{"product_id":"patton-original-japanese-first-release-stb-movie-poster-1970-stb-size-51-146-cm-k358-copy","title":"“Battle of Britain”, Original Japanese First Release STB Movie Poster 1969, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) K359","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"692\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster produced for the film’s first Japanese theatrical release in 1969\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e was released in Japan under the emphatic title \u003cem data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"312\"\u003eKūgun Daisenryaku\u003c\/em\u003e (空軍大戦略), approximately meaning \u003cstrong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"373\"\u003e“Grand Air-War Strategy.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Directed by Guy Hamilton and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz, the film features an extraordinary international cast led by Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Curt Jürgens, Susannah York, Ralph Richardson, Michael Redgrave, Harry Andrews, and Kenneth More.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"893\"\u003eReleased in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"754\"\u003eUnited Artists on 26 September 1969\u003c\/strong\u003e, this exceptionally scarce two-panel poster is a spectacular surviving example of late-1960s Japanese large-format theatrical advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"914\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"914\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eSet during the summer and early autumn of 1940, \u003cem data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e dramatises the decisive struggle between Britain’s Royal Air Force and Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe for control of the skies above Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eRather than centring the story upon a single fictional hero, the film moves between commanders, pilots, radar operators, ground crews, government figures, and civilians on both sides of the conflict. This ensemble structure gives the film the scale of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003epanoramic historical chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e, presenting the battle as a vast military and national undertaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003eThe production became particularly renowned for its ambitious aerial photography. Large-scale flying sequences were staged using surviving British aircraft, Spanish-built Hispano Aviación Buchón fighters modified to represent Messerschmitt Bf 109s, full-sized replicas, miniatures, and extensive practical effects. The result gives its aerial combat a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003ephysical weight and visual authenticity rarely matched by later war films\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"1928\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"1928\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2075\"\u003eThis spectacular Japanese STB divides the film’s enormous cast, aerial warfare, and national symbolism across \u003cstrong data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003etwo sharply contrasting panels\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2266\"\u003eThe upper sheet begins with a panoramic profile montage of Allied and German commanders and airmen, their faces forming an almost continuous human horizon beneath a turbulent blue-grey sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2315\"\u003eAbove them, the red campaign headline declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2361\"\u003e「世界映画界が誇る最高のスタッフが可能な限りの巨大な物量を投じて再現する感動の大戦略！」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2497\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2497\"\u003e“A stirring grand strategy recreated by the finest talent in world cinema, using the greatest resources possible!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2919\"\u003eBelow the portraits, the design erupts into an extraordinary painted vision of aerial warfare. Fighters and bombers sweep through a dense inferno of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2683\"\u003eorange, ochre, black, and white\u003c\/strong\u003e, while explosions descend towards the devastated city below. The expressionistic background transforms the aircraft into dark silhouettes cutting through fire and smoke, giving the upper panel the quality of a monumental wartime mural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"3023\"\u003eThe lower sheet changes dramatically to a clean cream field dominated by the enormous vermilion title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3036\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3036\"\u003e「空軍大戦略」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3402\"\u003eBeside it, a brilliantly stylised ribbon interweaves the colours and imagery of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3167\"\u003eBritish Union Jack and Nazi German banner\u003c\/strong\u003e, knotting them around the original English title \u003cem data-start=\"3217\" data-end=\"3236\"\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e. The design compresses the entire conflict into two opposing national symbols, while two small aircraft peel away from the central motif on sweeping coloured trails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3432\"\u003eThe technical billing reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3434\" data-end=\"3458\"\u003e「テクニカラー　超ワイドフレーム　パナビジョン」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3508\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3508\"\u003e“Technicolor \/ Ultra-Wide-Frame Panavision.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3510\" data-end=\"3548\"\u003eThe vertical red campaign copy states:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3550\" data-end=\"3594\"\u003e「おどろくべきスケールで見せるベルリン対ロンドンの戦い！全篇中3分の2が大空中戦シーン」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3610\"\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3612\" data-end=\"3757\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3612\" data-end=\"3757\"\u003e“The battle of Berlin versus London presented on an astonishing scale! Two-thirds of the entire film consists of great aerial-combat scenes!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3759\" data-end=\"4017\"\u003eThe lower section carries the extensive all-star cast roster together with credits for producer \u003cstrong data-start=\"3855\" data-end=\"3873\"\u003eHarry Saltzman\u003c\/strong\u003e, director \u003cstrong data-start=\"3884\" data-end=\"3900\"\u003eGuy Hamilton\u003c\/strong\u003e, screenwriter \u003cstrong data-start=\"3915\" data-end=\"3933\"\u003eJames Kennaway\u003c\/strong\u003e, cinematographer \u003cstrong data-start=\"3951\" data-end=\"3968\"\u003eFreddie Young\u003c\/strong\u003e, and technical adviser \u003cstrong data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4016\"\u003eRobert Stanford Tuck\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4019\" data-end=\"4178\"\u003eThe original \u003cstrong data-start=\"4032\" data-end=\"4136\"\u003eUnited Artists marking, Eirin registration number 44249, Technicolor branding, and Panavision credit\u003c\/strong\u003e provide clear period campaign provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4180\" data-end=\"4211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4180\" data-end=\"4211\"\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4213\" data-end=\"4520\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4213\" data-end=\"4316\"\u003eSTBs, or Tatekan posters, are among the most distinctive and desirable Japanese theatrical formats.\u003c\/strong\u003e A complete example consists of \u003cstrong data-start=\"4348\" data-end=\"4390\"\u003etwo separately printed B2-sized panels\u003c\/strong\u003e, each measuring approximately 51.5 × 72.8 cm, which combine to form a poster measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"4492\" data-end=\"4519\"\u003e51.5 × 145.6 cm overall\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4522\" data-end=\"4679\"\u003eThe sheets were designed to be aligned vertically for display in standing signboards, cinema entrances, pillars, and other narrow, high-visibility locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4681\" data-end=\"4929\"\u003eBecause both correctly matched original panels must survive together, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4751\" data-end=\"4837\"\u003ecomplete vintage STBs are considerably rarer than conventional Japanese B2 posters\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their dramatic proportions and large-scale imagery give them exceptional display presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"4944\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"4944\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4946\" data-end=\"5241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4946\" data-end=\"4960\"\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two original panels form a complete, correctly matched set. The painted aerial-combat imagery, panoramic cast montage, strong vermilion title, and graphic national-symbol design retain excellent visual impact. Please review the photographs—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5243\" data-end=\"5387\"\u003eThis poster is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"5261\" data-end=\"5334\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical STB from the 1969 first-release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"5335\" data-end=\"5338\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5344\" data-end=\"5386\"\u003enot a reproduction or a modern reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5389\" data-end=\"5426\"\u003eIt is approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"5409\" data-end=\"5425\"\u003e57 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5469\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5469\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57114170884474,"sku":null,"price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_33.jpg?v=1785192680","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/patton-original-japanese-first-release-stb-movie-poster-1970-stb-size-51-146-cm-k358-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}