{"product_id":"teorema-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1968-ultra-rare-stb-size-51-x-145cm-n59a","title":"\"Teorema\", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, STB Size (51 x 145cm) N59A","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis towering STB (tatekan) poster—almost five feet tall—was printed \u003cstrong\u003eonly for the film’s first Japanese run in 1968\u003c\/strong\u003e and issued in far smaller numbers than standard B2s. Surviving examples for sought-after titles such as \u003cem\u003eTeorema\u003c\/em\u003e are exceptionally scarce and prized by collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeorema\u003c\/em\u003e (internationally retitled \u003cstrong\u003e“Theorem”\u003c\/strong\u003e) is Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 allegorical drama starring \u003cstrong\u003eTerence Stamp, Laura Betti, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAnne Wiazemsky\u003c\/strong\u003e. A mysterious visitor seduces every member of an upper-middle-class Milanese household, then vanishes—leaving each radically transformed. Themes of divine incarnation, sexuality and bourgeois disintegration made the picture both controversial and influential. (Venice Film Festival, OCIC Award 1968.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePoster design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBold, calligraphic kanji in sky-blue, green and plum cascade down the length of the sheet, framing a dream-like collage of the household’s “possessed” family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePasolini’s name and cast are rendered vertically in fine typograph, preserving the Italian art-film aesthetic while matching Toho\/Towa studio branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe STB format allows the composition to breathe; full tatekan sheets like this were typically pasted outside major theatres and seldom saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese STB \/ tatekan posters were tall standing-board advertisements, printed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etwo pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to be pasted together vertically for cinema display, typically measuring around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20 × 58 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Because they were made for prominent theatrical use rather than long-term preservation, survival rates are dramatically lower than for standard posters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 57 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexcellent unrestored condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Please refer to the detailed imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57204030767482,"sku":null,"price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_39.jpg?v=1787699976","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/teorema-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1968-ultra-rare-stb-size-51-x-145cm-n59a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}