{"product_id":"stray-cat-rock-sex-hunter-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1970-theatre-used-with-original-snipe-b2-size-51-73-cm-n292","title":"“Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1970, Theatre-Used with Original Snipe, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N292","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1970 for the first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (野良猫ロック セックス・ハンター), the third film in Nikkatsu’s cult \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStray Cat Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series. Directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYasuharu Hasebe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiko Kaji, Tatsuya Fuji, Rikiya Yasuoka,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Jirō Okazaki, the film was released in Japan on 1 September 1970.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular example is especially appealing because it survives with its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal theatre-applied screening snipe still attached beneath the B2 poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with period handwritten annotations to the reverse—giving it unusually strong provenance as a genuinely used piece of Japanese cinema advertising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet around the bars and streets surrounding an American military base, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSex Hunter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Mako, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, amid escalating conflict between delinquent youth gangs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Kazuma, a mixed-race drifter searching for his missing sister, arrives in town, tensions intensify between the male Eagles gang and Mako’s circle. What begins as youth-gang rivalry develops into a violent story of prejudice, revenge, loyalty, and racial hostility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film combines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyouth rebellion, crime, music, sexuality, and hard-edged action\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but beneath its exploitation framework is a notably darker examination of prejudice in post-war Japan. It is the third of the five \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStray Cat Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e films and one of the most confrontational entries in the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Meiko Kaji, the series was an important stage in the development of the fiercely independent screen persona she would later bring to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Snowblood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 is an outstanding example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearly-1970s Nikkatsu exploitation-poster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining photographic montage, saturated primary colours, huge typography, and provocative campaign imagery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition is centred on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, photographed in a white blouse and low-slung trousers, staring directly towards the viewer. Her cool, confrontational pose provides the visual anchor for a collage of characters and scenes surrounding her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt upper left, the Japanese title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「野良猫ロック」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Stray Cat Rock”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappears in enormous yellow characters against a bright blue rectangular field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning vertically down the left side, the subtitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「セックス・ハンター」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sex Hunter”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis rendered in huge hot-pink lettering over diagonal green-and-yellow stripes, giving the poster the visual energy of contemporary fashion graphics, music advertising, and underground youth culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe photographic montage includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuya Fuji and Rikiya Yasuoka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside scenes of confrontation and sexuality that emphasise the film’s mixture of gang warfare and provocative exploitation cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe campaign copy at upper right reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「あの混血を追いつめろ！\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e女とライフルと\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eカービンが炸裂する\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eビート・アクション!!」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hunt him down! Women, rifles and carbines explode in beat-action!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe language is deliberately sensational and reflects both the film’s racial-conflict storyline and the aggressive style of period Japanese exploitation advertising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster also retains its original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDainichi Eihai distribution identification, colour-film marking, director credit for Yasuharu Hasebe, and Eirin certification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, firmly establishing it as authentic first-release theatrical paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiko Kaji and the Stray Cat Rock series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStray Cat Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e films occupy an important position in the development of Japanese youth and action cinema around 1970.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efemale-led gangs, contemporary music, fashion, political tension, counterculture, motorcycles, and urban violence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e distinguished them sharply from more traditional studio productions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeiko Kaji became the defining presence of the series. Her restrained intensity and anti-establishment screen persona would soon make her one of the most internationally recognisable cult actresses of 1970s Japanese cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSex Hunter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is particularly notable for pushing beyond straightforward delinquent-gang entertainment into a more volatile examination of racial prejudice and social alienation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal theatre snipe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly special feature of this example is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal theatre snipe attached along the bottom of the poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe printed strip announces:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「14日〜20日　笠岡セントラル」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidentifying a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14th–20th screening engagement at Kasaoka Central\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with additional handwritten promotional notes added by the cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese locally produced snipes were applied by individual theatres to standard national campaign posters to advertise their own screening dates, programmes, and local information. They were temporary by nature and were often removed or discarded once a run ended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts survival here provides \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcellent evidence of the poster’s genuine working life inside a Japanese cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor framing, there are two attractive options:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe snipe can be displayed beneath the poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, preserving the complete theatre-used appearance and making its exhibition history immediately visible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlternatively, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe snipe can simply be folded behind the B2 sheet when framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, allowing the standard poster artwork to be displayed while keeping the original theatre attachment intact and preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a collector, the snipe and handwritten reverse markings add considerably to the poster’s historical character rather than detracting from it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The poster presents very strongly overall, with vivid colour and excellent graphic impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal horizontal fold lines, handling creases, light age-related wear, and evidence of genuine theatrical use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The reverse retains period handwriting and the original theatre snipe remains attached along the lower edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese characteristics are entirely consistent with an authentic Japanese cinema poster that was actually displayed and used rather than stored unused.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce framed, the poster will display extremely well—either \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the original Kasaoka Central snipe visible or with the snipe folded safely behind the poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1970 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 modern reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e56 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":57189959598458,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-08-21T075538.226.jpg?v=1787266568","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/stray-cat-rock-sex-hunter-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1970-theatre-used-with-original-snipe-b2-size-51-73-cm-n292","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}