{"product_id":"solar-eclipse-kinkanshoku-金環蝕-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1975-b1-size-71-x-103cm-ea19-copy","title":"“Kinkanshoku” \/ 「金環蝕」 (“Annular Eclipse”), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F276","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a52ad42-f0e8-83ee-ab4c-38fc3f11bd52-14\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a52ad42-f0e8-83ee-ab4c-38fc3f11bd52-14\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a52ad42-f0e8-83ee-ab4c-38fc3f11bd52-14\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-84\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9c0f190c-df09-456e-ad17-8cb4516bc3a0\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"317\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the original release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eKinkanshoku \/ 「金環蝕」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Satsuo Yamamoto’s powerful 1975 political drama based on the novel by \u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"316\"\u003eTatsuzō Ishikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eA major work of post-war Japanese political cinema, the film exposes the hidden relationships between \u003cstrong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"552\"\u003egovernment, big business, financial interests, and the political brokers who manipulate national power from behind closed doors\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"574\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a fiercely contested prime-ministerial election, politicians, financiers, construction companies, and political intermediaries become entangled in a complex system of \u003cstrong data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"845\"\u003ebribery, illicit payments, political influence, and public-works kickbacks\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"1073\"\u003eAs competing factions attempt to purchase political power and secure lucrative commercial advantages, the film reveals the corruption concealed beneath the respectable surface of Japan’s political and corporate establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1247\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eSatsuo Yamamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, the screenplay was written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eHajime Takaiwa\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on the novel by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1200\"\u003eTatsuzō Ishikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e. The music was composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003eHikaru Hayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1466\"\u003eThe extensive ensemble cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1413\"\u003eTatsuya Nakadai, Rentarō Mikuni, Akira Kume, Takashi Kanda, Gaku Yamamoto, Akira Nishimura, Tamao Nakamura, and Jūkichi Uno\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside many other distinguished Japanese actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1700\"\u003eFollowing major works including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003eThe Great White Tower, War and Humanity, and The Family\u003c\/strong\u003e, Yamamoto again used large-scale ensemble drama to examine the structures of political, economic, and institutional power in post-war Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003eThe poster uses a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eprovocative surrealist composition\u003c\/strong\u003e that transforms political corruption into a grotesque vision of greed, decadence, and predatory power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"2177\"\u003eAt its centre, a pale reclining nude figure lies amid a dense gathering of wild animals, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2037\"\u003ebaboons, bulls, horned beasts, and shadowy creatures\u003c\/strong\u003e. Thorny branches and brightly coloured flowers surround the body, creating an unsettling contrast between beauty, violence, and corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2454\"\u003eBehind the figures appears an ominous \u003cstrong data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2242\"\u003eorange-ringed eclipse\u003c\/strong\u003e, directly referencing the film’s title. The annular eclipse becomes a visual metaphor for brilliance obscured by darkness and for the moral corruption concealed beneath the apparent glory of political authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2518\"\u003eThe prominent white vertical text near the upper centre reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2576\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2576\"\u003e「輝く金色の栄光の中で\u003cbr data-start=\"2533\" data-end=\"2536\"\u003e何が起っているのか\u003cbr data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003e政権を買い利権に群がる\u003cbr data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2562\"\u003e上流社会の華麗な獣たち」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2734\"\u003e“What is happening within the shining golden glory? The magnificent beasts of high society who purchase political power and gather around vested interests.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2736\" data-end=\"2777\"\u003eThe smaller red text at upper left reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2827\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2827\"\u003e「『白い巨塔』『戦争と人間』『華麗なる一族』の山本薩夫監督が遂に切り裂いた禁断の政界！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2829\" data-end=\"2965\"\u003e“Director Satsuo Yamamoto of The Great White Tower, War and Humanity, and The Family finally cuts open the forbidden world of politics!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"3028\"\u003eThe lower half is dominated by the monumental Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3030\" data-end=\"3039\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3030\" data-end=\"3039\"\u003e「金環蝕」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3095\"\u003erendered in enormous, energetic white brush lettering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003eBeneath it appears the phonetic reading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3139\" data-end=\"3152\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3139\" data-end=\"3152\"\u003e「きんかんしょく」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3174\"\u003ein vivid red script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3176\" data-end=\"3212\"\u003eThe left margin prominently credits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3214\" data-end=\"3236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3214\" data-end=\"3236\"\u003e「原作・石川達三／山本薩夫監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3311\"\u003e“Original work by Tatsuzō Ishikawa \/ A film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3313\" data-end=\"3599\"\u003eA vertical strip of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3333\" data-end=\"3360\"\u003efourteen cast portraits\u003c\/strong\u003e runs down the right edge, emphasising the film’s extraordinary ensemble. The extensive billing block along the bottom groups the characters by political factions, corporate interests, journalists, and other competing centres of influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3601\" data-end=\"3907\"\u003eThe original artwork and design are attributed to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3670\"\u003eSusumu Masukawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most important Japanese film-poster artists of the post-war period. The combination of hand-painted imagery, expressive calligraphy, cast photography, and dense political symbolism gives the poster exceptional visual impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3925\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3925\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"4052\"\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3966\" data-end=\"4014\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical release in 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e and distributed in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"4043\" data-end=\"4051\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4135\"\u003eIt is a standard Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"4080\" data-end=\"4109\"\u003eB2-size theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4137\" data-end=\"4174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4137\" data-end=\"4174\"\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4276\"\u003eIt is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4185\" data-end=\"4227\"\u003eoriginal period Japanese cinema poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4278\" data-end=\"4291\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4278\" data-end=\"4291\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4450\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4317\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example, with rich colour, dramatic illustrated imagery, clear typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4452\" data-end=\"4611\"\u003eThere are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from this period, but overall it presents extremely well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4613\" data-end=\"4633\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4613\" data-end=\"4633\"\u003eReference: F276.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4635\" data-end=\"4713\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4715\" data-end=\"4816\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"4770\"\u003eoriginal 1975 Japanese theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"4771\" data-end=\"4774\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4780\" data-end=\"4815\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4818\" data-end=\"4850\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"4828\" data-end=\"4849\"\u003eover 50 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4852\" data-end=\"4893\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4852\" data-end=\"4893\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57083609350522,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-18T082919.581.jpg?v=1784331077","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/solar-eclipse-kinkanshoku-%e9%87%91%e7%92%b0%e8%9d%95-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1975-b1-size-71-x-103cm-ea19-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}