{"product_id":"princess-mononoke-もののけ姫-original-japanese-first-release-theatre-listing-poster-1997-hayao-miyazaki-studio-ghibli-b3-size-36-4-51-5-cm-d265","title":"“Princess Mononoke” \/ 「もののけ姫」, Original Japanese First-Release Theatre-Listing Poster 1997, Hayao Miyazaki \/ Studio Ghibli, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) D265","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"329\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"213\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B3 theatre-listing poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"239\"\u003ePrincess Mononoke\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「もののけ姫」, printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"270\"\u003e1997\u003c\/strong\u003e for the film’s first domestic theatrical release campaign.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"639\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"395\"\u003eStudio Ghibli\u003c\/strong\u003e, Princess Mononoke remains one of the defining achievements of modern Japanese animation. This particular poster is especially desirable because it is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"587\"\u003eoriginal first-release B3 variant\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a later retail reproduction or modern reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"951\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eSet in late-Muromachi Japan, Princess Mononoke follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"730\"\u003eAshitaka\u003c\/strong\u003e, an Emishi prince cursed after defending his village from a demonic boar god. His search for a cure draws him into the conflict between the forest gods and the expanding human world of iron production, war, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003eThe film refuses a simple division between good and evil. Instead, Miyazaki created a vast, morally complex epic about nature, violence, industry, community, and the cost of living. With its monumental animation, mature themes, and score by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eJoe Hisaishi\u003c\/strong\u003e, Princess Mononoke became one of Studio Ghibli’s most important works and a landmark in the international reception of Japanese animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1642\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1371\"\u003eThis B3 poster uses one of the film’s most iconic campaign images: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1491\"\u003eSan stands bloodied and defiant in the foreground\u003c\/strong\u003e, knife in hand, with the immense white face of the wolf goddess \u003cstrong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003eMoro\u003c\/strong\u003e looming behind her. The image is stark, direct, and immediately recognizable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1930\"\u003eAt left, the silver vertical tagline \u003cstrong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003e「生きろ。」\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cstrong data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1705\"\u003e“Live.”\u003c\/strong\u003e — is one of the most memorable slogans in Japanese film advertising. At lower centre, the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1813\"\u003e「もののけ姫」\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in large red lettering, with the blue text \u003cstrong data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003e「宮崎 駿 監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e identifying it as a Hayao Miyazaki-directed work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1988\"\u003etheatre-listing \/ now-showing B3 variant\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original 1997 Japanese release period. Unlike the more familiar standard B2 cinema poster, this format was designed for public display in more compact spaces and included exhibition-related copy for the film’s original theatrical run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2545\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2270\"\u003eThe B3 format and why it matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2273\"\u003eJapanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003eB3 posters\u003c\/strong\u003e measure approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2337\"\u003e36.4 × 51.5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, smaller than the standard B2 theatrical format. In Japan, B3 posters were commonly used for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2431\" data-end=\"2485\"\u003erailway, bus-interior, and theatre-listing display\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly in connection with live exhibition campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2821\"\u003eBecause these posters were functional advertising objects, they were often displayed, handled, replaced, or discarded after use. Surviving original first-release B3 examples for major Studio Ghibli titles are significantly harder to find than later commercial reproductions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2823\" data-end=\"3070\"\u003eThis example is particularly important because it belongs to the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2895\" data-end=\"2949\"\u003eoriginal 1997 Japanese theatrical release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, rather than the many later official and unofficial Princess Mononoke reproductions that have circulated over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3191\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3088\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3112\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3475\"\u003eThe poster presents beautifully, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3231\" data-end=\"3338\"\u003estrong colour, clean character artwork, bold red title typography, and excellent overall display impact\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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