{"product_id":"smokey-and-the-bandit-ii-トランザム7000-vs-激突パトカー軍団-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1981-film-1980-burt-reynolds-sally-field-b2-size-51-73-cm-copy","title":"“And Then There Were None” (そして誰もいなくなった), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981 (film 1974), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O870","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Peter Collinson’s \u003cstrong\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/strong\u003e (そして誰もいなくなった), adapted from \u003cstrong\u003eAgatha Christie’s celebrated 1939 mystery novel\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was produced in \u003cstrong\u003e1974\u003c\/strong\u003e and first opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e5 September 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Promotion (IP)\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Collinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film relocates Christie’s famously isolated murder mystery from an island to a remote \u003cstrong\u003edesert palace in Iran\u003c\/strong\u003e, where ten strangers are invited by an unseen host and begin dying one by one in accordance with the sinister nursery rhyme. The international ensemble includes \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Herbert Lom, Stéphane Audran, Gert Fröbe, Charles Aznavour, Adolfo Celi and Maria Rohm\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eOrson Welles\u003c\/strong\u003e providing the recorded voice of the mysterious host. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA spectacularly dramatic Japanese first-release design that fully embraces the film’s \u003cstrong\u003eMiddle Eastern setting and grand mystery-thriller atmosphere\u003c\/strong\u003e. The upper half is dominated by an enormous blazing orange sky, with \u003cstrong\u003etwin minarets rising from the desert architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e as a helicopter sweeps across the flames above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow, the ten guests are assembled in a dense photographic montage around the palace entrance, interspersed with ominous images of violence, death and suspicion. \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e occupies the centre foreground holding a pistol, while the surrounding portraits of \u003cstrong\u003eElke Sommer, Richard Attenborough and the rest of the ensemble cast\u003c\/strong\u003e heighten the sense that every character may be either victim or killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese campaign copy on the right invokes the \u003cstrong\u003e“curse of the Persian dynasty”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the mystery of the desert setting, while another prominent warning tells audiences not to reveal the ending after seeing the film—a classic piece of mystery-film marketing. The enormous red Japanese title \u003cstrong\u003eそして誰もいなくなった\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors the lower section, accompanied by the English \u003cstrong\u003eAND THEN THERE WERE NONE\u003c\/strong\u003e and a prominent credit to \u003cstrong\u003eAgatha Christie\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003efiery desert imagery, helicopter action, monumental architecture and star-filled mystery montage\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this a particularly striking Japanese interpretation of Christie’s story and a superb example of early-1980s revival-era poster design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. The poster retains superb colour saturation, with the fiery oranges, deep blacks and vivid red typography remaining exceptionally strong. There are only very minor signs of age and handling, with \u003cstrong\u003eno significant condition issues affecting the central artwork or typography\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photo—it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221403804026,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-02T132709.348.jpg?v=1788323467","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/smokey-and-the-bandit-ii-%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b6%e3%83%a07000-vs-%e6%bf%80%e7%aa%81%e3%83%91%e3%83%88%e3%82%ab%e3%83%bc%e8%bb%8d%e5%9b%a3-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1981-film-1980-burt-reynolds-sally-field-b2-size-51-73-cm-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}