{"product_id":"the-panic-in-needle-park-哀しみの街かど-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1971-al-pacino-b2-size-51-73-cm-q271","title":"“The Panic in Needle Park” (哀しみの街かど), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, Al Pacino, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q271","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Panic in Needle Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (哀しみの街かど), Jerry Schatzberg’s raw American romantic drama starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAl Pacino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitty Winn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an important early Pacino poster, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Panic in Needle Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAl Pacino’s first leading film role\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, shortly before his international breakthrough in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The film is also notable for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitty Winn’s Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award-winning performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Panic in Needle Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bleak and intimate portrait of young lovers caught in the drug culture of New York’s Sherman Square, known at the time as “Needle Park.” Directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Schatzberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBobby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a charismatic street hustler played by Pacino, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by Kitty Winn, as their relationship becomes increasingly shaped by addiction, dependence, and emotional desperation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film is now regarded as one of the most uncompromising American dramas of the early 1970s, valued for its documentary-like realism, unsentimental tone, and Pacino’s intense early performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 poster uses a soft yet stark romantic composition. The upper image shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAl Pacino and Kitty Winn embracing on a New York street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, surrounded by a muted urban backdrop of trees, buses, and city architecture. The intimacy of the pose contrasts with the bleakness of the film’s subject matter, giving the poster a quietly tragic emotional force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e哀しみの街かど\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — roughly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sad Street Corner”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — appears in distressed pink-red lettering across the centre, with the subtitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「禁じられた愛の詩」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A poem of forbidden love.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt lower right, a smaller image shows the couple walking together, reinforcing the film’s portrait of fragile youth and urban isolation. The original English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe panic in needle park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears subtly along the bottom edge, while the Japanese copy highlights the film’s Cannes recognition and its unusually direct depiction of young people searching for love in a damaged world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a highly attractive Japanese release design: romantic at first glance, but with a deeper atmosphere of melancholy, social realism, and emotional unease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1971 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 50 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56994006729082,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-22T155911.747.jpg?v=1782111678","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-panic-in-needle-park-%e5%93%80%e3%81%97%e3%81%bf%e3%81%ae%e8%a1%97%e3%81%8b%e3%81%a9-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1971-al-pacino-b2-size-51-73-cm-q271","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}