autobiographical film in which the director revisits, distorts, and attempts to rewrite his own childhood memories. Set against the rural landscape of Aomori and the symbolic presence of Osorezan, the film blends folklore, circus imagery, maternal obsession, sexuality, death, memory, and theatrical illusion into a highly personal visual poem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced in association with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stands as a major work of Japanese experimental cinema and was later selected for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1975 Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its cast includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKantarō Suga, Hiroyuki Takano, Kaoru Yachigusa, Masumi Harukawa, Yoshio Harada, J. A. Seazer,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and other figures closely associated with Terayama’s theatrical and cinematic world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a superb and highly collectible poster, with artwork by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuichi Hanawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the great figures of Japanese alternative manga and underground illustration. The composition is a dense surreal collage of images from the film’s symbolic universe: a pale central female figure, bound puppet-like figures, ritual objects, a clock, a trumpet, children’s toys, shrine architecture, and theatrical performers all arranged in a strange dream tableau.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe large central title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e田園に死す\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is rendered in bold black calligraphy on a vertical white panel, cutting through the image like a theatrical placard. Around it, the visual language shifts between folk memory, childhood nightmare, circus spectacle, and religious iconography. The result is unmistakably Terayama: poetic, unsettling, nostalgic, and violently anti-naturalistic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster is also important within the broader history of Japanese graphic design. It connects the worlds of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerayama’s Tenjō Sajiki theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG experimental cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGaro-era manga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and 1970s underground visual culture. For collectors, this is not only a film poster, but a major piece of Japanese countercultural design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1974 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 52 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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":56946473107834,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-05T095034.653.jpg?v=1780620710","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/pastoral-to-die-in-the-country-%e7%94%b0%e5%9c%92%e3%81%ab%e6%ad%bb%e3%81%99-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1974-b2-size-51-73-cm-q181","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}