{"product_id":"sleeping-beauty-眠れる森の美女-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1970-ultra-rare-conservation-linen-backed-stb-tatekan-size-20-57-in-51-145-cm","title":"“Sleeping Beauty” (眠れる森の美女), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1970, Ultra Rare, Conservation Linen-Backed, STB Tatekan Size 20 × 57 in. (51 × 145 cm)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA spectacular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970 Japanese re-release STB tatekan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Walt Disney’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and one of the most visually striking Japan-only poster designs created for this landmark animated feature. Printed in the exceptionally scarce tall-format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB \/ tatekan size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this poster stands nearly five feet high and represents a rare surviving example of a display format produced in very limited numbers for theatrical exhibition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisually, it is one of the most beautiful Sleeping Beauty posters of any country: Princess Aurora appears in a large circular portrait at the top, rendered with soft, elegant mid-century colouring, while the surrounding composition bursts with the full fantasy world of the film—Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Prince Phillip, Maleficent, Diablo, the dragon, and the castle all arranged in a uniquely Japanese vertical design. The oversized red-and-white Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e眠れる森の美女\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e runs dramatically down the centre, giving the poster extraordinary presence and unmistakable display impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a poster with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexceptional collector significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: most STB tatekan posters were intended for short-term cinema use, mounted to standing boards, and discarded immediately after the run. Very few were ever preserved, and examples of this title in this size are seldom seen. To our knowledge, this poster is one of the very few surviving examples and has not appeared publicly in any major auction in either the West or Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate \u0026amp; Japanese Theatrical Release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e premiered in the United States in 1959.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970 Japanese re-release poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, issued for a later Japanese theatrical presentation of the film and now over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e55 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike standard poster formats, this example was printed in the rare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB tatekan standing-display size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 × 57 inches \/ 51 × 145 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its elongated vertical format was designed specifically for prominent cinema display, making survival in this condition especially unusual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Its Place in Disney’s Legacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by Walt Disney Productions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Disney’s sixteenth animated feature and one of the studio’s most ambitious fairy-tale productions. Based on the classic tale by Charles Perrault, the film was released by Buena Vista Distribution in 1959 and became the final Disney fairy-tale feature produced during Walt Disney’s lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film features the voices of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Bill Shirley, Taylor Holmes, and Bill Thompson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its music, adapted from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ballet, was arranged by George Bruns and performed with the Graunke Symphony Orchestra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorically, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e holds a major technical place in animation history as the first animated feature photographed in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuper Technirama 70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e widescreen process, and one of Disney’s great achievements in design, colour, and cinematic scale. Its reputation has grown considerably over time, and in 2019 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarge Aurora portrait:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the upper section is dominated by a beautiful close-up image of Princess Aurora sleeping, framed within a yellow circular border. The composition gives the poster an unusually elegant, dreamlike quality, perfectly suited to the film’s fairy-tale atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan-only vertical title treatment:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the massive Japanese lettering \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e眠れる森の美女\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e runs down the centre-right of the poster in bold red and white, creating a powerful graphic anchor and transforming the title into one of the main visual elements of the design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull character montage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the poster incorporates nearly the entire fantasy world of the film, including Aurora, Prince Phillip, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Maleficent, Diablo, the dragon, and the distant castle—an unusually rich composition that captures both the romance and danger of the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaleficent and dragon imagery:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the lower section features Maleficent’s dragon form breathing fire toward Prince Phillip, giving the poster dramatic contrast against the softer portrait of Aurora above.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional Disney programme artwork:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the bottom portion promotes accompanying Walt Disney shorts, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Little Pigs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater Birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presented in a charming open-book layout that adds further period character and makes the poster distinctly tied to its Japanese theatrical programme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese colour and layout:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the rainbow-toned background, vertical typography, and dense character arrangement are highly characteristic of Japanese theatrical advertising from the period, while remaining completely different from American and European campaign designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisney, Technirama, and the Japanese Release Pitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese text identifies the film as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalt Disney production\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and promotes it as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecolour Technirama Japanese-language presentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The poster also highlights the music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTchaikovsky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directly referencing the famous ballet source that shaped the film’s score.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design reflects the Japanese market’s distinctive approach to Disney advertising: rather than relying on a single Western key-art image, the poster presents the film as a complete visual experience, combining romance, fantasy, music, spectacle, and character montage in one dramatic vertical composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan Posters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB \/ tatekan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e posters were tall standing-board advertisements, usually printed in two separate pieces and pasted together vertically for cinema display. They typically measure around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 × 58 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making them much taller than standard Japanese B2 posters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause they were created for prominent theatrical use rather than long-term preservation, most were mounted, displayed, damaged, and discarded after the film’s run. Survival rates are therefore dramatically lower than for standard poster formats, particularly for Disney titles. This makes original STB examples among the most desirable and difficult-to-find Japanese movie posters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall condition: fantastic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, especially for a rare 1970 Japanese STB tatekan poster of this size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster has been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econservation linen-backed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to ensure long-term stability and preservation for future generations. It was sent from Tokyo to professional linen-backers in California, where the work was completed to an exceptional standard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease refer to the images—this is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is not a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity is included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56894371627386,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/products\/Woman_giving_dog_a_treat.jpg?v=1651036600","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/sleeping-beauty-%e7%9c%a0%e3%82%8c%e3%82%8b%e6%a3%ae%e3%81%ae%e7%be%8e%e5%a5%b3-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1970-ultra-rare-conservation-linen-backed-stb-tatekan-size-20-57-in-51-145-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}