{"product_id":"tatari-house-on-haunted-hill-タタリ-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1999-b2-size-51-73-cm-za658","title":"“TATARI” \/ House on Haunted Hill (タタリ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1999, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA658","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"442\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"221\"\u003efirst Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"248\"\u003eHouse on Haunted Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, the 1999 supernatural horror film directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"314\"\u003eWilliam Malone\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eJoel Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"370\"\u003eRobert Zemeckis\u003c\/strong\u003e as the inaugural theatrical release from \u003cstrong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"441\"\u003eDark Castle Entertainment\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eReleased in Japan under the sharply effective title \u003cstrong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"505\"\u003e「タタリ」\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"515\"\u003eTatari\u003c\/em\u003e), the film was marketed as a high-concept American horror event, and this poster captures that positioning perfectly. With its \u003cstrong data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eviolent red-and-black palette\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"708\"\u003edistressed oversized title\u003c\/strong\u003e, and imagery of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"755\"\u003ederelict asylum interior\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is a memorable and highly collectible example of late-1990s Japanese horror advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"869\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"872\"\u003eA remake of William Castle’s 1959 horror film of the same name, \u003cem data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"959\"\u003eHouse on Haunted Hill\u003c\/em\u003e stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eGeoffrey Rush\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1002\"\u003eFamke Janssen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003eTaye Diggs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003eAli Larter\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003ePeter Gallagher\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1077\"\u003eBridgette Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1099\"\u003eChris Kattan\u003c\/strong\u003e. The story follows a group of strangers invited to spend the night inside a long-abandoned psychiatric hospital, promised a large cash reward if they can survive until morning. What begins as a macabre party setup quickly turns into a night of violence, hallucination, and supernatural terror as the asylum’s buried history erupts into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1835\"\u003eThe film was significant as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003eDark Castle Entertainment’s first theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e, launching the company’s strategy of reviving and reimagining classic horror properties for a contemporary audience. While critical responses at the time were mixed, the film found a strong audience and has since retained a following among collectors and fans of turn-of-the-millennium studio horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"2338\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1854\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003eThe design is bold, immediate, and deeply atmospheric. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1930\"\u003eright half\u003c\/strong\u003e of the composition is dominated by a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003escreaming face rendered in a lurid red overlay\u003c\/strong\u003e, a striking image of fear and disorientation that gives the poster its visceral impact. On the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2127\"\u003eleft side\u003c\/strong\u003e, a bleak asylum corridor stretches into the distance, populated by ominous details including a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2244\"\u003erusted wheelchair\u003c\/strong\u003e and other hospital furniture, establishing the film’s derelict institutional setting at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"3047\"\u003eAcross the lower middle, the enormous white title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2402\"\u003e“TATARI”\u003c\/strong\u003e is printed in a distressed block font, cutting across the composition with tremendous graphic force. Superimposed red Japanese copy explains the premise in sensational campaign style, effectively framing the film as a deadly overnight challenge in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2690\"\u003e“cursed abandoned hospital ward.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Above, the top line boasts the film’s American success, while a smaller yellow line at centre heightens the atmosphere of inexorable dread. Below the title, the billing highlights \u003cstrong data-start=\"2871\" data-end=\"2886\"\u003eJoel Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"2910\"\u003eRobert Zemeckis\u003c\/strong\u003e, noting the picture as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"2979\"\u003eDark Castle Entertainment’s first release\u003c\/strong\u003e, with cast names including \u003cstrong data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3024\"\u003eGeoffrey Rush\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3029\" data-end=\"3046\"\u003eFamke Janssen\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3227\"\u003eThe overall result is a powerful late-1990s horror design: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3153\"\u003egraphic, commercial, and highly effective\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a distinctly Japanese approach to localising American genre cinema.\u003cstrong data-start=\"3229\" data-end=\"3245\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3787\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3644\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3644\" data-end=\"3647\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3647\" data-end=\"3671\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3873\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3847\" data-end=\"3872\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3875\" data-end=\"3971\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3886\" data-end=\"3925\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3926\" data-end=\"3929\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3935\" data-end=\"3970\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3973\" data-end=\"4005\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"4004\"\u003eover 25 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4007\" data-end=\"4048\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4007\" data-end=\"4048\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57047112843642,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-07T134558.113.jpg?v=1783399658","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/tatari-house-on-haunted-hill-%e3%82%bf%e3%82%bf%e3%83%aa-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1999-b2-size-51-73-cm-za658","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}