B1x3 86x40" (218x103cm), This poster is the largest format that Japanese posters come in! We are very honored to be able to have this amazing, huge poster for The Face of Another.
"Japanese premiere billboards — made from three overlapping B1s — are some of the rarest posters in Japan. Nearly all were displayed and discarded as they took up so much space and were not desirable to space-conscious Japanese collectors. For a country that prioritized collecting 7×10″ chirashi, this 7′ wide billboard was simply not feasible to display in most Japanese homes. Flash forward to today and any country-of-origin paper from this important film is extremely scarce. This billboard is surely among the most important posters remaining and I have never encountered another copy anywhere." (Source: MP)
This is an original Japanese poster printed in 1966 for the first release of The Face of Another..
The Face of Another (Japanese: 他人の顔, Hepburn: Tanin no Kao) is a 1966 Japanese New Wave film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and based on the 1964 novel of the same name written by Kōbō Abe. The story follows engineer Okuyama, who suffered severe facial burns in a work-related accident and is given a new face in the form of a lifelike mask.
This poster is in excellent condition. The poster was previously folded and subsequently stored flat. Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
It is 56 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.