{"product_id":"sleuth-探偵-スルース-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-stb-tatekan-c-51-145-cm-t85","title":"“Sleuth” (探偵／スルース), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, STB \/ Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) T85","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"185\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ tatekan signboard poster\u003c\/strong\u003e (formed from \u003cstrong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"216\"\u003etwo B2 panels\u003c\/strong\u003e) produced for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"271\"\u003e1973 Japanese theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eSleuth\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"298\"\u003e探偵／スルース\u003c\/strong\u003e), the 1972 mystery thriller directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eJoseph L. Mankiewicz\u003c\/strong\u003e and based on \u003cstrong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eAnthony Shaffer’s\u003c\/strong\u003e hit stage play. A legendary two-hander set almost entirely inside a country manor, it stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"511\"\u003eLaurence Olivier\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eMichael Caine\u003c\/strong\u003e as rival adversaries locked in an escalating game of deception and revenge; both actors received \u003cstrong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eAcademy Award nominations\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the film remains one of Mankiewicz’s finest late works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"745\"\u003eWealthy crime novelist Andrew Wyke invites Milo Tindle, his wife’s younger lover, to his elaborate estate under the guise of proposing an “insurance scam”: Milo will stage a burglary and steal Andrew’s jewellery, funding a new life with Marguerite while Andrew recoups the “loss” from insurers. What begins as a mischievous caper quickly turns deadly serious as their scheme spirals into humiliation, mock murder, and real violence—each man determined to outwit the other. With razor-sharp dialogue, theatrical set pieces, and a dark sense of humour, \u003cem data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003eSleuth\u003c\/em\u003e remains a benchmark of puzzle-box thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"2013\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1371\"\u003eA fantastic, text-led Japanese design that sells the film’s premise as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003edeadly “game”\u003c\/strong\u003e: Olivier and Caine stare out through magnifying glasses—two equal rivals scrutinising each other—while the lower panel erupts into collage-like symbols of deception: a clown mask, roulette\/dartboard motifs, maze imagery, and the sense of performance becoming danger. The huge brush-style kanji title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1768\"\u003e探偵\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Detective”) anchors the design with dramatic weight, while the katakana \u003cstrong data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1851\"\u003eスルース\u003c\/strong\u003e and the English \u003cstrong data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1878\"\u003eSLEUTH\u003c\/strong\u003e appear beneath. In tall \u003cstrong data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"1914\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003etatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e format, the poster reads like a theatre marquee—high impact at distance, richly detailed up close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2533\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2046\"\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003eSTBs (tatekans) are tall, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2122\"\u003etwo-panel Japanese cinema signboard posters\u003c\/strong\u003e measuring roughly \u003cstrong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2156\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e. Formed from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2229\" data-end=\"2246\"\u003etwo B2 sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e, they were intended for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2303\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003esignboards and theatre units\u003c\/strong\u003e, made for visibility rather than permanence—\u003cstrong data-start=\"2348\" data-end=\"2418\"\u003ewhich is why surviving examples are so prized by collectors today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2421\"\u003eThis example is the common and correct format: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2501\"\u003etwo B2 sheets joined together\u003c\/strong\u003e to create the full STB display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2548\" data-end=\"2551\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2776\" data-end=\"2893\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2804\"\u003e52 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2804\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2849\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2852\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2893\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57332021952890,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_32_a690d270-f0b2-4a04-8ecd-c584d96597ec.jpg?v=1790837618","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/sleuth-%e6%8e%a2%e5%81%b5-%e3%82%b9%e3%83%ab%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-stb-tatekan-c-51-145-cm-t85","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}