{"product_id":"the-last-dance-大病人-original-japanese-movie-poster-1993-juzo-itami-director-of-tampopo-illustrated-design-b2-size-51-73-cm-m93","title":"“The Last Dance” \/ 「大病人」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1993 — Jūzō Itami, Director of Tampopo — Illustrated Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M93","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1993 first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 「大病人」 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaibyōnin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, written and directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJūzō Itami, the celebrated filmmaker behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTampopo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1985)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e29 May 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRentarō Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa and Nobuko Miyamoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidori Kiuchi and Haruna Takase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e completing the principal cast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis distinctive illustrated design combines enormous red Japanese lettering with a warmly coloured group portrait. The artwork carries a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprinted “Sachiko” signature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at lower left.\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\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuhei Mukai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an actor and film director played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRentarō Mikuni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who collapses while making a film about a terminally ill conductor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdmitted to hospital, Mukai gradually begins to suspect that his own condition mirrors the illness he has been depicting on screen. His difficult relationship with his doctor, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasahiko Tsugawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, becomes central to a story concerned with truth, personal dignity and the choices people make when confronted with mortality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobuko Miyamoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays Mukai’s wife, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidori Kiuchi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the nurse and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaruna Takase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as his lover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film combines uncomfortable humour with emotional seriousness, bringing Itami’s interest in human behaviour and social conventions into a hospital setting. Its subject is reflected in the poster’s unexpectedly cheerful gathering of patient, family and medical staff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe connection to Tampopo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJūzō Itami wrote and directed both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTampopo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTampopo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores food, desire and everyday rituals, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines illness, medical authority and the experience of facing death. Both reflect Itami’s ability to approach substantial subjects through humour, sharply observed behaviour and memorable characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobuko Miyamoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who played the title character in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTampopo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, also occupies a central role here, providing a further connection between the two films.\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\u003eThe composition is divided between a pale upper section dominated by typography and a densely coloured illustration below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the top, the red credit reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「伊丹十三脚本監督」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Written and directed by Jūzō Itami.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImmediately beneath it, three monumental characters announce the title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「大病人」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese title describes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea seriously ill patient\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, contrasting with the smiling faces in the illustration below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA compact block of production and cast credits sits beneath the title, followed by the film’s provocative slogan:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「僕ならこう死ぬ・・・」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is how I would die…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower illustration places \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMukai at the centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bare-chested with medical electrodes and dressings attached to his torso. A smiling doctor leans towards him with a stethoscope, while three women gather around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarm orange and red skin tones contrast with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeep blue and violet background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Broad areas of black define hair and clothing, while the doctor’s white coat and nurse’s cap introduce bright accents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expressive faces and closely grouped figures create the feeling of an unconventional family portrait. Their smiles sit in deliberate tension with the medical equipment and the film’s subject, capturing its mixture of comedy, affection and mortality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprinted “Sachiko” signature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is incorporated into the lower-left corner of the artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollecting significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster offers a striking combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese film illustration, bold typography and Jūzō Itami’s distinctive approach to cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts illustrated ensemble makes it particularly appealing to collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJūzō Itami, Rentarō Mikuni, Nobuko Miyamoto and Japanese theatrical poster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as admirers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTampopo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exploring the director’s wider work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster retains vivid reds, rich blue tones and clear illustration detail. 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