{"product_id":"the-day-the-fish-came-out-魚が出てきた日-original-japanese-movie-poster-1968-rare-stb-tatekan-size-51-146-cm-d282","title":"“The Day the Fish Came Out” \/ 「魚が出てきた日」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Rare STB Tatekan Size (51 × 146 cm) D282","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:fa4334b4-30d0-4937-971c-ecc6c6c73251-26\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:fa4334b4-30d0-4937-971c-ecc6c6c73251-26\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:fa4334b4-30d0-4937-971c-ecc6c6c73251-26\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" 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 data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" 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=\"2a06051d-8d89-4e67-8743-a0dd3d2f432a\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-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\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"345\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB tatekan theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eThe Day the Fish Came Out \/ 「魚が出てきた日」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Michael Cacoyannis’s surreal 1967 science-fiction satire, released in Japan in 1968.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eFormed from \u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"395\"\u003etwo vertically aligned B2 sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Japanese STB format was designed for prominent display on theatre doors, walls, and pillars. At approximately twice the height of a standard B2 poster, surviving examples are considerably scarcer and possess an exceptional display presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"662\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"769\"\u003eSet in the then-near future of \u003cstrong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"703\"\u003e1972\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film takes place on a remote Greek island in the Aegean Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eAfter a military aircraft carrying two nuclear weapons and a mysterious container of highly dangerous material crashes nearby, its surviving pilots are ordered to recover the cargo without revealing their identities or causing public panic. Having lost their uniforms, they are forced to move around the island dressed only in their underwear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003eA specialist recovery team arrives disguised as tourists, while the unsuspecting islanders begin transforming their isolated home into a fashionable holiday destination. Unknown to everyone, local residents have already discovered the missing container, setting in motion a chain of events that combines absurd comedy with an increasingly ominous warning about nuclear contamination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003eWritten and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1547\"\u003eMichael Cacoyannis\u003c\/strong\u003e, internationally acclaimed for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eZorba the Greek\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film features music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003eMikis Theodorakis\u003c\/strong\u003e and cinematography by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003eWalter Lassally\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1812\"\u003eThe cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eCandice Bergen, Tom Courtenay, Colin Blakely, Sam Wanamaker, Ian Ogilvy, and Dimitris Nikolaidis\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"2144\"\u003eThe film is remembered for its strange mixture of bright Mediterranean spectacle, political satire, avant-garde costume design, and atomic-age anxiety. Beneath its playful surface lies a bleak commentary on government secrecy, commercial opportunism, and humanity’s inability to recognise an approaching environmental catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2163\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2370\"\u003eThis extraordinary Japanese STB design is divided across \u003cstrong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2250\"\u003etwo complementary sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e, creating a tall, continuous composition filled with blazing colour, graphic experimentation, and photographic montage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2543\"\u003eThe upper sheet is dominated by an intense cloud of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2451\"\u003eyellow, orange, and red\u003c\/strong\u003e, suggesting both the heat of the Greek sun and the destructive glow of a nuclear explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2758\"\u003eA group of beachgoers in minimal, futuristic swimwear dances ecstatically beneath a stark white sun. Their celebratory movements create a deliberately unsettling contrast with the danger at the centre of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2960\"\u003eAt the very top is a highly distinctive graphic motif: a photographic image of a shouting man contained within the silhouette of a fish, positioned against alternating blue and green vertical stripes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"2981\"\u003eThe Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"2996\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"2996\"\u003e「魚が出てきた日」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3216\"\u003eis rendered in jagged, hand-drawn black lettering across the fiery background. Its irregular forms resemble both sharp fish bones and fractured calligraphy, giving the title a highly modern and experimental appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3243\"\u003eDirectly beneath appears:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3245\" data-end=\"3265\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3245\" data-end=\"3265\"\u003e「ミカエル・カコヤニス監督作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3267\" data-end=\"3307\"\u003e“A film directed by Michael Cacoyannis.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3537\"\u003eThe lower sheet is dominated by an enormous close-up portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3374\" data-end=\"3392\"\u003eCandice Bergen\u003c\/strong\u003e, her blonde hair spreading dramatically across the composition as she looks upward with an expression combining glamour, unease, and exhaustion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3539\" data-end=\"3725\"\u003eAt lower left, a smaller full-length figure of Bergen appears in one of the film’s celebrated futuristic costumes, while the centre contains the colourful fish-shaped English title logo:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3727\" data-end=\"3758\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3727\" data-end=\"3758\"\u003e“The day the fish came out”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3760\" data-end=\"3915\"\u003eA small monochrome still of Bergen and Tom Courtenay appears beneath the logo, providing a quieter narrative image against the otherwise flamboyant design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3963\"\u003eThe vertical green text along the right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"4019\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"4019\"\u003e「輝くギリシャ！1972年\u003cbr data-start=\"3980\" data-end=\"3983\"\u003e太陽の海の鮮烈なサスペンス！\u003cbr data-start=\"3997\" data-end=\"4000\"\u003e恐怖の明日を知らない華麗な魚たち」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003e“Shining Greece! The year is 1972. Vivid suspense beneath the sunlit sea! Beautiful fish unaware of tomorrow’s terror.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4324\"\u003eThe combination of psychedelic colour, unconventional typography, futuristic fashion, and ominous atomic imagery makes this a superb example of \u003cstrong data-start=\"4286\" data-end=\"4323\"\u003elate-1960s Japanese poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4326\" data-end=\"4353\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4326\" data-end=\"4353\"\u003eRelease and format note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4355\" data-end=\"4492\"\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"4394\" data-end=\"4442\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical release in 1968\u003c\/strong\u003e and distributed in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"4471\" data-end=\"4491\"\u003e20th Century Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4494\" data-end=\"4572\"\u003eIt is an original \u003cstrong data-start=\"4512\" data-end=\"4546\"\u003eSTB \/ tatekan two-sheet poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4574\" data-end=\"4610\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4574\" data-end=\"4610\"\u003e51.5 × 145.6 cm \/ 20 × 57 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4612\" data-end=\"4901\"\u003eSTB posters were assembled from two separate B2-size sheets and displayed vertically at Japanese cinemas. Because of their large dimensions and temporary theatrical purpose, they were frequently damaged or discarded after use, making surviving complete sets increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4903\" data-end=\"5003\"\u003eIt is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4912\" data-end=\"4954\"\u003eoriginal period Japanese cinema poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5005\" data-end=\"5018\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5005\" data-end=\"5018\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5020\" data-end=\"5162\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5020\" data-end=\"5044\"\u003eVery Good + condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both sheets retain strong colour, sharp photographic imagery, clear typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5164\" data-end=\"5442\"\u003eThere are original horizontal and vertical fold lines, together with light signs of age and handling consistent with a large-format Japanese theatrical poster from this period. The reverse remains largely clean, and the two sheets present extremely well when displayed together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5444\" data-end=\"5464\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5444\" data-end=\"5464\"\u003eReference: D282.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5466\" data-end=\"5564\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact two-sheet poster offered for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5566\" data-end=\"5671\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"5577\" data-end=\"5625\"\u003eoriginal 1968 Japanese STB theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"5626\" data-end=\"5629\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5635\" data-end=\"5670\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5673\" data-end=\"5705\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"5683\" data-end=\"5704\"\u003eover 55 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5707\" data-end=\"5748\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5707\" data-end=\"5748\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57066245620090,"sku":null,"price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-next-to-an-empty-wall_32.jpg?v=1783976740","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-day-the-fish-came-out-%e9%ad%9a%e3%81%8c%e5%87%ba%e3%81%a6%e3%81%8d%e3%81%9f%e6%97%a5-original-japanese-movie-poster-1968-rare-stb-tatekan-size-51-146-cm-d282","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}