{"product_id":"the-human-centipede-first-sequence-the-human-centipede-ムカデ人間-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-2011-b2-size-51-73-cm-q283","title":"“The Human Centipede (First Sequence)” \/ “The Human Centipede” (ムカデ人間), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2011, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q283","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e printed for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst Japanese release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Human Centipede (First Sequence)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released in Japan as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eムカデ人間\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTom Six\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkihiro Kitamura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most notorious cult horror titles of the late 2000s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Human Centipede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e became an international provocation almost immediately after release. This Japanese first-release poster is particularly striking for its unusually restrained, almost clinical design — a sharp contrast to the film’s infamous reputation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Human Centipede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows a deranged former surgeon whose grotesque obsession drives the film’s central horror premise. The film became internationally infamous for its concept, marketing, and stark “medical experiment” framing, quickly establishing itself as one of the defining cult shock-horror films of its era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Japan, the film was marketed with a darkly deadpan graphic sensibility, leaning into the absurdity, extremity, and notoriety of the title while avoiding conventional monster or gore imagery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 is a superb example of minimalist cult-horror advertising. The composition is dominated by a pale cream field, with a simple diagram-like illustration across the upper centre showing the film’s three central victims connected in a schematic formation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe actors’ names — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDieter Laser, Akihiro Kitamura, Ashlynn Yennie,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshley C. Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — are placed around the diagram, giving the poster the feel of a disturbing medical chart or conceptual design document.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the top, the Japanese tagline reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「つ・な・げ・て・み・た・い。」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I want to try connecting them.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe left-side text reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「それは、常識を超えた狂気。」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It is madness beyond common sense.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFurther copy describes the film as the rumoured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“most shocking \/ most extreme film in cinema history”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the English phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“100% MEDICALLY ACCURATE”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears near the lower title area — one of the film’s most infamous promotional claims.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe huge red Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eムカデ人間\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anchors the bottom of the sheet with blunt graphic force. The result is unsettling precisely because of its restraint: clean, empty, clinical, and deeply uncomfortable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale, including the front and reverse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster presents very well overall, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclean typography, strong colour, and excellent display impact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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