{"product_id":"princess-mononoke-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e128-copy-1","title":"“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original Japanese First-Release Theatre-Listing Poster 1997, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) P249","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"685\" data-start=\"116\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B3 poster printed in 1997 for the first domestic theatrical release campaign of \u003cstrong data-end=\"246\" data-start=\"225\"\u003ePrincess Mononoke\u003c\/strong\u003e (もののけ姫), Hayao Miyazaki’s landmark Studio Ghibli epic. Produced by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten \/ Nippon Television Network \/ Dentsu and distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho, the film featured voice performances by \u003cstrong data-end=\"514\" data-start=\"470\"\u003eYōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others, with \u003cstrong data-end=\"551\" data-start=\"533\"\u003eJoe Hisaishi’s\u003c\/strong\u003e magnificent score. It became Japan’s biggest box-office hit of 1997 and remains one of the defining achievements of modern animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1658\" data-start=\"687\"\u003eIn Japan, B3 posters were commonly used as \u003cstrong data-end=\"742\" data-start=\"730\"\u003enakazuri\u003c\/strong\u003e railway and bus-interior displays—smaller than the standard B2 and designed to hang inside trains and other public-transport spaces. Because they were printed in lower quantities and were rarely kept after use, surviving original examples are much scarcer than standard cinema posters. This particular first-run B3 is especially desirable: it is the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1158\" data-start=\"1093\"\u003e“大ヒット上映中!!” (“Big Hit \/ Now Showing”) theatre-listing variant\u003c\/strong\u003e from the film’s original 1997 Japanese release, with a bold right-hand panel naming Tokyo \/ Yokohama \/ Kawasaki venues and national Toho exhibition copy. It uses the classic \u003cstrong data-end=\"1349\" data-start=\"1333\"\u003eSan-and-Moro\u003c\/strong\u003e campaign artwork rather than the more common standalone B2 cinema sheet. Many later official Princess Mononoke reproductions have circulated for years, often sold through Ghibli retail channels at modest prices, but this example is an original \u003cstrong data-end=\"1625\" data-start=\"1594\"\u003e1997 first-release printing\u003c\/strong\u003e, not one of the modern reissues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2144\" data-start=\"1660\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-end=\"1678\" data-start=\"1675\"\u003eSet in late-Muromachi Japan, the film follows \u003cstrong data-end=\"1736\" data-start=\"1724\"\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 a violent struggle between the gods and spirits of the forest and the encroaching human world. Refusing simple heroes and villains, Miyazaki created an epic meditation on nature, industry, violence, and survival that would go on to become one of the most influential animated films ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3023\" data-start=\"2146\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-end=\"2162\" data-start=\"2159\"\u003eThis B3 uses one of the film’s most iconic pieces of campaign imagery: \u003cstrong data-end=\"2240\" data-start=\"2233\"\u003eSan\u003c\/strong\u003e stands in the foreground, bloodied and defiant, knife in hand, backed by the immense white visage of the wolf goddess \u003cstrong data-end=\"2367\" data-start=\"2359\"\u003eMoro\u003c\/strong\u003e. The silver vertical tagline \u003cstrong data-end=\"2417\" data-start=\"2397\"\u003e「生きろ。」 (“Live.”)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the left is one of the most memorable slogans in Japanese film advertising, while the huge red title \u003cstrong data-end=\"2533\" data-start=\"2522\"\u003e「もののけ姫」\u003c\/strong\u003e and blue \u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"2558\" data-start=\"2543\"\u003e「宮崎 駿 監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e credit give the sheet unmistakable first-release impact. The striking white theatre panel on the right—headed by the oversized \u003cstrong data-end=\"2701\" data-start=\"2686\"\u003e「大ヒット上映中!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e copy—is the key identifying feature of this variant, tying it directly to the film’s original 1997 exhibition run. This size is much rarer than the B2, and this first-run theatre-listing issue is rarer still—an excellent piece of original Japanese Princess Mononoke release ephemera from the film’s historic 1997 rollout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3386\" data-start=\"3025\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-end=\"3037\" data-start=\"3034\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"3495\" data-start=\"3388\"\u003eIt is nearly 30 years old!\u003cbr data-end=\"3417\" data-start=\"3414\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-end=\"3458\" data-start=\"3455\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56739894165882,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-27T094315.918.jpg?v=1774572507","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/princess-mononoke-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-x-73cm-e128-copy-1","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}