{"product_id":"the-world-of-maestro-akira-kurosawa-巨匠-黒沢明の世界-original-japanese-retrospective-poster-c-1971-illustrated-portrait-kawasaki-toho-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-k60-copy","title":"“The Films of Akira Kurosawa” (黒澤明—「そのヒューマニズムの芸術」), Original Japanese University Film Event Poster c. 1976, Design by K. Nishimoto, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — K258","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Akira Kurosawa—The Art of His Humanism,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a screening and discussion event held at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNihon University’s College of Art in Ekoda, Tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Dated to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecirca 1976\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it combines a striking photograph of Kurosawa at work with bold Japanese calligraphy and a sequence of images documenting his filmmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced for a university arts festival, the poster advertises \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35mm screenings, a lecture and a panel discussion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, offering a distinctive record of the appreciation and study of Kurosawa’s cinema within Japan’s student film culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe event\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe programme was organised by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNihon University College of Art Arts Festival Executive Committee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with cooperation from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkira Kurosawa Research Group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeld in the college’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emain auditorium on Sunday, 31 October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the event advertised two sessions, at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 a.m. and 2 p.m.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efree admission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe featured films were:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Regrets for Our Youth (1946)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSetsuko Hara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRashomon (1950)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToshiro Mifune and Machiko Kyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe promotional text emphasises \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplete screenings from 35mm prints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making the projection format a prominent part of the event’s appeal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lecture examined \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Sorge incident and the establishment of the self in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Regrets for Our Youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHotsuki Ozaki and Naoki Togawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e listed as planned speakers. A separate discussion, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Akira Kurosawa and I,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e advertised participation by writers and critics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, these elements present Kurosawa’s work as both an absorbing cinema experience and a subject for serious historical and artistic discussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe upper half is dominated by a magnificent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack-and-white photograph of Kurosawa beside a motion-picture camera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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