{"product_id":"swallowtail-butterfly-スワロウテイル-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1996-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“Swallowtail Butterfly” (スワロウテイル), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA66","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69abb5f5-24a4-83a5-a791-daff033f1e76-39\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-130\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3381861c-1f8f-4d83-82a2-518d718423f3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"489\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"171\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e1996\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"251\"\u003eSwallowtail Butterfly\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eスワロウテイル\u003c\/strong\u003e), directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eShunji Iwai (岩井俊二)\u003c\/strong\u003e with music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eTakeshi Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e. One of the defining Japanese films of the 1990s, it blends youth culture, pop music, and social realism into a stylised vision of a near-future Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"510\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"513\"\u003eReleased in 1996, \u003cem data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"554\"\u003eSwallowtail Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e is set in a fractured, multicultural “Yen Town,” where migrants and outsiders survive on the edges of Japan’s economic boom-and-bust era. The film follows a young girl and the people around her as they navigate money, identity, language, and belonging—building toward the creation of a pop idol figure and a soundtrack-driven cultural moment that still resonates. It remains a cult classic and a cornerstone title for collectors of 1990s Japanese cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1031\"\u003eA powerful, era-defining Japanese design: a sepia-toned group portrait of “Yen Town” outsiders holding banknotes over their eyes—identity reduced to currency—set against a dense web of overhead cables. The massive red-outlined \u003cstrong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eSwallowtail Butterfly\u003c\/strong\u003e typography sits like graffiti across the image, while the cast list and the strip of small film stills along the bottom complete the late-’90s “urban cinema” aesthetic. Graphic, political, and instantly displayable—one of the strongest Japanese B2 designs of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1775\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1686\"\u003e29 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1734\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1775\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56704244810106,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-18T111036.593.jpg?v=1773800441","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/swallowtail-butterfly-%e3%82%b9%e3%83%af%e3%83%ad%e3%82%a6%e3%83%86%e3%82%a4%e3%83%ab-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1996-b2-size-51-73-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}