{"product_id":"red-beard-赤ひげ-akahige-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1969-b2-size-51-73-cm-za339-copy","title":"“Red Beard” (赤ひげ \/ Akahige), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1275","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho’s 1969 re-release of Akira Kurosawa’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Beard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The film first opened in Japan in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 1965\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and marked the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esixteenth and final collaboration between Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Beside the red title, the small vertical inscription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「ニュー・プリント」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“new print”) advertises the fresh film print prepared for the revival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Excellent condition, with the vermilion brush lettering and blue director’s credit standing out clearly against the cream ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapted from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShūgorō Yamamoto’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkahige Shinryōtan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoboru Yasumoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYūzō Kayama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), a young doctor who returns from studying medicine in Nagasaki expecting a post with the shogunate. Instead, he finds himself at the Koishikawa clinic for the poor in Edo, under the stern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr Kyojō Niide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMifune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), known as Red Beard. When Niide entrusts him with the care of Otoyo, a young girl rescued from a brothel, Yasumoto must first earn enough of her trust for her to accept his help. Mifune won the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1965 Venice Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the role.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMifune looks directly out from the right half of the sheet, his reddish-brown beard picked out in colour for the poster of Kurosawa’s black-and-white film. Kayama looks up from the opposite corner. Between the two doctors, the timber gate of the Koishikawa clinic divides the smaller scenes, from a woman gripping a hairpin beneath the tiled roof to Red Beard throwing an attacker at lower right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「赤ひげ」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“Red Beard”) runs down the left in broad red strokes, with individual brush marks visible at their tips. Beside it, blue lettering reads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「黒沢明監督作品」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“A film directed by Akira Kurosawa”). A fine border of musical notation runs along the margins, with Toho’s blue circular emblem at the upper right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Faint horizontal handling lines and scattered age spotting are visible, particularly in the pale margins and on the reverse. The reverse also bears a small ink stamp near the upper right and a few rectangular marks along the edges. Please review the front and reverse photographs for the full condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal vintage Japanese theatrical poster from Toho’s 1969 re-release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 55 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57525443723642,"sku":null,"price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornaments2026-11-06-21-08.jpg?v=1793966926","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/red-beard-%e8%b5%a4%e3%81%b2%e3%81%92-akahige-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1969-b2-size-51-73-cm-za339-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}