{"product_id":"the-hi-lo-country-ハイローカントリー-rare-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1999-stephen-frears-b1-size-72-8-103-cm-gallery-copy","title":"“Blood Simple: The Thriller” (ブラッドシンプル／ザ・スリラー), Rare Original Japanese Re-release Movie Poster, 2000, Joel \u0026 Ethan Coen, B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm) - Gallery","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare original Japanese B1 theatrical poster for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2000 re-release of Blood Simple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Coen brothers’ acclaimed feature debut. Issued for the re-edited version marketed in Japan as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlood Simple: The Thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this atmospheric design captures the isolation and unease of the film through an expansive rural landscape and sharply contrasting orange typography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e72.8 × 103 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the B1 format provides approximately twice the surface area of a standard Japanese B2 poster, giving this restrained composition considerable visual presence.\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\u003eOriginally released in 1984, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e established the Coens’ distinctive combination of suspense, black humour and human fallibility. Set in Texas, the story follows a jealous bar owner, his wife, her lover and a private investigator whose competing motives lead to an increasingly disastrous sequence of misunderstandings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cast includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya and M. Emmet Walsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with cinematography by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarry Sonnenfeld\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarter Burwell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The Japanese re-release opened on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 November 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, allowing audiences to revisit the debut after the international success of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFargo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Big Lebowski\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\u003eA vast ploughed field fills the composition, its converging furrows drawing the eye towards a pale car and a solitary figure in the right-hand distance. Muted blue-green tones along the horizon deepen into near-black earth below, creating a sense of exposure and isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLOOD SIMPLE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears across the lower half in bold orange stencil lettering, followed by the lowercase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Beneath it, the white credit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A film by JOEL \u0026amp; ETHAN COEN”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes the filmmakers’ names a central element of the campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuspended above the car is the Japanese tagline:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「哀しいほど滑稽な殺人」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A murder so absurd it is sad.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts mixture of tragedy and irony neatly expresses the film’s tone. Festival references and production credits occupy the lower margin, leaving the landscape largely uninterrupted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition records the reassessment of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the turn of the millennium, when the Coens’ first feature could be viewed in the context of their established body of work. 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