{"product_id":"rudyard-kipling-s-jungle-book-ジャングル-ブック-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1951-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za1277","title":"“Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book” (ジャングル・ブック), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1951, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA1277","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZoltán Korda’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJungle Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSabu as Mowgli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. First released in 1942, the Technicolor adventure opened in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 June 1951\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The credits along the foot of the poster name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTowa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as presenter and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as distributor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Excellent condition, with the yellow Japanese title, Mowgli’s deep red trousers and the orange stripes of Shere Khan all retaining strong colour.\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\u003eRaised by wolves, Mowgli returns to an Indian village where his mother, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMessua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRosemary DeCamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), recognises the son she lost as a child. When he leads his friend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMahala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatricia O’Rourke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) to a ruined city, a single gold coin brings its hidden treasure to the attention of her father, the hunter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuldeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph Calleia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Three Korda brothers brought Kipling’s stories to the screen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZoltán\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e directed and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVincent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e oversaw the design of the jungle and village sets in California.\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\u003eMowgli crouches on a sloping tree trunk with his knife raised. Below him, a green snake rises from its coils at the left while Shere Khan bares his fangs at the right. Mowgli appears a second time in the distance, riding the lead elephant across the water beneath the towers of the ruined city. The Japanese title runs down the right edge in yellow, while the English title and Technicolor credit sit beneath the tree trunk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the top, the characters in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e総天然色\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“full colour”) are each printed in a different colour. The full headline reads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「映画史上空前絶後の　総天然色猛獣冒険映画！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A full-colour wild-animal adventure unlike anything in cinema history!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\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 A central vertical fold and three horizontal folds are clearest on the reverse, where the artwork shows through the paper. 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 the film’s 1951 first release in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 75 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":57525421703546,"sku":null,"price":328.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornaments2026-11-06-20-59.jpg?v=1793966372","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/rudyard-kipling-s-jungle-book-%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a3%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b0%e3%83%ab-%e3%83%96%e3%83%83%e3%82%af-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1951-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za1277","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}