{"product_id":"soylent-green-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-b2-size-51-x-73cm-k306-copy","title":"“Soylent Green” (ソイレント・グリーン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J152","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ソイレント・グリーン), the landmark dystopian science-fiction film directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Fleischer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA defining work of 1970s speculative cinema, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is remembered for its bleak vision of overpopulation, ecological collapse, corporate control, food scarcity, and social breakdown. More than fifty years later, its imagery and themes remain unusually powerful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in a devastated future New York of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e imagines a world where the population has exploded, natural food is almost unobtainable, and ordinary citizens survive on processed rations produced by a vast corporation. What begins as a murder investigation becomes a revelation about the horrifying truth behind the food supply.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film is based on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarry Harrison’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake Room! Make Room!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and remains one of the essential American science-fiction films of the 1970s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 features one of the most dramatic international designs for the film. The composition is dominated by a chaotic painted scene of overcrowded city streets, riot-control vehicles, and masses of people being swept up by huge mechanical scoops. The image immediately communicates the film’s vision of urban collapse and human beings reduced to anonymous crowds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the top, the purple Japanese copy reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「映画始まって以来の衝撃」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A shock unlike anything since cinema began.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe white text beneath describes a future New York in which the population has swollen to catastrophic levels, turning the city into a vast starving mass. The poster also highlights the film as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecolour \/ Panavision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower section features a row of cast portraits and the large green Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eソイレント・グリーン\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving the sheet a bold and highly displayable 1970s science-fiction identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photo carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster presents very well, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003estrong colour, vivid artwork, crisp typography, and excellent overall display impact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Minor signs of age and handling may be visible, consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster of this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1973 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 50 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57006449131898,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-25T110816.139.jpg?v=1782353396","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/soylent-green-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1973-b2-size-51-x-73cm-k306-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}