{"product_id":"the-damned-地獄に堕ちた勇者ども-original-japanese-movie-poster-1970-stb-tatekan-size-51-145-cm-t128","title":"“The Damned” \/ 「地獄に堕ちた勇者ども」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) T128","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ tatekan theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e issued for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970 Japanese release of The Damned \/ 「地獄に堕ちた勇者ども」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuchino Visconti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Berger, and Helmut Griem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally produced in 1969, the film opened in Japanese cinemas on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11 April 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarner Bros.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tall composition combines imposing political imagery, scenes of violence and decadence, and enormous orange-red Japanese lettering. Its extended format gives the design considerable visual impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown in Italian as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa caduta degli dei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Damned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines the relationship between private ambition, industrial wealth, and the rise of Nazism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story begins in Germany in 1933, following the wealthy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003evon Essenbeck family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose steelworks make them strategically important to the emerging regime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the murder of the family patriarch, control of the business becomes the subject of a bitter struggle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSophie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIngrid Thulin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and her lover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriedrich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirk Bogarde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, attempt to secure their position through manipulation and political collaboration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSophie’s son \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMartin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Berger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, becomes increasingly central to the family’s downfall. Meanwhile, the SS officer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAschenbach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Griem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, exploits their rivalries to advance the regime’s interests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisconti presents the destruction of the family as part of a wider collapse of moral and political order. Lavish interiors, theatrical performances, and episodes of brutality give the film its unsettling atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirk Bogarde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIngrid Thulin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Berger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Griem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlotte Rampling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUmberto Orsini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRenaud Verley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlorinda Bolkan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe screenplay was written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicola Badalucco, Enrico Medioli, and Luchino Visconti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaurice Jarre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and cinematography by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmando Nannuzzi and Pasqualino De Santis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film begins Visconti’s frequently described \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“German trilogy”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLudwig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese design uses the height of the tatekan format to arrange its imagery in three distinct stages: political domination above, the title through the centre, and scenes of decadence below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA huge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNazi flag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e occupies the upper section. Its black symbol, pale circular field, and red fabric establish the historical setting with stark visual force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath it, an explosion tears through a street scene, surrounded by armed uniformed figures. The bright burst of orange and yellow contrasts sharply with the dark foreground, connecting the flag above with the violence depicted below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central black field is dominated by the enormous Japanese title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「地獄に堕ちた勇者ども」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts orange-red characters run vertically in two columns, giving the lengthy title both prominence and a strong rhythm across the composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite cast credits occupy the right side, while yellow and white promotional text runs down the left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne prominent line reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「巨匠ビスコンティが激情で描いた壮大な血の交響楽！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A grand symphony of blood, depicted with passionate intensity by master filmmaker Visconti!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower section introduces a crowded interior scene with reclining figures and Nazi insignia. Beside it stands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Berger as Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wearing a top hat, dark stage costume, stockings, and a pale feather boa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image refers to Martin’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarlene Dietrich-inspired cabaret performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the film’s most recognisable sequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“THE DAMNED”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarner Bros. distribution credit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appear along the bottom margin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo printed sections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the STB \/ tatekan format forms an approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vertical display. 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