{"product_id":"the-king-and-i-王様と私-original-japanese-70mm-re-release-movie-poster-1972-stb-tatekan-c-51-145-cm-ultra-rare","title":"“The King and I” (王様と私), Original Japanese 70mm Re-Release Movie Poster 1972, STB \/ Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare K366","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"747\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"190\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB \/ tatekan signboard poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed from \u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"230\"\u003etwo matching B2 panels\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"294\"\u003eMarch 1972 Japanese theatrical re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"314\"\u003eThe King and I\u003c\/em\u003e—Walter Lang’s celebrated Rodgers and Hammerstein musical starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"427\"\u003eDeborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Rita Moreno\u003c\/strong\u003e. Prominently marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"458\"\u003e“70mm”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"497\"\u003e「総天然色」 (“Full Natural Colour”)\u003c\/strong\u003e, this tall-format campaign presented the film as a major large-screen musical event. \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"768\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"771\"\u003eReleased in 1956, \u003cem data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"805\"\u003eThe King and I\u003c\/em\u003e follows widowed English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens as she travels to nineteenth-century Siam to educate the children of King Mongkut. Anna and the King initially clash over tradition, authority, and cultural differences, but gradually develop a complex relationship founded on respect and affection. The film remains one of the defining Hollywood adaptations of a Broadway musical, celebrated for its Rodgers and Hammerstein score, elaborate palace settings, Irene Sharaff’s costumes, and the famous \u003cstrong data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003e“Shall We Dance?”\u003c\/strong\u003e sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1745\"\u003eThe production was photographed using \u003cstrong data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1397\"\u003eCinemaScope 55\u003c\/strong\u003e, an ambitious large-negative widescreen process employed on only two completed Fox musicals. Although originally distributed in conventional 35mm CinemaScope, \u003cem data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003eThe King and I\u003c\/em\u003e was subsequently prepared for premium 70mm presentation—an exhibition feature placed at the centre of this Japanese revival campaign. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"2044\"\u003eThe film won \u003cstrong data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003efive Academy Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, including Best Actor for Yul Brynner, colour art direction, colour costume design, musical scoring, and sound recording. Deborah Kerr was also nominated for Best Actress, while Walter Lang received a directing nomination. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2672\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2066\"\u003eA spectacular, high-impact \u003cstrong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2132\"\u003eJapan-only 70mm revival composition\u003c\/strong\u003e that uses the tatekan’s extreme vertical proportions to separate the film’s royal grandeur from its central romance. The upper panel is dominated by enormous overlapping portraits of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2347\"\u003eYul Brynner as King Mongkut\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2386\"\u003eDeborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens\u003c\/strong\u003e. Brynner appears in an ornate black-and-gold royal costume, his expression stern and commanding, while Kerr turns away in her distinctive striped dress. Behind them rise delicately rendered palace structures, with a miniature procession of court dancers arranged across the lower edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2674\" data-end=\"3057\"\u003eThe upper-left corner prominently displays \u003cstrong data-start=\"2717\" data-end=\"2727\"\u003e“70mm”\u003c\/strong\u003e above \u003cstrong data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2744\"\u003e「総天然色」\u003c\/strong\u003e, accompanied by vertical credits for composer Richard Rodgers, lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, screenwriter Ernest Lehman, choreographer Jerome Robbins, and director Walter Lang. The English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2941\" data-end=\"2961\"\u003e“The KING and I”\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in vivid pink at the transition between the monumental portraits and the lower imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eAcross the top, the multi-coloured Japanese campaign copy declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3171\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3171\"\u003e「比類なき楽しさ！愛を讃えて華麗なる舞曲は湧きたち…栄光燦然たる世紀の名篇！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3312\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Incomparable joy! In praise of love, magnificent dance music wells up … a gloriously radiant masterpiece of the century!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3314\" data-end=\"3746\"\u003eThe lower panel is dominated by the immense rose-pink Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"3383\" data-end=\"3391\"\u003e王様と私\u003c\/strong\u003e, outlined with deep red dimensional shading. Beside it, Brynner and Kerr appear in the film’s iconic ballroom sequence, the King guiding Anna as her enormous lavender-pink Victorian gown sweeps across the composition. A smaller romantic garden scene appears above them, while an inset portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3714\"\u003eRita Moreno as Tuptim\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors the lower-right corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3748\" data-end=\"3992\"\u003eThe accompanying Oscar statuette and vertical text highlight four of the production’s award-winning achievements—\u003cstrong data-start=\"3861\" data-end=\"3913\"\u003eacting, music, art direction, and costume design\u003c\/strong\u003e—while the period \u003cstrong data-start=\"3931\" data-end=\"3951\"\u003e20th Century-Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e emblem provides clear studio provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4705\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4025\"\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4025\" data-end=\"4028\"\u003eSTBs, or tatekans, are tall, two-panel Japanese cinema signboard posters measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"4125\" data-end=\"4144\"\u003e51.5 × 145.6 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e—about \u003cstrong data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4173\"\u003e20.3 × 57.3 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each consists of two B2 sheets, individually measuring approximately 51.5 × 72.8 cm, which were distributed compactly and designed to be aligned vertically at the cinema. The format was developed specifically for prominent theatre and standing-signboard display and is considered a distinctively Japanese form of film advertising. Because both correctly matched panels must survive together, complete vintage examples are considerably harder to find than conventional single-sheet B2 posters. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"5319\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"4720\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4720\" data-end=\"4723\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4723\" data-end=\"4802\"\u003eExcellent + vintage condition, presenting beautifully.\u003c\/strong\u003e The cream-coloured background remains attractive, and the pink, red, gold, black, and blue printing retains strong visual impact. Please review the photographs—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5321\" data-end=\"5445\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5321\" data-end=\"5349\"\u003eIt is over 54 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5349\" data-end=\"5352\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5352\" data-end=\"5401\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a modern reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5401\" data-end=\"5404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5404\" data-end=\"5445\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57107422708090,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_29.jpg?v=1784938139","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-king-and-i-%e7%8e%8b%e6%a7%98%e3%81%a8%e7%a7%81-original-japanese-70mm-re-release-movie-poster-1972-stb-tatekan-c-51-145-cm-ultra-rare","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}