{"product_id":"space-warriors-baldios-宇宙戦士バルディオス-original-japanese-english-language-promotional-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-k225","title":"“Space Warriors Baldios” \/ 「宇宙戦士バルディオス」, Original Japanese English-Language Promotional Poster, 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K225","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 promotional poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Warriors Baldios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 「宇宙戦士バルディオス」, featuring an entirely English-language title and principal credits, with a printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1982 Toei copyright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining dramatic character portraits, detailed spacecraft imagery and the imposing Baldios robot, this colourful design captures the ambitious scale of early-1980s Japanese science-fiction animation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased theatrically in Japan in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 1981\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Baldios feature reworked and expanded the story of the preceding television series. Its production credits include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003echief director Hisayuki Toriumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuyuki Hirokawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKentarō Haneda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarin Reigan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a young man from the radiation-contaminated planet S-1 who is transported to Earth. 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Behind them, a vast planet combines fiery red tones with swirling blue cloud formations, surrounded by a dark starfield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the centre, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“SPACE WARRIORS BALDIOS”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears in enormous red lettering, with green outlines and a diagonal division through the main logotype.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, Marin stands in his blue uniform with pistol extended, beside a close-up of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaldios’s angular head and golden crest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A green spacecraft crosses the right-hand side above a rocky extraterrestrial landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe contrast between shaded portraits, crisp animation-style figures and richly rendered space imagery gives the composition considerable depth. 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