{"product_id":"patton-original-japanese-first-release-stb-movie-poster-1970-stb-size-51-146-cm-k358","title":"“Patton”, Original Japanese First Release STB Movie Poster 1970, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) K358","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"532\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"213\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster produced for the film’s first Japanese theatrical release in 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"223\"\u003ePatton\u003c\/em\u003e was released in Japan under the expanded title \u003cem data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"297\"\u003ePatton Dai-Sensha Gundan\u003c\/em\u003e (パットン大戦車軍団), approximately meaning \u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"365\"\u003e“Patton’s Great Tank Corps.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott and Karl Malden, the film remains one of the most acclaimed and visually imposing war epics of its era.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"717\"\u003eReleased in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"591\"\u003e20th Century-Fox on 27 June 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e, this exceptionally scarce two-panel poster is a spectacular surviving example of Japanese large-format roadshow advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"738\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"738\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"1065\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"748\"\u003ePatton\u003c\/em\u003e traces General George S. Patton’s military campaigns across North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany during the Second World War. The film portrays him as both a brilliant battlefield strategist and a volatile, controversial figure whose force of personality frequently brought him into conflict with his superiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eGeorge C. Scott’s commanding central performance is balanced by Karl Malden’s restrained portrayal of General Omar Bradley. The screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003eFrancis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North\u003c\/strong\u003e drew upon Ladislas Farago’s biography \u003cem data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003ePatton: Ordeal and Triumph\u003c\/em\u003e and Bradley’s memoir \u003cem data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1361\"\u003eA Soldier’s Story\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003eThe production was photographed by Fred J. Koenekamp in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003e65mm Dimension 150\u003c\/strong\u003e, a rare ultra-wide process created for premium 70mm roadshow presentation. The poster makes this technological prestige a central selling point through its prominent:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003e“PHOTOGRAPHED IN DIMENSION 150 — THE NEW DIMENSION IN MOTION PICTURES”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003ebranding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003ePatton\u003c\/em\u003e received ten Academy Award nominations and won \u003cstrong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003eseven Oscars\u003c\/strong\u003e, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Art Direction. George C. Scott famously declined the Best Actor award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2149\"\u003eThis spectacular Japanese STB uses the format’s extreme vertical proportions to transform the machinery and personalities of war into a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2148\"\u003etowering cinematic spectacle\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2492\"\u003eThe upper panel is dominated by a massive tank advancing almost directly towards the viewer, its cannon projecting outward to create a powerful three-dimensional effect. Soldiers charge through smoke and debris around the vehicle, while portraits of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2469\"\u003eGeorge C. Scott’s helmeted Patton and Karl Malden’s Omar Bradley\u003c\/strong\u003e anchor the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003eAcross the upper margin appears the large red headline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2567\"\u003e「空前の威容を誇る超大型映画！」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2569\" data-end=\"2583\"\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2646\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2646\"\u003e“A super-scale motion picture of unprecedented grandeur!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003eThe smaller campaign copy beneath reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2740\"\u003e「第二次大戦を勝利に導いた猛将パットン！その鉄の意志とあくなき闘魂を描く堂々3時間の凄烈な激戦史！」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2756\"\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2953\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2953\"\u003e“The fierce General Patton, who helped lead the Second World War to victory! A magnificent three-hour chronicle of intense battle, portraying his iron will and inexhaustible fighting spirit!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"3172\"\u003eAt upper right, the vivid pink and turquoise \u003cstrong data-start=\"3000\" data-end=\"3017\"\u003eDimension 150\u003c\/strong\u003e typography contrasts sharply with the dusty battlefield palette. The accompanying 「デラックスカラー」 inscription identifies the film’s DeLuxe colour presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3236\"\u003eThe lower panel is dominated by the enormous red-orange title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3253\"\u003e「パットン大戦車軍団」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3255\" data-end=\"3447\"\u003eIts deep black and grey shadows give the typography the appearance of monumental steel armour. Beneath it, the names \u003cstrong data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3391\"\u003eGeorge C. Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3396\" data-end=\"3411\"\u003eKarl Malden\u003c\/strong\u003e appear in bold turquoise lettering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3449\" data-end=\"3778\"\u003eThe bottom section returns to battlefield action: military aircraft cross a smoke-filled sky, soldiers move through burning wreckage, and a tank crashes dramatically through water and debris. The lower-left corner retains the period \u003cstrong data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3717\"\u003eEirin registration number 45143\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the original 20th Century-Fox studio marking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"4120\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3916\"\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=\"3948\" data-end=\"3990\"\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=\"4092\" data-end=\"4119\"\u003e51.5 × 145.6 cm overall\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4283\"\u003eThe two 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=\"4285\" data-end=\"4534\"\u003eBecause both correctly matched original panels must survive together, \u003cstrong data-start=\"4355\" data-end=\"4442\"\u003ecomplete vintage STBs are significantly 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=\"4536\" data-end=\"4549\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4536\" data-end=\"4549\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4551\" data-end=\"4820\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4551\" data-end=\"4565\"\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two original panels form a complete, correctly matched set. The monumental title typography, battlefield imagery, portraits, and Dimension 150 branding retain excellent visual impact. Please review the photographs—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4822\" data-end=\"4966\"\u003eThis poster is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4840\" data-end=\"4913\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical STB from the 1970 first-release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"4914\" data-end=\"4917\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4923\" data-end=\"4965\"\u003enot a reproduction or a modern reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4968\" data-end=\"5005\"\u003eIt is approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"4988\" data-end=\"5004\"\u003e56 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5007\" data-end=\"5048\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5007\" data-end=\"5048\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57114098631034,"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_32.jpg?v=1785192321","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/patton-original-japanese-first-release-stb-movie-poster-1970-stb-size-51-146-cm-k358","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}