{"product_id":"rollerball-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1975-b2-size-51-73-cm-m129-copy","title":"“Rollerball” \/ 「ローラーボール」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F277","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"310\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the original Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eRollerball \/ 「ローラーボール」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Norman Jewison’s influential 1975 dystopian science-fiction film starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"309\"\u003eJames Caan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eCombining violent futuristic sport, political allegory, and large-scale action, Rollerball remains one of the defining science-fiction films of the 1970s and a powerful warning about corporate authoritarianism, manufactured entertainment, and the suppression of individual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"615\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"758\"\u003eSet in the corporate-controlled world of 2018, national governments have disappeared and society is governed by enormous global corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003eTo distract the population and reinforce the idea that individual achievement is meaningless, the corporations promote \u003cstrong data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"893\"\u003eRollerball\u003c\/strong\u003e, an exceptionally violent spectator sport combining elements of roller derby, hockey, motorcycle racing, and gladiatorial combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1222\"\u003eThe game’s greatest player is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003eJonathan E.\u003c\/strong\u003e, a veteran athlete whose extraordinary success and immense popularity have made him an individual hero in a society designed to suppress individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1467\"\u003eWhen corporate executive \u003cstrong data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003eMr. Bartholomew\u003c\/strong\u003e orders Jonathan to retire, he refuses. In response, the authorities progressively remove the game’s rules and protections, transforming each match into an increasingly lethal attempt to destroy him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1764\"\u003eDirected and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003eNorman Jewison\u003c\/strong\u003e, the screenplay was written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003eWilliam Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on his short story \u003cem data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003eRoller Ball Murder\u003c\/em\u003e. The music was arranged and conducted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1669\"\u003eAndré Previn\u003c\/strong\u003e, incorporating compositions by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and other classical composers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1868\"\u003eThe film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1867\"\u003eJames Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, and Ralph Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1870\" data-end=\"2158\"\u003eRollerball received widespread attention for its critique of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2034\"\u003ecorporate totalitarianism, commercialised violence, mass-media spectacle, and institutional control\u003c\/strong\u003e. It won three Saturn Awards, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2103\"\u003eBest Science Fiction Film\u003c\/strong\u003e, and remains a major cult classic of dystopian cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2177\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2177\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2294\"\u003eThe poster uses a fiery, action-heavy composition dominated by shades of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003eorange, red, yellow, black, and white\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2586\"\u003eThe upper section is anchored by an enormous portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2382\"\u003eJames Caan as Jonathan E.\u003c\/strong\u003e, wearing his distinctive white-and-orange Rollerball helmet. His fixed, determined expression immediately establishes him as both the sport’s greatest champion and a threat to the society controlling it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2823\"\u003eDirectly beneath his face is a dramatic close-up of a heavily padded leather glove armed with vicious metal spikes. 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This image provides a brief human contrast to the violence and machinery dominating the rest of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3378\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003eThe large vertical headline at upper right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3464\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3464\"\u003e「製作費45億円の興奮と迫力！\u003cbr data-start=\"3446\" data-end=\"3449\"\u003e想像を絶する未来巨篇!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3466\" data-end=\"3559\"\u003e“The excitement and power of a 4.5-billion-yen production! A future epic beyond imagination!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3589\"\u003eThe smaller blue text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3634\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3634\"\u003e「2018年、戦争代行のスポーツ。\u003cbr data-start=\"3610\" data-end=\"3613\"\u003eそれは《ローラーボール》と呼ばれた！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3636\" data-end=\"3703\"\u003e“In the year 2018, a sport replaces war. It was called Rollerball!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3705\" data-end=\"3756\"\u003eAt upper left, the campaign prominently identifies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3758\" data-end=\"3799\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3758\" data-end=\"3775\"\u003e「主演ジェームズ・カーン」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3775\" data-end=\"3778\"\u003e“Starring James Caan”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3801\" data-end=\"3805\"\u003eand:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3856\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3825\"\u003e「監督ノーマン・ジュイソン」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3825\" data-end=\"3828\"\u003e“Directed by Norman Jewison”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3858\" data-end=\"3919\"\u003eThe lower centre is dominated by the enormous Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3921\" data-end=\"3934\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3921\" data-end=\"3934\"\u003e「ローラーボール」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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