{"product_id":"ran-乱-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1985-b2-size-51-73-cm-o68a","title":"“Ran” (乱), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O68A","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"130\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in Japan for the theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eRan\u003c\/strong\u003e (乱, 1985), \u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e late-era epic masterpiece—his monumental reimagining of Shakespeare’s \u003cem data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e transposed to the Sengoku period. Starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai\u003c\/strong\u003e as the aging warlord Hidetora Ichimonji, with a powerful supporting cast including \u003cstrong data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"461\"\u003eMieko Harada\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"483\"\u003eJinpachi Nezu\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ran is widely regarded as one of the greatest historical films ever made: a devastating vision of power, betrayal, and chaos staged with unmatched scale, colour, and formal control. For collectors, original Japanese theatrical posters for Ran are core Kurosawa holdings—especially in bold, graphic campaign styles like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"828\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"828\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"1508\"\u003eA dramatic, modernist design built around Kurosawa’s most iconic late-period title mark: the enormous white brushstroke \u003cstrong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"957\"\u003e「乱」\u003c\/strong\u003e exploding across a wall of fire. Beneath it, the blackened castle burns while ranks of soldiers and spear points rise in the foreground—an image of order collapsing into catastrophe. The centre credits include \u003cstrong data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003e「黒澤明監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e (“A film by Akira Kurosawa”) in vivid red, with the English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003e“RAN”\u003c\/strong\u003e beneath, giving the sheet a powerful bilingual presence. It’s a perfectly distilled visual statement of the film—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003eapocalypse rendered as calligraphy\u003c\/strong\u003e—and in the B2 format it is exceptionally frame-friendly and visually overwhelming in the best way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003eVery Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1758\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003e40 years\u003c\/strong\u003e old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1836\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint. Certificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56891528839546,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-16T082933.486.jpg?v=1778887952","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/ran-%e4%b9%b1-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1985-b2-size-51-73-cm-o68a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}