{"product_id":"shark-skin-man-and-peach-hip-girl-鮫肌男と桃尻女-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1998-b2-size-51-73-cm-q295","title":"“Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” \/ 「鮫肌男と桃尻女」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q295","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"393\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e1998\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"267\"\u003eShark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「鮫肌男と桃尻女」, the cult Japanese crime-comedy directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eKatsuhito Ishii\u003c\/strong\u003e and based on the manga by \u003cstrong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eMinetaro Mochizuki\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eA defining piece of late-1990s Japanese cult cinema, this poster perfectly captures the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"579\"\u003efashion-punk energy, manga-derived visual language, and hyper-stylised ensemble chaos\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"833\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"601\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"604\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"624\"\u003e1998\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eShark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e follows a runaway gangster and a young woman fleeing her own troubled circumstances as they become entangled with a bizarre gallery of criminals, hitmen, and eccentrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1078\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"866\"\u003eKatsuhito Ishii\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film helped define a new late-1990s Japanese pop-cinema sensibility: fast-cut, music-driven, visually loud, and closer in rhythm to manga, music videos, and street fashion than to traditional yakuza cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1407\"\u003eThe cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1116\"\u003eTadanobu Asano\u003c\/strong\u003e as Samehada, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003eSie Kohinata\u003c\/strong\u003e as Momojiri, and a memorable ensemble of stylised villains and comic grotesques. The film remains a major cult favourite and is especially admired by collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1406\"\u003eJapanese indie cinema, manga adaptations, 1990s street culture, and Tadanobu Asano material\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1429\"\u003eThe poster is a superbly chaotic ensemble design, using dramatic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eradiating speed lines\u003c\/strong\u003e to pull the eye into the centre of the composition. The effect is closer to a manga cover or rock-poster collage than a conventional film advertisement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003eAt the lower centre, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1713\"\u003eTadanobu Asano\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the foreground, aiming a pistol directly outward. Beside him stands \u003cstrong data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1808\"\u003eSie Kohinata\u003c\/strong\u003e in a striking fur coat, giving the design its sharp fashion-cinema edge. Surrounding them is a dense cast of eccentric figures: bleached hair, sunglasses, weapons, leather, patterned jackets, and exaggerated expressions — a complete gallery of the film’s strange underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2246\"\u003eAt the bottom, the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2132\"\u003e「鮫肌男と桃尻女」\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in large metallic-grey lettering, heavy and industrial in tone. The small English subtitle beneath reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2282\"\u003eSAMEHADA-OTOKO \u0026amp; MOMOJIRI-ONNA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2472\"\u003eThe stylised \u003cstrong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2305\"\u003e“SM”\u003c\/strong\u003e emblem in the upper right acts as a compact graphic mark for the title, while the red flame motif across the lower background adds further heat and visual aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2629\"\u003eOverall, this is one of the most distinctive Japanese cult-film poster designs of the late 1990s: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2628\"\u003eloud, stylish, violent, comic, and unmistakably cool\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2918\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2646\"\u003eRarity note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2649\"\u003eOriginal posters for this title are increasingly sought after, especially in strong condition. 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