{"product_id":"prodigal-student-muramasa-高校生無頼控-kokosei-buraiko-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-x-73cm-za1097","title":"“Prodigal Student Muramasa” (高校生無頼控 \/ Kōkōsei Buraikō), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1097","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1972 for the first release of Prodigal Student Muramasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (高校生無頼控 \/ Kōkōsei Buraikō), a Toho-distributed youth action \/ exploitation film based on the gekiga manga written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and illustrated by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeiji Yoshitani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMisao Ezaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasaya Oki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJunko Natsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEiko Yanami\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Shishido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShin Kishida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26 November 1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProdigal Student Muramasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e belongs to the raw, energetic world of early-1970s Japanese youth cinema. The story follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasato Muraki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, nicknamed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuramasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a high-school student trained in the traditional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSatsuma Jigen-ryū\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e swordsmanship style. Carrying a wooden sword, he leaves Kagoshima for Tokyo in search of his older brother, a radical activist whose arrest has devastated the family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film combines youth rebellion, action, sex-comedy elements, manga-derived exaggeration, and early-1970s social turbulence. Its origins in the gekiga world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e give it particular interest for collectors of Japanese manga-to-film adaptations and countercultural genre cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vivid and chaotic Japanese theatrical design, packed with the dense collage energy typical of early-1970s Toho exploitation advertising. The central image shows the young male protagonist holding a wooden sword, immediately establishing the film’s mixture of delinquent youth drama, martial bravado, and comic violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAround him, the poster explodes into a montage of romance, action, nudity, comedy, and danger: intimate scenes, running figures, beach and water imagery, fights, vehicles, and adult-oriented vignettes all collide across the surface. The effect is deliberately sensational, selling the film as a wild mix of youth rebellion, erotic provocation, and action spectacle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e高校生無頼控\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is printed in large, jagged black brush-style lettering across the lower left, with bold red and white graphic accents heightening the aggressive tone. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mark appears at upper right, confirming the film’s original theatrical distribution context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRarity and significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese posters for early-1970s youth exploitation and gekiga-derived films are increasingly difficult to find, especially examples connected to major manga creators such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This B2 is particularly appealing for its intense collage design, Toho distribution, and direct connection to the period when manga, cinema, student radicalism, and adult-oriented popular entertainment frequently overlapped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese exploitation cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egekiga adaptations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuo Koike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho genre films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and 1970s Japanese poster design, this is a highly distinctive and displayable piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e54 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56941887226234,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-03T080058.228.jpg?v=1780441418","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/prodigal-student-muramasa-%e9%ab%98%e6%a0%a1%e7%94%9f%e7%84%a1%e9%a0%bc%e6%8e%a7-kokosei-buraiko-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-x-73cm-za1097","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}