{"product_id":"the-love-and-adventures-of-taro-kuroki-黒木太郎の愛と冒険-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1977-azuma-morisaki-art-theatre-guild-b2-size-51-73-cm-j107-copy","title":"“Nuclear War: Lost Love” (原子力戦争 Lost Love), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, ATG, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — O536","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed for the 1978 release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNuclear War: Lost Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuo Kuroki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and distributed by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Theatre Guild (ATG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its intense colour and imposing photographic composition make it a striking example of Japanese independent film publicity from the late 1970s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoichiro Tahara’s nonfiction work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film combines a missing-person mystery with a politically charged investigation into the nuclear power industry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoshio Harada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plays a man who arrives in a coastal town searching for his vanished lover. Reports of an apparent double suicide draw him into a troubling web of secrecy surrounding a nuclear power station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cast also includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSayoko Yamaguchi, Jun Fubuki, Kei Sato and Eiji Okada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuhiko Kamoi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Kuroki uses the structure of a thriller to explore suspicion, institutional power and the difficulty of uncovering the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster is dominated by two figures walking towards the viewer, the woman occupying the foreground and the man following slightly behind. Their shadowed faces and dark clothing contrast with a dramatically coloured sky of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003escarlet, orange and pale yellow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The grainy photographic treatment gives the image a harsh, unsettled atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cool grey-green foreground offsets the burning sky, while the woman’s red dress visually connects her to the surrounding colour. The resulting image suggests both intimacy and isolation, echoing the tension between the film’s romantic subtitle and its larger political concerns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the top, enormous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecream-white Japanese title lettering outlined in black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stretches almost from edge to edge. Directly beneath, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Lost Love” appears in blue italic lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, introducing a sharp contrast with the warm sky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe black promotional text at the upper left describes a man pursuing a lover who disappeared into a port town, confronting a sinister presence and the possibility of a trap or an accident cover-up. It promises a film that probes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“the heart of the nuclear power issue.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCast and production credits run down the right side, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKuroki’s directing credit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e prominently placed below. 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