{"product_id":"the-wild-bunch-ワイルドバンチ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1969-warner-bros-seven-arts-first-release-b2-size-51-73-cm-style-a-o156a-copy","title":"“The Wild Bunch” (ワイルドバンチ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1969, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size c. 20 × 57 in. 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Printed in the exceptionally scarce tall-format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB \/ tatekan size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this poster stands nearly five feet high, giving its brooding silhouettes, explosive action imagery, and monumental Japanese typography extraordinary presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design combines two contrasting moods. Across the upper section, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003earmed figures stand silhouetted against a deep-blue background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, their long shadows stretching towards the viewer. Below, the composition erupts into gunfire, explosions, and a commanding image of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Holden as Pike Bishop firing a machine gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Enormous red Japanese lettering runs down the right side, uniting the quieter upper image with the violent spectacle beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn ultra-rare format for this title\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this original Japanese STB offers a particularly striking representation of Peckinpah’s film. Its combination of atmospheric imagery, uncompromising action, and bold Japanese graphic design makes it an exceptional centrepiece for a collection of Western or Japanese theatrical posters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate \u0026amp; Japanese Theatrical Release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received its first Japanese theatrical release on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9 August 1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarner Bros.–Seven Arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e under the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eワイルドバンチ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster belongs to that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal 1969 Japanese release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The period \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarner Bros.–Seven Arts branding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Japanese distribution credit, and prominent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e70mm presentation billing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are important features of its theatrical advertising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB tatekan format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e measures approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 × 57 inches \/ 51 × 145 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its elongated proportions allow the design to develop from the expansive silhouette scene above into the densely arranged action montage below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Film, Its Reception \u0026amp; Its Legacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Peckinpah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhil Feldman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sánchez, and Emilio Fernández\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its screenplay was written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalon Green and Peckinpah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from a story by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen and Roy N. Sickner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with cinematography by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucien Ballard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Fielding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1913\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film follows an ageing band of outlaws whose way of life is disappearing. After a disastrous robbery in Texas, Pike Bishop and his surviving companions flee into Mexico, pursued by bounty hunters led by his former partner, Deke Thornton. Their involvement with General Mapache draws them into an increasingly brutal conflict in which loyalty to one another becomes their final remaining principle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film’s original release provoked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintense debate over cinematic violence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Its bloody confrontations challenged familiar Western conventions, while its morally compromised protagonists offered little of the reassurance associated with traditional screen heroes. Admirers recognised a powerful tragedy about friendship, betrayal, and men overtaken by history; detractors questioned the explicitness and spectacle of its bloodshed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeckinpah’s collaboration with editor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLou Lombardo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining rapid cutting, multiple viewpoints, and slow motion, gave the action an extraordinary rhythm. These sequences became a major influence on subsequent action filmmaking, including the work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Woo and Kathryn Bigelow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The film’s lasting power also rests on the quieter exchanges between its characters and the sense that their world is coming to an end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo Academy Award nominations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, for its original story and screenplay and for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Fielding’s original score\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1999\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it was selected for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited States National Film Registry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, recognising its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue silhouette composition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The upper section presents a line of armed men against a luminous blue background, with long shadows extending into the dark foreground. The restrained palette and spacious arrangement create a sombre, almost elegiac introduction to the imagery below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Holden at the machine gun:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The lower montage is dominated by Pike Bishop firing a belt-fed machine gun, his blood-marked shirt and strained expression conveying the intensity of the film’s climactic violence. The weapon projects diagonally across the composition, creating a powerful sense of movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonumental Japanese title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The huge red \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eワイルドバンチ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lettering descends along the right side. Dark, dimensional shading gives the characters the appearance of solid blocks, making the title one of the poster’s strongest visual elements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn ensemble arranged through action:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Smaller images of armed characters rise along the left side, while gunmen, smoke, and an exploding bridge fill the lower section. This layered montage presents the film through its performers and physical spectacle rather than relying on a single star portrait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContrasting colour and atmosphere:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The cool blue upper image gives way to a pale background, scarlet lettering, and the orange-brown tones of the explosions below. That transition captures two central qualities of the film: its melancholy atmosphere and its sudden, overwhelming violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish title and Japanese campaign identity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The small English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE WILD BUNCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, accompanied by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A Phil Feldman Production,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears at the lower-right edge of the blue section. Its restrained treatment contrasts dramatically with the enormous Japanese title beneath it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarner Bros.–Seven Arts, 70mm, and the Japanese Release Pitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster prominently displays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「テクニカラー・パナビジョン」—“Technicolor · Panavision”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside a large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e70mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emblem. The 70mm designation refers to the advertised theatrical presentation format and reinforces the campaign’s emphasis on cinematic scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese promotional copy promises:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「凄い迫力とど胆をぬく豪快さ！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Tremendous impact and breathtaking audacity!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether with the gunfire and explosion imagery, this language presents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a major theatrical spectacle. The silhouette scene adds a more reflective dimension, suggesting the doomed camaraderie that gives the film its emotional weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarner Bros.–Seven Arts mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears at lower left, with the Japanese distributor credit running along the left margin. These details retain the character of the film’s original Japanese presentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan Posters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTB \/ tatekan posters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were tall standing-board advertisements, generally printed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo separate sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and assembled vertically for cinema display. At approximately twice the height of a standard Japanese B2, the format offered exceptional visibility and encouraged distinctive vertical compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated for temporary theatrical use, these posters were vulnerable to pasting, handling, exposed edges, and disposal after a film’s run. Preserving both sections together presented an additional challenge, making complete surviving examples particularly desirable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the format is especially effective: it accommodates both the expansive silhouette image and the elaborate action montage without sacrificing the scale of either. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts rarity and outstanding design make this an exceptional piece of original Peckinpah memorabilia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall condition: excellent, particularly for an original 1969 Japanese STB tatekan of this size and age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster retains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003estrong colour and impressive display impact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with rich blue tones in the upper section and vivid red title lettering below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce framed, this poster will display exceptionally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with its dramatic proportions and contrasting imagery providing a remarkable presentation of one of cinema’s great Westerns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review all supplied photographs carefully—front, reverse, and details—as they show the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexact poster offered for sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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