{"product_id":"strange-affinity-触角-shokkaku-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1970-title-calligraphy-by-taro-okamoto-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za1268","title":"“Strange Affinity” (触角 \/ Shokkaku), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1970, Title Calligraphy by Tarō Okamoto, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA1268","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaneto Shindō’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrange Affinity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released in Japan by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho on 3 June 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The green title calligraphy is by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarō Okamoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTower of the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stood at the centre of Osaka’s Expo ’70 that same year. Okamoto’s printed credit appears in small white characters beside the lower title character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Excellent condition, with Okamoto’s vivid green brushwork sharply defined against the deep brown photographic montage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten and directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaneto Shindō\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobuko Otowa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Tamiko, a widowed music copyist who lives with her son Toshio. At a mountain lodge one winter, Toshio introduces his mother to his girlfriend, Yae (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKiwako Taichi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). As the young couple grow closer, the two women become rivals for his affection. Otowa also plays Yuki, a woman whose resemblance to Tamiko unsettles Toshio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA face in dark glasses emerges between two sweeping silhouettes. A tiny motorcyclist crosses one lens, an image easy to miss at first glance. On the right, Okamoto draws the two characters of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e触角\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShokkaku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meaning “feelers” or “antennae”) in long, pointed strokes. Musical notation runs along the margins, echoing Tamiko’s work copying scores.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeside a small colour portrait of the young couple, the Japanese publicity line reads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「母の女のなかで息子は性にめざめる　そのとき　母と恋人の間に何かが起る」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Through the woman he sees in his mother, a son awakens to desire. Then something stirs between his mother and his lover.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent+ overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the front and reverse photographs for the full condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal vintage Japanese theatrical poster from Toho’s 1970 first release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 56 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\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":57525164671354,"sku":null,"price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornaments2026-11-06-20-02.jpg?v=1793962946","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/strange-affinity-%e8%a7%a6%e8%a7%92-shokkaku-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1970-title-calligraphy-by-taro-okamoto-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za1268","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}