{"product_id":"the-green-hornet-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1975-b2-size-51-x-73cm-g98-copy-1","title":"“Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet” \/ 「ブルース・リーのグリーン・ホーネット」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A270","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"382\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"172\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"265\"\u003eBruce Lee in The Green Hornet \/ 「ブルース・リーのグリーン・ホーネット」\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 1974 feature-length compilation assembled from episodes of the American television series \u003cstrong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eThe Green Hornet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eReleased during the height of international Bruce Lee mania, the film placed his character \u003cstrong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"483\"\u003eKato\u003c\/strong\u003e firmly at the centre of its Japanese advertising. Although Van Williams played the title character, Lee overwhelmingly dominates this extraordinary poster design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"667\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eNewspaper publisher \u003cstrong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"703\"\u003eBritt Reid\u003c\/strong\u003e secretly fights crime as the masked Green Hornet, deliberately maintaining the public appearance of a criminal in order to infiltrate the underworld. He is accompanied by his chauffeur and partner \u003cstrong data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"909\"\u003eKato\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose extraordinary speed, precision, and martial arts ability make him the pair’s most formidable weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eThe theatrical feature was compiled from material originally produced for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003e1966–1967 television series The Green Hornet\u003c\/strong\u003e, following the enormous worldwide success of Bruce Lee’s later films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1365\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003eNorman Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eRichard Bluel\u003c\/strong\u003e, it stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1364\"\u003eBruce Lee, Van Williams, Wende Wagner, Lloyd Gough, and Mako Iwamatsu\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003eThe film holds particular historical importance as a record of Lee’s early American screen work. His portrayal of Kato introduced Western audiences to his remarkable physical presence and martial arts technique several years before he became an international cinema icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003eThe poster uses an exceptionally dynamic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003ecomic-book-style montage\u003c\/strong\u003e, divided into multiple vertical panels filled with bold colour, action imagery, and graphic illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"2128\"\u003eAt the centre is a monumental portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003eBruce Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown with an intense expression and raising his hand toward his mouth in one of his characteristic fighting gestures. The scale of his image makes clear that the Japanese campaign was selling the film primarily as a Bruce Lee vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2384\"\u003eThe left panel shows Lee in Kato’s black chauffeur uniform and mask, raising a dart above his head. Below him are fragmented scenes of hand-to-hand combat, alongside a large illustrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2343\"\u003egreen-and-yellow hornet\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered like a pulp comic-book emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2610\"\u003eThe right panel features \u003cstrong data-start=\"2411\" data-end=\"2447\"\u003eVan Williams as the Green Hornet\u003c\/strong\u003e, dressed in a dark suit, fedora, and mask. Smaller images beneath him depict gunfights, pursuing police officers, villains, and the Green Hornet’s customised car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2660\"\u003eThe prominent red headline across the top reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003e「絶賛の歓呼を浴びてブルース・リー《アメリカ主演第1回作品》ついに登場！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2804\"\u003e“Showered with acclaim and cheers, Bruce Lee’s first American starring production finally arrives!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2951\"\u003eThe smaller text at upper left promotes the film’s explosive mixture of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2950\"\u003enunchaku combat, battle cries, secret weapons, and criminal intrigue\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"3005\"\u003eThe lower section is anchored by the Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3031\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3031\"\u003e「ブルース・リーのグリーン・ホーネット」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3160\"\u003eBruce Lee’s name appears in sharp red lettering, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3104\"\u003e「グリーン・ホーネット」\u003c\/strong\u003e is rendered in a huge, textured dark-green brush style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3180\"\u003eThe English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3213\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3213\"\u003e“BRUCE LEE IN GREEN HORNET”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3399\"\u003eappears in red across the centre of the Japanese typography. 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