{"product_id":"the-motorcycle-diaries-モーターサイクル-ダイアリーズ-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-2004-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“The Motorcycle Diaries” (モーターサイクル・ダイアリーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2004, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O867","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Walter Salles’ acclaimed \u003cstrong\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/strong\u003e (モーターサイクル・ダイアリーズ), starring \u003cstrong\u003eGael García Bernal\u003c\/strong\u003e as the young Ernesto “Che” Guevara and \u003cstrong\u003eRodrigo de la Serna\u003c\/strong\u003e as Alberto Granado. The film opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e9 October 2004\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003eNippon Herald Films \/ 日本ヘラルド映画\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the real-life journals of \u003cstrong\u003eErnesto Guevara and Alberto Granado\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film follows the two young Argentinians as they set out across Latin America in \u003cstrong\u003e1952\u003c\/strong\u003e aboard a battered \u003cstrong\u003eNorton 500 motorcycle nicknamed “La Poderosa.”\u003c\/strong\u003e What begins as an adventurous road trip gradually becomes a profound encounter with poverty, inequality and the social realities of the continent, experiences that would help shape Guevara’s later worldview. Directed by \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Salles\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was executive produced by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Redford\u003c\/strong\u003e and was selected \u003cstrong\u003eIn Competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful and highly atmospheric Japanese first-release design built around one of the film’s most memorable images: \u003cstrong\u003eGael García Bernal and Rodrigo de la Serna riding together across an immense South American landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e, with arms outstretched as their motorcycle charges along a winding dirt road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is suffused with a warm, almost nostalgic palette of \u003cstrong\u003egolden earth, muted green and hazy blue\u003c\/strong\u003e, perfectly capturing the freedom, youth and sense of discovery at the heart of the film. Across the upper sky appears the poetic Japanese tagline \u003cstrong\u003e「遠い空の下、僕は世界がめざめる音を聞いた」\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately, \u003cstrong\u003e“Under a distant sky, I heard the sound of the world awakening.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The line directly evokes the political and emotional awakening that develops over the course of the journey. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe huge ochre Japanese title \u003cstrong\u003eモーターサイクル・ダイアリーズ\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the lower portion of the sheet, while the poster also prominently advertises its status as an \u003cstrong\u003eofficial selection in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e and credits Walter Salles and Robert Redford. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e21 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. The poster retains superb colour saturation, with the warm golden landscape, blue sky and photographic imagery remaining exceptionally strong. There are only very minor signs of age and handling, with \u003cstrong\u003eno significant condition issues affecting the central artwork or typography\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photo—it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221401411962,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-02T131050.143.jpg?v=1788322383","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-motorcycle-diaries-%e3%83%a2%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%82%af%e3%83%ab-%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a2%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-2004-b2-size-51-73-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}