{"product_id":"third-third-base-サード-original-japanese-movie-poster-1978-atg-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-h118-copy","title":"“Distant Thunder” (遠雷 \/ Enrai), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, ATG, Design by Masakatsu Ogasawara, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — O262","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed for the 1981 release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistant Thunder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKichitaro Negishi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and distributed by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Theatre Guild (ATG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Designed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasakatsu Ogasawara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it combines an earthy monochrome photograph with an atmospheric blue-green background and bold calligraphic lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWahei Tatematsu’s novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaruhiko Arai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film follows a young tomato farmer trying to maintain his livelihood as urban development transforms the countryside around him. Family tensions, friendship and complicated relationships unfold against this changing landscape, creating a vivid portrait of rural life on the outskirts of modern Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToshiyuki Nagashima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stars alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohnny Okura, Eri Ishida and Rie Yokoyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Negishi’s attention to physical work and everyday experience gives the film a strong sense of place, while its characters’ desires and frustrations make the social changes deeply personal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster centres on a large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack-and-white photograph of Nagashima holding a long-handled agricultural tool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a woman standing nearby. Both look upwards, surrounded by greenhouse frames, heaps of vegetation and drifting smoke. The image conveys the physical texture of their working environment: tangled stems, exposed metal structures and rough ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAround this photograph, a mottled field of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblue, green and cloudy white\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e resembles marbled paper, shifting weather or an aerial view of the earth. Its fluid patterns give the design an expansive atmosphere, suggesting the distant storm of the title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe large white characters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e遠雷\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e occupy a vertical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eburgundy panel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e extending down from the upper section into the photograph. Yellow lettering at the left names \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNegishi and Tatematsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while pale credits run along the bottom. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG and Toho emblems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appear beside the photograph, and Ogasawara’s printed design credit sits at the lower-right edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA substantial passage of Japanese prose fills the upper right. It moves from the small detail of condensation on a glass of beer to sunlight, passing clouds and the delayed sound of thunder. This sensory language echoes the photograph’s tangible rural setting and gives the poster a distinctly literary character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn especially attractive piece for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG cinema, Japanese literary adaptations and atmospheric photographic poster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall photographs, including the front and reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese B2 size: approximately 51.5 × 72.8 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStock code: O262.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\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":57419890950522,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-10-16T155635.922.jpg?v=1792133810","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/third-third-base-%e3%82%b5%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89-original-japanese-movie-poster-1978-atg-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-h118-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}