{"product_id":"the-last-crusade-mihai-viteazul-虐殺軍団-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1973-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-t14","title":"“The Last Crusade \/ Mihai Viteazul” (虐殺軍団), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) T14","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster for the first Japanese release of The Last Crusade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, originally titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMihai Viteazul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and also known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael the Brave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergiu Nicolaescu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmza Pellea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film opened in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28 April 1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColumbia Pictures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e under the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e虐殺軍団\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGyakusatsu Gundan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Romanian historical epic follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael the Brave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the ruler whose military campaigns brought \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWallachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e briefly under his authority at the beginning of the seventeenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film combines political intrigue, personal loyalties, and large-scale battles, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmza Pellea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e portraying Michael at the centre of a struggle involving Ottoman power and rival European interests. Written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitus Popovici\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIrina Gărdescu, Ion Besoiu, and Florin Piersic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e among its supporting cast. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese campaign presents the film as an intense historical battle spectacle. A prominent portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael in his feathered fur hat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides the central focus, surrounded by cavalry, weaponry, and scenes of conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition combines the hero’s likeness with a crowded battle montage, conveying the scale and violence of the story. Contrasting promotional lettering adds to the sense of urgency, while the enormous red Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e虐殺軍団\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anchors the lower section.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title translates approximately as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Massacre Army”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reflecting the forceful approach taken by the Japanese marketing campaign. 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