{"product_id":"the-big-sleep-三つ数えろ-ultra-rare-original-japanese-b2-first-release-poster-1955-first-japanese-release-april-1955-approx-20-3-28-7-in-51-5-72-8-cm-p257-copy","title":"“12 Angry Men” (十二人の怒れる男), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B2 First‑Release Poster — 1959 First Japanese Release (August 1959) — approx. 20.3 × 28.7 in (51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q49","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003csection 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-69ddc4de-0bac-83ab-9721-b42b75d55f0e-41\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"62af9f77-c9c9-4b42-b66f-43df48c51c71\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\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=\"183\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eoriginal Japanese poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"298\"\u003efirst Japanese theatrical release in August 1959\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"857\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"319\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eSidney Lumet\u003c\/strong\u003e in his \u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"380\"\u003efeature-film debut\u003c\/strong\u003e and adapted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"413\"\u003eReginald Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e from his own 1954 teleplay, \u003cem data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"456\"\u003e12 Angry Men\u003c\/em\u003e was produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"488\"\u003eHenry Fonda\u003c\/strong\u003e and Rose and stars Fonda alongside \u003cstrong data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eLee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"692\"\u003eRobert Webber\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film follows a New York jury as one dissenting juror insists that the evidence in a murder trial must be tested properly before a young defendant is condemned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Its Place in Screen History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eRegarded by many as \u003cstrong data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"963\"\u003eone of the greatest films ever made\u003c\/strong\u003e, and by many as \u003cstrong data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003ethe finest courtroom drama in cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003e12 Angry Men\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the defining achievements of postwar American film. First released in 1957 to major critical acclaim, it won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1222\"\u003eGolden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e, received \u003cstrong data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003ethree Academy Award nominations\u003c\/strong\u003e, and has since become an enduring fixture of film history. Its reputation has only deepened with time: it is now widely recognized not only as a landmark courtroom picture, but also as one of the great studies of reason, prejudice, doubt, and moral courage ever put on screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003e12 Angry Men in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1575\"\u003eWhat makes this Japanese paper especially compelling is that it belongs not to the film’s original 1957 American release, but to its \u003cstrong data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1757\"\u003edelayed first Japanese release in August 1959\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving it a very particular postwar import character. The Japanese title, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"1845\"\u003e十二人の怒れる男\u003c\/strong\u003e, is both direct and memorable, preserving the tension and severity of the original. The campaign also carries notable local prestige: the poster itself prominently references the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2048\"\u003eBerlin prize\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Japanese critical reception was exceptionally strong, helping cement the picture’s stature in Japan as a major imported dramatic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"3012\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2212\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2266\"\u003estriking, highly graphic Japanese design\u003c\/strong\u003e, radically different in feeling from standard American paper for the film. A monumental close-up of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2382\"\u003eHenry Fonda\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the composition, his face rendered with extraordinary intensity, while a looming \u003cstrong data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2489\"\u003eknife blade\u003c\/strong\u003e cuts down through the image as a visual shorthand for the central murder accusation. Below, a small overhead vignette of the twelve jurors at the deliberation table reminds the viewer that the drama unfolds not through spectacle, but through argument, pressure, and conscience. The oversized \u003cstrong data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003eyellow vertical title\u003c\/strong\u003e, the stark \u003cstrong data-start=\"2819\" data-end=\"2835\"\u003eblack ground\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the sharp diagonal lines create a design of immense visual force. It is a bold, intelligent poster that transforms a chamber drama into something almost noir-like in mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3793\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3051\"\u003eWhy collectors prize this example\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3051\" data-end=\"3054\"\u003eCollectors respond strongly to this poster because it brings together nearly everything that defines high-level vintage cinema paper collecting: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3214\"\u003eHenry Fonda\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3216\" data-end=\"3255\"\u003eSidney Lumet’s breakthrough feature\u003c\/strong\u003e, an internationally revered film with lasting institutional and critical prestige, and a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3395\"\u003ecountry-specific first-release Japanese design\u003c\/strong\u003e that is entirely distinct from its American counterpart. Japanese first-release posters for major imported classics from this period are increasingly difficult to find, and for a title of this stature the appeal is especially strong. This is not simply desirable because the film is famous; it is desirable because the artwork itself is exceptional, dramatic, and unmistakably Japanese in concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"4778\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3808\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3808\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3811\" data-end=\"3899\"\u003eExcellent for it`s age. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3899\" data-end=\"3902\"\u003eThe poster presents extremely well overall. The original fold\/storage lines are visible. There is light, honest age wear throughout, visible on close inspection. The colours remain \u003cstrong data-start=\"4333\" data-end=\"4355\"\u003erich and saturated\u003c\/strong\u003e, with especially strong blacks and vivid yellow title lettering, giving the poster excellent wall presence. The blank verso shows even age toning, fold impressions, image show-through, and a few light marks from long-term storage, including a small brown stain near the lower right edge. 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