{"product_id":"saga-of-the-phoenix-孔雀王-アシュラ伝説-original-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-73-cm-za962","title":"“Saga of the Phoenix” \/ 「孔雀王 アシュラ伝説」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA962","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"283\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"156\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eSaga of the Phoenix\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in Japan as \u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eKujakuō: Ashura Densetsu \/ 「孔雀王 アシュラ伝説」\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"700\"\u003eA striking Hong Kong-Japanese supernatural fantasy action film, \u003cstrong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eSaga of the Phoenix\u003c\/strong\u003e is the sequel to the 1988 film \u003cstrong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"428\"\u003ePeacock King \/ 「孔雀王」\u003c\/strong\u003e and is based on the popular dark fantasy manga by \u003cstrong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"495\"\u003eMakoto Ogino\u003c\/strong\u003e. Combining \u003cstrong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"608\"\u003emartial arts action, tokusatsu-style spectacle, Buddhist mysticism, and late-1980s fantasy cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, this poster is a highly distinctive example of Japanese theatrical design from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"939\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eReleased in 1990, \u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"765\"\u003eSaga of the Phoenix\u003c\/strong\u003e follows the demon-hunting monks Kujaku and Lucky as they protect Ashura, the Hell Virgin, from malevolent supernatural forces threatening to bring about a global apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"997\"\u003eNgai Kai-lam \/ Lam Nai-choi\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eHajime Sato\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003eRaymond Chow of Golden Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e serving as producer. 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A cavern-like background fills the centre of the design, with swirling energy rings, a demonic green eye at right, and a dark palace-like structure rising at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1830\"\u003eThe upper section is dominated by the powerful nine-character Buddhist protective chant:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1855\"\u003e「臨・兵・闘・者・皆・陣・列・在・前」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003eRin, Pyō, Tō, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Zai, Zen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"2062\"\u003eThese large orange characters are arranged vertically across the poster, accompanied by small circular phonetic readings. The central white tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2110\"\u003e「暗黒の大地より『魔宮』現われ出てし七日後 この世のすべては炎に包まれるであろう…」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003e“Seven days after the ‘Demon Palace’ emerges from the land of darkness, everything in this world shall be consumed by flames...”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2499\"\u003eThe lower section features characters releasing brilliant magical energy blasts, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eGloria Yip as Ashura\u003c\/strong\u003e standing near the centre. 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