{"product_id":"the-raven-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1965-for-the-1963-film-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-p291","title":"“The Raven”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1965 (for the 1963 film), Very Rare, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) P291","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eJapanese title: 「\u003cstrong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"158\"\u003e忍者と悪女\u003c\/strong\u003e」(Ninja to Akujo — “Ninja and the Wicked Woman”)\u003cbr data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"209\"\u003eSize: \u003cstrong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eB2 \/ 20 1\/4 × 28 5\/8 in (51.5 × 72.8 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"262\"\u003eCountry \/ Distributor: \u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eJapan \/ Okura Film\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eWhy this is a holy grail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"379\"\u003ePrinted for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"447\"\u003efirst Japanese theatrical release in 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e, this original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"478\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e is a superb example of how American genre cinema was boldly reimagined for the Japanese market in the 1960s. Although Roger Corman’s \u003cem data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/em\u003e was made in \u003cstrong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"644\"\u003e1963\u003c\/strong\u003e, it opened in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"687\"\u003e7 February 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eOkura\u003c\/strong\u003e, under the unforgettable local title \u003cstrong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"754\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e「忍者と悪女」\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than a direct Poe-based translation. That makes this poster especially appealing not only to collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"879\"\u003eCorman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"898\"\u003eVincent Price\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"915\"\u003ePeter Lorre\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"938\"\u003eBoris Karloff\u003c\/strong\u003e, but also to anyone drawn to the wildly inventive alternate marketing of Japanese horror paper. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1892\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1095\"\u003eDesign highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1098\"\u003eThis is a spectacular \u003cstrong data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003emulti-image Japanese collage design\u003c\/strong\u003e, dominated by a huge vertical \u003cstrong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003ered-and-yellow title\u003c\/strong\u003e exploding down the centre against a black ground. Around it are vivid character portraits and macabre vignette scenes: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003eHazel Court\u003c\/strong\u003e in glamorous close-up at right, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1399\"\u003eBoris Karloff\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1418\"\u003eVincent Price\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1439\"\u003ePeter Lorre\u003c\/strong\u003e billed prominently at left, and comic-gothic torture-chamber imagery unfolding across the lower half. The English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1575\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e“THE RAVEN”\u003c\/strong\u003e appears at the bottom in pink, while the copy above sells the film as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003e総天然色 パナビジョン\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003eFull Color \/ Panavision\u003c\/strong\u003e) and hypes a revenge tale and supernatural “skill duel” in an old castle. It is lurid, theatrical, and completely distinctive—exactly the kind of design that makes Japanese horror posters so memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"2527\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1913\"\u003eCultural impact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1916\"\u003eCorman’s \u003cem data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1936\"\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1970\"\u003ecomic Gothic horror film\u003c\/strong\u003e scripted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2003\"\u003eRichard Matheson\u003c\/strong\u003e, starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003ePrice, Lorre, and Karloff\u003c\/strong\u003e as rival sorcerers, with a young \u003cstrong data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003eJack Nicholson\u003c\/strong\u003e in support. It is widely regarded as one of the lighter, more playful entries in Corman’s celebrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003ePoe cycle\u003c\/strong\u003e, taking loose inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and building toward a famous magical duel. The Japanese campaign brilliantly amplifies that duel element, turning the film into something even stranger and more marketable locally through its “ninja” retitling and sensational copy. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2529\" data-end=\"2968\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2529\" data-end=\"2542\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2545\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2569\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster presents beautifully, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2608\" data-end=\"2674\"\u003erich colour, strong contrast, and excellent overall eye appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photos carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"3163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2988\"\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"2991\"\u003eGuaranteed original Japanese theatrical poster for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3084\"\u003efirst local release in 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong data-start=\"3086\" data-end=\"3124\"\u003enot a reproduction or modern print\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3165\" data-end=\"3591\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3165\" data-end=\"3194\"\u003eAbout Japanese B2 posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3197\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3207\"\u003eB2\u003c\/strong\u003e is the standard Japanese theatrical poster format, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3301\"\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (about \u003cstrong data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3327\"\u003e20 × 29 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e), and was the most common cinema display size in postwar Japan. Its manageable scale makes it one of the most collected Japanese formats, but original first-release examples for cult horror titles remain especially desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56767284773242,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Scanfrom2026-04-0201_22_27PM.jpg?v=1775169878","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-raven-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1965-for-the-1963-film-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-p291","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}