{"product_id":"the-return-of-godzilla-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1984-extremely-rare-and-massive-premiere-billboard-king-size-c-120-x-180-cm-copy-2","title":"“Godzilla vs. Biollante” (ゴジラVSビオランテ), Extremely Rare Original Japanese B0 Billboard Poster — Original Japanese Release Campaign (16 December 1989) — approx. 103 × 146 cm)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"776\" data-start=\"264\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"320\" data-start=\"275\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B0 billboard-format poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"344\"\u003einitial theatrical campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e in Japan. Toho’s official materials preserve the campaign line \u003cstrong data-end=\"465\" data-start=\"439\"\u003e「超ゴジラ それはゴジラ細胞から生まれた！」\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the film opened on \u003cstrong data-end=\"510\" data-start=\"490\"\u003e16 December 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong data-end=\"527\" data-start=\"519\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1341\" data-start=\"778\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"796\" data-start=\"778\"\u003eAbout the film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"799\" data-start=\"796\"\u003eDirected and written by \u003cstrong data-end=\"839\" data-start=\"823\"\u003eKazuki Omori\u003c\/strong\u003e from a story by \u003cstrong data-end=\"880\" data-start=\"856\"\u003eShinichirō Kobayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, with special effects by \u003cstrong data-end=\"925\" data-start=\"906\"\u003eKoichi Kawakita\u003c\/strong\u003e and music by \u003cstrong data-end=\"958\" data-start=\"939\"\u003eKoichi Sugiyama\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"986\" data-start=\"960\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Biollante\u003c\/strong\u003e stars \u003cstrong data-end=\"1014\" data-start=\"993\"\u003eKunihiko Mitamura\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1034\" data-start=\"1016\"\u003eYoshiko Tanaka\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1058\" data-start=\"1036\"\u003eMasanobu Takashima\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1076\" data-start=\"1060\"\u003eMegumi Odaka\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"1102\" data-start=\"1082\"\u003eYasuko Sawaguchi\u003c\/strong\u003e. Toho’s synopsis centers on the fusion of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1163\" data-start=\"1145\"\u003eGodzilla cells\u003c\/strong\u003e with a rose containing the dead Erika’s cells, giving rise to \u003cstrong data-end=\"1239\" data-start=\"1226\"\u003eBiollante\u003c\/strong\u003e and culminating in a violent showdown between the two monsters. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2059\" data-start=\"1343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1388\" data-start=\"1343\"\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Its Place in Godzilla’s Legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1391\" data-start=\"1388\"\u003eThis film occupies a crucial place in the series. Criterion describes it as an ambitious new direction \u003cstrong data-end=\"1529\" data-start=\"1494\"\u003eat the outset of the Heisei era\u003c\/strong\u003e, while producer \u003cstrong data-end=\"1564\" data-start=\"1546\"\u003eShogo Tomiyama\u003c\/strong\u003e later recalled it as the result of Tomoyuki Tanaka’s wish to make a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1668\" data-start=\"1633\"\u003edifferent kind of Godzilla film\u003c\/strong\u003e with a renewed staff, adding that its reputation has risen with time. One of its best production stories is that the concept came from a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1830\" data-start=\"1806\"\u003epublic story contest\u003c\/strong\u003e—Criterion reports that \u003cstrong data-end=\"1881\" data-start=\"1854\"\u003emore than 5,000 entries\u003c\/strong\u003e were submitted before Kobayashi’s idea was chosen—and Omori was the first director brought in from outside Toho to helm a Godzilla picture. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2698\" data-start=\"2061\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2095\" data-start=\"2061\"\u003eThe Original Japanese Campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2098\" data-start=\"2095\"\u003eFor collectors, this poster is especially exciting because it retains the film’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"2223\" data-start=\"2179\"\u003efull original Japanese campaign identity\u003c\/strong\u003e at monumental scale. The huge white \u003cstrong data-end=\"2268\" data-start=\"2260\"\u003e超ゴジラ\u003c\/strong\u003e headline directly echoes Toho’s official campaign copy, while the lower-right mascot emblem and New Year campaign language root the sheet firmly in the \u003cstrong data-end=\"2445\" data-start=\"2421\"\u003e1989–90 opening push\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rather than selling the picture as nostalgic monster fare, the campaign presented it as a \u003cstrong data-end=\"2559\" data-start=\"2537\"\u003enew-era event film\u003c\/strong\u003e built around biotechnology, a startling new kaiju, and a “super battle” worthy of the reborn series. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3261\" data-start=\"2700\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2717\" data-start=\"2700\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2720\" data-start=\"2717\"\u003eA ferocious, high-impact Japanese design places the confrontation itself front and center: \u003cstrong data-end=\"2848\" data-start=\"2811\"\u003eBiollante’s enormous, glowing maw\u003c\/strong\u003e tears across the left side, while \u003cstrong data-end=\"2895\" data-start=\"2883\"\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e drives in from the right, their forms colliding across almost the entire width of the sheet. The image has remarkable physical presence, and the giant format makes the monsters feel genuinely overwhelming. The bold white \u003cstrong data-end=\"3125\" data-start=\"3117\"\u003e超ゴジラ\u003c\/strong\u003e lettering and the red-violet \u003cstrong data-end=\"3169\" data-start=\"3155\"\u003eゴジラVSビオランテ\u003c\/strong\u003e title complete a design that is both unmistakably late-1980s and exceptionally displayable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3813\" data-start=\"3263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3300\" data-start=\"3263\"\u003eWhy collectors prize this example\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"3303\" data-start=\"3300\"\u003eCollectors respond strongly to \u003cstrong data-end=\"3360\" data-start=\"3334\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Biollante\u003c\/strong\u003e because the film has grown from admired sequel into one of the franchise’s acknowledged high points. This example carries extra appeal because it is \u003cstrong data-end=\"3543\" data-start=\"3510\"\u003enot ordinary theatrical paper\u003c\/strong\u003e but an oversized original release billboard, and because the design gives collectors exactly what they want most: \u003cstrong data-end=\"3708\" data-start=\"3658\"\u003eGodzilla and Biollante locked in direct combat\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the film’s most memorable Japanese campaign elements intact. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4248\" data-start=\"3815\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3828\" data-start=\"3815\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"3831\" data-start=\"3828\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3892\" data-start=\"3831\"\u003eVery good \/ excellent for its age and extraordinary size.\u003c\/strong\u003e Folded as issued, with signs of prior display including \u003cstrong data-end=\"3989\" data-start=\"3949\"\u003eold tape remnants on the blank verso\u003c\/strong\u003e and expected fold\/handling wear consistent with a giant period billboard. The front nevertheless retains strong saturation, dramatic contrast, and exceptional display impact. Please review the supplied photographs carefully—shown is the exact poster offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4292\" data-start=\"4250\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"4291\" data-start=\"4256\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4649\" data-start=\"4294\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rare opportunity to acquire an \u003cstrong data-end=\"4399\" data-start=\"4327\"\u003eoriginal Japanese Godzilla vs. Biollante release billboard\u003c\/strong\u003e: a huge, visually ferocious survivor from the film’s first campaign, capturing Toho’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"4494\" data-start=\"4486\"\u003e超ゴジラ\u003c\/strong\u003e marketing, the debut of \u003cstrong data-end=\"4532\" data-start=\"4519\"\u003eBiollante\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the moment the \u003cstrong data-end=\"4567\" data-start=\"4553\"\u003eHeisei-era\u003c\/strong\u003e Godzilla cycle found its bold new identity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56712454242682,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/minimalist-living-room-with-a-leather-sofa_2.jpg?v=1774070666","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-return-of-godzilla-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1984-extremely-rare-and-massive-premiere-billboard-king-size-c-120-x-180-cm-copy-2","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}