{"product_id":"spartacus-スパルタカス-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1991-b2-size-51-73-cm-q81","title":"“Spartacus” (スパルタカス), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q81","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"153\"\u003eB2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e1991\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese re-release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"240\"\u003eStanley Kubrick’s\u003c\/strong\u003e monumental 1960 historical epic, starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"378\"\u003eKirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eJohn Gavin\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eThis poster was produced for the film’s important \u003cstrong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"487\"\u003e1991 restored re-release in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the newly reconstructed version—restoring material removed after the original release—was screened theatrically once again. It also carries the designation \u003cstrong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"721\"\u003e“4th Tokyo International Film Festival – Special Invitational Work”\u003c\/strong\u003e at left, giving it an added layer of festival and revival-screening significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"824\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"824\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eReleased in 1960, \u003cstrong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"857\"\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the great large-scale Hollywood epics. Based on the story of the Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against Rome, the film combines spectacle with political drama and emotional depth. It was a major prestige production of its era and went on to win \u003cstrong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1154\"\u003efour Academy Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, while also standing as one of the defining films in Kubrick’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1710\"\u003eThe cast is famously distinguished: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1279\"\u003eKirk Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e in the title role, supported by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003eLaurence Olivier\u003c\/strong\u003e as Crassus, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1361\"\u003eJean Simmons\u003c\/strong\u003e as Varinia, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003eCharles Laughton\u003c\/strong\u003e as Gracchus, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003ePeter Ustinov\u003c\/strong\u003e as Batiatus, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003eTony Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e as Antoninus, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003eJohn Gavin\u003c\/strong\u003e as Julius Caesar. The 1991 restoration gave audiences the opportunity to experience the film in a more complete form, making posters from this campaign especially appealing to collectors of both Kubrick and classic cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1729\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1729\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003eThe design is bold, direct, and instantly recognisable. At the centre is a commanding image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"1855\"\u003eKirk Douglas as Spartacus\u003c\/strong\u003e, mounted on horseback with sword raised, framed against a dramatic sky and a battlefield scene below. The composition has tremendous impact in the Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e format, with strong vertical emphasis and a handsome black border that lends the poster a stately, premium look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2603\"\u003eThe Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2162\"\u003eスパルタカス\u003c\/strong\u003e appears prominently near the bottom in large gold-toned lettering, while a row of cast portraits beneath reinforces the film’s status as a major all-star production. The vertical text at right refers to the restored version, noting that scenes cut at the time of the original release were reinstated for this screening. At left, the festival text identifies it as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2529\" data-end=\"2553\"\u003especial invited work\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2602\"\u003e4th Tokyo International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2787\"\u003eTogether, these elements make this much more than a standard reissue poster: it is a document of the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2744\"\u003erestoration-era reappraisal\u003c\/strong\u003e and of its prestige presentation in Japan.\u003cstrong data-start=\"2789\" data-end=\"2816\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3726\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3635\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3635\" data-end=\"3638\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3726\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. 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