{"product_id":"sharaku-写楽-original-japanese-movie-poster-1995-b2-size-51-73-cm-a254","title":"“Sharaku” \/ 「写楽」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A254","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"322\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"134\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eSharaku \/ 「写楽」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Masahiro Shinoda’s acclaimed 1995 historical drama exploring the mystery surrounding the great ukiyo-e master \u003cstrong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eTōshūsai Sharaku\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"581\"\u003eStylish, intellectual, and visually refined, Sharaku is one of the most distinctive Japanese period films of the 1990s, combining art history, kabuki culture, and Edo-period atmosphere in a bold reimagining of one of Japan’s most enigmatic artistic figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"602\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"602\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"872\"\u003eSet in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"629\"\u003eEdo period\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film imagines the life and identity of \u003cstrong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"694\"\u003eTōshūsai Sharaku\u003c\/strong\u003e, the legendary ukiyo-e artist whose intense and psychologically charged actor portraits transformed Japanese printmaking before he disappeared almost as suddenly as he appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eTonbo\u003c\/strong\u003e, an eccentric and gifted kabuki performer who is discovered by the visionary publisher \u003cstrong data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003eTsutaya Jūzaburō\u003c\/strong\u003e. Working under the name \u003cstrong data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1045\"\u003eSharaku\u003c\/strong\u003e, he begins producing radically expressive and often unflattering portraits of famous actors, provoking resistance from the artistic establishment and wider society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1514\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eMasahiro Shinoda\u003c\/strong\u003e and developed from the long-standing research and planning of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eFrankie Sakai\u003c\/strong\u003e. The screenplay was written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003eMasahiro Shinoda, Haruhiko Arai, and Taichi Yamada\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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It also performed strongly at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eJapan Academy Film Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e, winning multiple craft categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"2066\"\u003eThe poster uses a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003eminimalist and highly sophisticated white-ground composition\u003c\/strong\u003e. At its centre sits \u003cstrong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eHiroyuki Sanada\u003c\/strong\u003e, barefoot and dressed in a dark Edo-period kimono, crouched in a poised, tense position that immediately draws the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2350\"\u003eBehind him is a monumental graphic rendering of the fierce \u003cstrong data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2164\"\u003earched eyebrows and dramatic eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e taken from one of Sharaku’s celebrated kabuki portraits. This device creates a striking dialogue between the historical artist’s visual language and the film’s living embodiment of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2391\"\u003eThe main horizontal line of text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003e「江戸のしかけ花火――写楽。天才絵師、歌舞伎に挑む炎の筆。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2514\"\u003e“Edo’s trick fireworks—Sharaku. A genius artist, a brush of fire challenging kabuki.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2574\"\u003eAlong the right side appears the bold brush-script phrase:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2589\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2589\"\u003e「しゃらくせえ。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2752\"\u003eA defiant Edo-style expression suggesting something like \u003cstrong data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2666\"\u003e“Impertinent!”\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2692\"\u003e“Don’t be absurd!”\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the poster an irreverent and characterful flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"2816\"\u003eAt the top, the title is elegantly split into the large kanji:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2837\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2825\"\u003e「写」\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2830\" data-end=\"2837\"\u003e「楽」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2839\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003ewith the romanized title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2864\" data-end=\"2877\"\u003e“Sharaku”\u003c\/strong\u003e printed between them in a refined italic typeface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2930\" data-end=\"3272\"\u003eThe lower section contains neatly arranged production credits, while the bottom margin is anchored by a horizontal strip of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3080\"\u003enine small cast stills\u003c\/strong\u003e, adding a subtle ensemble element without disturbing the poster’s overall restraint. 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