{"product_id":"spirited-away-千と千尋の神隠し-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-2001-b2-size-51-73-cm-k234a-copy","title":"“Spirited Away” \/ 「千と千尋の神隠し」, Set of Three Original Japanese Movie Posters 2001 — Advance, Main Theatrical \u0026 Record-Breaking Alternate Styles — B2 Size (51 × 73 cm Each)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"375\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis listing is for an exceptional \u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"275\"\u003ematching set of three original Japanese B2 theatrical posters\u003c\/strong\u003e produced for the first-release campaign of Hayao Miyazaki’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eSpirited Away \/ 「千と千尋の神隠し」\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2001.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"504\"\u003eThe set brings together three principal B2 designs issued sequentially during the film’s original Japanese theatrical campaign:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"588\"\u003eStyle A — Advance \/ teaser poster: Chihiro in the family car — Reference B181A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"591\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eStyle B — Main theatrical poster: Chihiro, the pigs, and the spirit town — Reference K89A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"687\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"778\"\u003eStyle C — Later alternate \/ record-breaking poster: Chihiro underwater — Reference J78A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"999\"\u003eTogether, the three posters chart the development of the campaign from its mysterious advance promotion, through the principal theatrical release, to the later celebration of the film’s unprecedented commercial success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003eAll three are \u003cstrong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003eoriginal 2001 Japanese theatrical printings\u003c\/strong\u003e, not later Studio Ghibli shop posters, decorative reproductions, or commercial reprints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eSpirited Away follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003e10-year-old Chihiro Ogino\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is travelling with her parents to their new home when the family enters what appears to be an abandoned town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003eAfter her parents consume food intended for the spirits and are transformed into pigs, Chihiro discovers that she has entered a supernatural realm governed by the powerful witch \u003cstrong data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eYubaba\u003c\/strong\u003e. To survive, she accepts work at Yubaba’s bathhouse and is renamed \u003cstrong data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eSen\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1786\"\u003eWith the help of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003eHaku, Kamaji, Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other inhabitants of the spirit world, Chihiro must preserve her identity, save her parents, and find her way back to the human world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1996\"\u003eWritten and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1830\"\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1861\"\u003eToshio Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e, and animated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003eStudio Ghibli\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film features music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003eJoe Hisaishi\u003c\/strong\u003e and was distributed theatrically in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"1995\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2305\"\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2035\"\u003e20 July 2001\u003c\/strong\u003e, Spirited Away became an extraordinary cultural and commercial phenomenon. It broke Japanese attendance and box-office records, won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2234\"\u003eGolden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e, and received the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003eAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2350\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2350\"\u003eThe sequential Japanese poster campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2440\"\u003eThese three designs represent distinct stages in the film’s original Japanese promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2881\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2472\"\u003eStyle A advance poster\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced audiences to Chihiro before revealing the supernatural world. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2584\"\u003eStyle B main theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e presented the bathhouse setting, the transformed pigs, and the central danger of the story. After the film developed into a record-breaking national phenomenon, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2750\" data-end=\"2778\"\u003eStyle C alternate poster\u003c\/strong\u003e was issued with text prominently announcing its continuing Japanese attendance and box-office records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2883\" data-end=\"3009\"\u003eDisplayed together, the set presents a visual history of one of the most important theatrical campaigns in Japanese animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3076\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3076\"\u003eStyle A — Advance \/ teaser poster: Chihiro in the car — B181A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3198\"\u003eThe first design was issued as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3112\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003eadvance teaser poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, building anticipation before the film’s theatrical opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3432\"\u003eIt depicts Chihiro lying across the rear seat of her family’s car, surrounded by moving boxes, bags, a thermos, and the bouquet of sweet peas given to her before the move. Her expression is tired, detached, and quietly apprehensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3434\" data-end=\"3762\"\u003eThe image comes from the ordinary human world at the beginning of the story, before Chihiro discovers the tunnel and crosses into the spirit realm. Rather than revealing the film’s fantasy characters, the poster presents a familiar childhood experience: leaving behind a known home and being carried towards an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"3807\"\u003eThe title appears across the upper section:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3809\" data-end=\"3823\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3809\" data-end=\"3823\"\u003e「千と千尋の神隠し」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3825\" data-end=\"3856\"\u003eThe yellow vertical text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3858\" data-end=\"3883\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3858\" data-end=\"3883\"\u003e「トンネルのむこうは、不思議の町でした。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3885\" data-end=\"3934\"\u003e“Beyond the tunnel, there was a mysterious town.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3936\" data-end=\"4095\"\u003eIts restrained imagery and absence of the bathhouse characters make this the most enigmatic of the three designs and an exceptionally effective advance teaser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4118\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4118\"\u003eReference: B181A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4189\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4189\"\u003eStyle B — Main theatrical poster: the spirit town and pigs — K89A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4191\" data-end=\"4301\"\u003eThe second design is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4216\" data-end=\"4247\"\u003eprincipal theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e associated with the film’s original Japanese release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4303\" data-end=\"4488\"\u003eChihiro stands in the foreground wearing her red bathhouse uniform, looking back towards the viewer. Behind the railing is one of the enormous pigs representing her transformed parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4490\" data-end=\"4804\"\u003eThe background reveals the film’s extraordinary spirit town at night. Lanterns, shopfronts, balconies, signs, and shadowy figures create a densely layered supernatural environment. A dark spirit moves through an open doorway at upper left, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"4736\" data-end=\"4747\"\u003eNo-Face\u003c\/strong\u003e appears as a faint and ominous presence within the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4806\" data-end=\"4840\"\u003eThe yellow vertical tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4842\" data-end=\"4867\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4842\" data-end=\"4867\"\u003e「トンネルのむこうは、不思議の町でした。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4869\" data-end=\"4918\"\u003e“Beyond the tunnel, there was a mysterious town.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4949\"\u003eThe principal Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4951\" data-end=\"4965\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4951\" data-end=\"4965\"\u003e「千と千尋の神隠し」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4967\" data-end=\"5052\"\u003eis presented in large white lettering with violet shadowing across the lower portion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5054\" data-end=\"5071\"\u003eAbove it appears:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5073\" data-end=\"5088\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5073\" data-end=\"5088\"\u003e「宮崎 駿 監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5090\" data-end=\"5126\"\u003e“A film directed by Hayao Miyazaki.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5128\" data-end=\"5317\"\u003eThis design introduces the film’s essential narrative elements: Chihiro’s bathhouse identity, the transformation of her parents, and the mysterious world in which she must learn to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5319\" data-end=\"5339\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5319\" data-end=\"5339\"\u003eReference: K89A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5341\" data-end=\"5422\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5341\" data-end=\"5422\"\u003eStyle C — Later alternate \/ record-breaking poster: underwater Chihiro — J78A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5424\" data-end=\"5568\"\u003eThe third design was issued \u003cstrong data-start=\"5452\" data-end=\"5488\"\u003elater in the theatrical campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, after Spirited Away had developed into an unprecedented box-office phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5570\" data-end=\"5858\"\u003eThe upper section is dominated by an extraordinary close-up of Chihiro’s face seen through water, with bubbles rising across her features and soft aquatic light moving over her skin. Strands of grass or water plants pass across the foreground, giving the image a quiet, suspended quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5860\" data-end=\"6059\"\u003eThe lower portion opens into an immense blue sky and reflective expanse of water. A tiny Chihiro stands alone at the horizon, reinforcing the scale, solitude, and mystery of her supernatural journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6061\" data-end=\"6106\"\u003eThe vertical white text at upper right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6108\" data-end=\"6134\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6108\" data-end=\"6134\"\u003e「あらゆる世代に語りかける生と死の不思議。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6136\" data-end=\"6198\"\u003e“A mystery of life and death that speaks to every generation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6200\" data-end=\"6262\"\u003eThe smaller central text repeats the campaign’s defining line:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6264\" data-end=\"6289\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6264\" data-end=\"6289\"\u003e「トンネルのむこうは、不思議の町でした。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6291\" data-end=\"6340\"\u003e“Beyond the tunnel, there was a mysterious town.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6342\" data-end=\"6411\"\u003eMost significantly, the blue vertical banner at lower left announces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6413\" data-end=\"6438\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6413\" data-end=\"6438\"\u003e「観客動員数・興行収入、日本記録更新中！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6440\" data-end=\"6527\"\u003e“Japanese records for audience attendance and box-office revenue are now being broken!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6529\" data-end=\"6708\"\u003eThis text places the poster firmly within the later stage of the original campaign, when the film’s extraordinary commercial achievement had itself become part of the advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6710\" data-end=\"6720\"\u003eThe title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6722\" data-end=\"6736\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6722\" data-end=\"6736\"\u003e「千と千尋の神隠し」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6738\" data-end=\"6860\"\u003eappears in powerful red calligraphy across the centre, accompanied by the Studio Ghibli and theatrical production credits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6862\" data-end=\"6882\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6862\" data-end=\"6882\"\u003eReference: J78A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6884\" data-end=\"6900\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6884\" data-end=\"6900\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6902\" data-end=\"7093\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6902\" data-end=\"6934\"\u003eImportant authenticity note:\u003c\/strong\u003e numerous official modern reproductions and Studio Ghibli retail posters exist for Spirited Away and are frequently confused with original theatrical material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7095\" data-end=\"7250\"\u003eThe three examples offered here are \u003cstrong data-start=\"7131\" data-end=\"7249\"\u003egenuine original Japanese B2 posters printed and distributed for the film’s 2001 first-release theatrical campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7252\" data-end=\"7335\"\u003eThey are \u003cstrong data-start=\"7261\" data-end=\"7334\"\u003enot later Ghibli shop editions, reproductions, or decorative reprints\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7337\" data-end=\"7364\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7337\" data-end=\"7364\"\u003eRelease and format note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7366\" data-end=\"7457\"\u003eEach poster is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"7402\" data-end=\"7431\"\u003eB2-size theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7459\" data-end=\"7496\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7459\" data-end=\"7496\"\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7498\" data-end=\"7592\"\u003eThey were produced for sequential stages of the film’s original Japanese theatrical 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data-start=\"7981\" data-end=\"7994\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7996\" data-end=\"8045\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7996\" data-end=\"8045\"\u003eAll three posters are in excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8047\" data-end=\"8155\"\u003eThey retain vivid colour, crisp character artwork, clear typography, and exceptional overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8157\" data-end=\"8358\"\u003eThere are only light signs of age and handling consistent with original Japanese theatrical posters from 2001. All three present extremely well and form a visually coherent set when displayed together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8360\" data-end=\"8463\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact three posters included in this listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8465\" data-end=\"8487\"\u003eThis listing includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8489\" data-end=\"8718\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8489\" data-end=\"8560\"\u003eOne original 2001 Japanese B2 Style A advance teaser poster — B181A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"8560\" data-end=\"8563\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8563\" data-end=\"8634\"\u003eOne original 2001 Japanese B2 Style B main theatrical poster — K89A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"8634\" data-end=\"8637\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8637\" data-end=\"8718\"\u003eOne original 2001 Japanese B2 Style C record-breaking alternate poster — J78A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8720\" data-end=\"8755\"\u003eThey are now \u003cstrong data-start=\"8733\" data-end=\"8754\"\u003eover 20 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8757\" data-end=\"8800\"\u003eThey are \u003cstrong data-start=\"8766\" data-end=\"8799\"\u003enot reproductions or reprints\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8802\" data-end=\"8844\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8802\" data-end=\"8844\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificates of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57070259175802,"sku":null,"price":925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/minimal-living-room-with-outdoor-views.jpg?v=1784063327","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/spirited-away-%e5%8d%83%e3%81%a8%e5%8d%83%e5%b0%8b%e3%81%ae%e7%a5%9e%e9%9a%a0%e3%81%97-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-2001-b2-size-51-73-cm-k234a-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}