{"product_id":"the-last-emperor-ラストエンペラー-original-japanese-academy-award-celebration-poster-1988-b2-size-51-73-cm-g285","title":"“The Last Emperor” \/ 「ラストエンペラー」, Original Japanese Academy Award Celebration Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G285","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"303\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"175\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in 1988 to celebrate the extraordinary Academy Award success of Bernardo Bertolucci’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eThe Last Emperor \/ 「ラストエンペラー」\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eRather than using conventional character photography, this special post-awards design presents the film’s historic \u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"470\"\u003enine-category sweep at the 60th Academy Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with a formal message of gratitude from \u003cstrong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eBernardo Bertolucci, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and producer Jeremy Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"612\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"704\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eThe Last Emperor\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the remarkable life of \u003cstrong data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"675\"\u003ePuyi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the final emperor of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003eThe film begins with Puyi’s accession to the Qing dynasty throne as a young child within the Forbidden City. 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data-end=\"3692\"\u003eThe near-total absence of colour or conventional promotional imagery gives the poster the character of a formal public announcement. 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