{"product_id":"roar-ロアーズ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-e273","title":"“Roar” \/ 「ロアーズ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E273","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"322\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"138\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1982 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eRoar \/ 「ロアーズ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Noel Marshall’s extraordinary 1981 animal-survival thriller starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eTippi Hedren, Noel Marshall, and Melanie Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"611\"\u003eFilmed with dozens of largely untrained lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, and jaguars, \u003cem data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eRoar\u003c\/em\u003e became notorious for its exceptionally hazardous production. The Japanese campaign presents the film as an unprecedented spectacle, filling the poster with an overwhelming assembly of big cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"632\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"774\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eHank\u003c\/strong\u003e, an eccentric naturalist living on an isolated African reserve among a vast collection of free-roaming predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003eHis estranged wife, \u003cstrong data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eMadelaine\u003c\/strong\u003e, travels from the United States with their children to visit him. When Hank is delayed, the family enters the compound alone, unaware that the animals have taken control of the house and surrounding property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003eWhat begins as a reunion becomes a sustained struggle for survival as lions, tigers, panthers, and other big cats swarm through rooms, climb across roofs, overturn furniture, and pursue the family throughout the reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eThe film was written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003eNoel Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also produced it with Tippi Hedren. Marshall had previously served as an executive producer of \u003cem data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003eTippi Hedren\u003cbr data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eNoel Marshall\u003cbr data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eMelanie Griffith\u003cbr data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eJohn Marshall\u003cbr data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003eJerry Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003eThe cinematography was by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1571\"\u003eJan de Bont\u003c\/strong\u003e, who later directed \u003cem data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1599\"\u003eSpeed\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1613\"\u003eTwister\u003c\/em\u003e, with music composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003eTerence P. Minogue\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1963\"\u003eProduction extended over many years and was disrupted by financial difficulties, flooding, and repeated animal-related injuries. Several members of the cast and crew required extensive medical treatment, giving \u003cem data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003eRoar\u003c\/em\u003e its enduring reputation as one of the most dangerous feature films ever attempted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003eAlthough it initially struggled commercially, the film later developed a considerable cult following because of its unique production history and extraordinary footage of performers interacting directly with real predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2207\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2207\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003eThis spectacular Japanese poster is divided into two dense fields of animal imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2502\"\u003eThe upper section is filled almost completely by the faces of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2407\"\u003elions, tigers, leopards, panthers, and cougars\u003c\/strong\u003e. Some stare directly towards the viewer, while others bare their teeth or roar with open jaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2697\"\u003eA large male lion occupies the centre, surrounded by overlapping feline portraits of different scales. The tightly packed arrangement creates the impression of an unstoppable wall of predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2945\"\u003eThe lower section depicts the chaos of the preserve. Lions and tigers climb across fallen timber and rocks while a person in red lies trapped beneath them. At right, human figures attempt to escape as aircraft and vehicles appear in the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"2974\"\u003eThe central Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"2986\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"2986\"\u003e「ロアーズ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3077\"\u003eis printed in enormous red lettering with a yellow interior glow and heavy black outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3079\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eImmediately above it appears the English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3138\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3138\"\u003e“ROAR”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3140\" data-end=\"3169\"\u003ein expressive blue lettering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3210\"\u003eThe black headline at lower left reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3212\" data-end=\"3233\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3212\" data-end=\"3233\"\u003e「アフリカ旅行の一家が襲われた！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3246\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3248\" data-end=\"3297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3248\" data-end=\"3297\"\u003e“A family travelling in Africa was attacked!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3327\"\u003eThe accompanying line reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3329\" data-end=\"3354\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3329\" data-end=\"3354\"\u003e「さあ大変！前代未聞の映画がやって来た！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3367\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3369\" data-end=\"3426\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3369\" data-end=\"3426\"\u003e“What a disaster! An unprecedented film has arrived!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3428\" data-end=\"3643\"\u003eThe lower-right credit block identifies the principal cast and promotes Noel Marshall as the producer associated with \u003cem data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3560\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e. The poster also carries the mark of Japanese distributor \u003cstrong data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3642\"\u003eNippon Herald Films\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3645\" data-end=\"3859\"\u003eThe result is a wonderfully excessive Japanese cult-film design, using the sheer number and variety of real animals to communicate danger more effectively than any conventional illustrated campaign could have done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3861\" data-end=\"3874\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3861\" data-end=\"3874\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3876\" data-end=\"4072\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3876\" data-end=\"3900\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example retaining vivid red, yellow, blue, and natural animal tones, clear photographic detail, sharp typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4193\"\u003eThere are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4195\" data-end=\"4215\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4195\" data-end=\"4215\"\u003eReference: E273.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4217\" data-end=\"4295\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4297\" data-end=\"4440\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4308\" data-end=\"4394\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s 1982 Japanese release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"4395\" data-end=\"4398\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4404\" data-end=\"4439\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4442\" data-end=\"4474\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4442\" data-end=\"4474\"\u003eIt is now over 40 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4476\" data-end=\"4517\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4476\" data-end=\"4517\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57093069570426,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-21T165546.796.jpg?v=1784620689","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/roar-%e3%83%ad%e3%82%a2%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba-original-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-e273","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}