{"product_id":"swing-kids-スウィング-キッズ-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1993-b2-size-51-73-cm-a251","title":"“Swing Kids” (スウィング・キッズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A251","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"362\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"175\"\u003e1993\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eSwing Kids\u003c\/strong\u003e, the American musical drama directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eThomas Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"319\"\u003eRobert Sean Leonard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eChristian Bale\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eFrank Whaley\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"697\"\u003eSet in \u003cstrong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"405\"\u003eNazi Germany in the late 1930s\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eSwing Kids\u003c\/em\u003e has developed a lasting following for its vivid fusion of \u003cstrong data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"543\"\u003eyouth rebellion, jazz culture, and wartime political pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film explores how music, dance, and friendship become forms of resistance for a group of teenagers drawn to the forbidden freedom of American swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"1050\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"718\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eReleased in 1993, \u003cem data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"751\"\u003eSwing Kids\u003c\/em\u003e follows a group of Hamburg youths whose passion for jazz and swing dancing places them increasingly at odds with the authoritarian demands of the Nazi state. At its centre are Peter, Thomas, and Arvid, young friends forced to confront the tension between personal freedom, conformity, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eThe film is especially remembered for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003eenergetic dance sequences\u003c\/strong\u003e, powerful soundtrack, and for featuring an early screen performance by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1213\"\u003eChristian Bale\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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This selective use of colour gives the design immediate visual force, turning the poster into both a romantic image and a graphic statement of defiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eThe top catchphrase reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1905\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003e「ジャズが生命。踊ることが武器。戦火の中で燃えた若者たちの詩。」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1808\"\u003e“\u003cstrong data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003eJazz is life. Dancing is a weapon. A poem of young people who burned amid the fires of war.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"2183\"\u003eAt the bottom, the bold English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eSWING KIDS\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in large white lettering, with the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2031\"\u003eスウィング・キッズ\u003c\/strong\u003e beneath. 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