{"product_id":"shonben-rider-ションベン-ライダー-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1983-shinji-somai-tatsuya-fuji-michiko-kawai-masatoshi-nagase-shinobu-sakagami-b2-size-51-73-cm-d260","title":"“Shonben Rider” \/ 「ションベン・ライダー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, Shinji Sōmai \/ Tatsuya Fuji \/ Michiko Kawai \/ Masatoshi Nagase \/ Shinobu Sakagami, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D260","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"393\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eShonben Rider\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「ションベン・ライダー」, the chaotic 1983 youth action-comedy directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eShinji Sōmai\u003c\/strong\u003e and internationally known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eP.P. Rider\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"686\"\u003eThis specific poster is especially desirable because it perfectly captures the film’s anarchic energy: \u003cstrong data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"634\"\u003eneon colour blocks, comic-book typography, wild character poses, yakuza parody, youth rebellion, and early-1980s Japanese pop design\u003c\/strong\u003e all compressed into one explosive theatrical image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"1241\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"707\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"738\"\u003eShinji Sōmai\u003c\/strong\u003e, Shonben Rider follows three middle-school students — Bruce, Jojo, and Jisho — as they set out to rescue their kidnapped classmate and become entangled with the adult world of yakuza, police, and urban chaos. The film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"979\"\u003eTatsuya Fuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"998\"\u003eMichiko Kawai\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eMasatoshi Nagase\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003eShinobu Sakagami\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1068\"\u003eYoshikazu Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e. Contemporary film references also note the film as an early breakthrough \/ debut work for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eMichiko Kawai\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eMasatoshi Nagase\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003eThe film is now regarded as one of Sōmai’s key early works: energetic, unruly, formally adventurous, and full of the long takes, sudden tonal shifts, and emotional unpredictability that define his cinema. It sits at the intersection of youth film, action comedy, yakuza satire, and Japanese New Wave aftershock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1576\"\u003eThis Japanese B2 poster is a superb example of early-1980s Japanese pop-art film advertising. The design rejects conventional film-poster restraint in favour of a loud, kinetic collage of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1883\"\u003ehalftone portraits, neon shards, comic sound effects, handwritten English nicknames, and oversized title typography\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"2222\"\u003eAt the top, the phrase \u003cstrong data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003e“Good-by Mr. GONBEI”\u003c\/strong\u003e slashes across the image in electric script, while the background explodes into red, pink, yellow, green, and blue geometric forms. The large halftone face of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2109\"\u003eTatsuya Fuji\u003c\/strong\u003e looms above the cast, identifying him as the adult yakuza presence around whom the children’s adventure spirals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2593\"\u003eThe young cast are shown in exaggerated, almost manga-like poses: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2316\"\u003eMichiko Kawai as Bruce\u003c\/strong\u003e launches a dramatic high kick at centre-left; \u003cstrong data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2391\"\u003eMasatoshi Nagase as Jojo\u003c\/strong\u003e leans into the composition with manic energy; \u003cstrong data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2467\"\u003eShinobu Sakagami as Jisho\u003c\/strong\u003e points a handgun directly outward; and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2535\"\u003eYoshikazu Suzuki as Debu\u003c\/strong\u003e flies across the right side in a comic burst of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2882\"\u003eEach character’s nickname — \u003cstrong data-start=\"2623\" data-end=\"2651\"\u003eJOJO, BRUCE, JISHO, DEBU\u003c\/strong\u003e — is written in colourful hand-drawn English lettering, reinforcing the youth-magazine, comic-book character of the design. Pop accents such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2796\" data-end=\"2805\"\u003e“HA!”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2810\" data-end=\"2821\"\u003e“BA-N!”\u003c\/strong\u003e give the poster a deliberately loud, punkish graphic rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"3166\"\u003eAt the bottom, the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"2925\"\u003e「ションベン・ライダー」\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in heavy black katakana with sharp red accents, resembling a punk-rock logo. The lower credits identify \u003cstrong data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3054\"\u003eShinji Sōmai\u003c\/strong\u003e as director, with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e mark visible at lower left and production credits running along the bottom edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3168\" data-end=\"3287\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3168\" data-end=\"3181\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3181\" data-end=\"3184\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3208\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3607\"\u003eThe poster presents beautifully, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3443\"\u003ebright neon colour, sharp black title typography, strong character imagery, and excellent overall display impact\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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