{"product_id":"the-living-skeleton-genocide-吸血髑髏船-昆虫大戦争-original-japanese-double-feature-theatrical-poster-1968-b2-size-51-73-cm-q58","title":"“The Living Skeleton” \/ “Genocide” (吸血髑髏船 \/ 昆虫大戦争), Original Japanese Double-Feature Theatrical Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q58","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69d588df-6998-83ab-894b-0bd9b717a888-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-72\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"92b6e14f-fd3d-44ff-b64d-359c86a6a767\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"624\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1968 to promote a remarkable \u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eShochiku double feature\u003c\/strong\u003e pairing two of the studio’s most distinctive late-1960s genre films: \u003cem data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eThe Living Skeleton\u003c\/em\u003e (吸血髑髏船), directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"384\"\u003eHiroshi Matsuno\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"400\"\u003eGenocide\u003c\/em\u003e (昆虫大戦争), directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eKazui Nihonmatsu\u003c\/strong\u003e. Both films were released in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"500\"\u003e9 November 1968\u003c\/strong\u003e, and this poster was created to advertise them together as a single cinema programme. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"644\"\u003eThe left side promotes \u003cem data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"688\"\u003eThe Living Skeleton\u003c\/em\u003e, Shochiku’s black-and-white gothic horror tale of a ghost ship, murder, and vampiric dread, starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"808\"\u003eKikko Matsuoka\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"830\"\u003eYasunori Irikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"851\"\u003eAkira Nishimura\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"869\"\u003eMasumi Okada\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"889\"\u003eAsao Koike\u003c\/strong\u003e. The right side promotes \u003cem data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"925\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eGenocide\u003c\/em\u003e, an apocalyptic science-fiction panic film about deadly swarming insects, Cold War anxieties, and human folly, starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1063\"\u003eKeisuke Sonoi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eYūsuke Kawazu\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1098\"\u003eEmi Shindō\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others. Taken together, the pair represents Shochiku’s brief but highly memorable move into darker, more experimental horror and science-fiction territory at the end of the 1960s. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003eThis is a superb and highly unusual \u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1397\"\u003edouble-bill design\u003c\/strong\u003e, vertically split to give each film its own visual world while still functioning as a single dramatic sheet. On the left, \u003cem data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eThe Living Skeleton\u003c\/em\u003e is rendered in deep blacks and stark whites, with its sinister ghostly face, skeletal imagery, and haunted-ship atmosphere creating an unmistakably gothic tone. On the right, \u003cem data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1727\"\u003eGenocide\u003c\/em\u003e erupts in fiery colour, with monstrous insect imagery, crashing aircraft, terrified figures, and a blazing orange sky conveying full-scale catastrophe. The clash between monochrome horror and colour sci-fi panic gives the poster exceptional visual energy. It is exactly the sort of bold, concept-driven Japanese studio poster that makes late-1960s genre paper so compelling to collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2521\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2130\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2218\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. 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