{"product_id":"tsugaru-folk-song-津軽じょんがら節-original-japanese-movie-poster-1973-atg-artwork-by-shinichi-saito-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-f76a-copy","title":"“New No Longer Human” (新・人間失格), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, ATG, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — C8","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed for the 1978 release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew No Longer Human\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKohei Yoshidome\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on the writings of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film follows a young man who leaves Tokyo and enters a life of wandering, connecting his experiences with the landscape and atmosphere of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTsugaru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the northern Japanese region where Dazai was born. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHiroshi Omori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e leads the cast, which also includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeo Morimoto, Hideko Yoshida and Tatsuo Shimokawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuo Kobayashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster brings together landscape, festival imagery and character portraits in a richly coloured photographic montage. Across the top, an enormous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange sunset\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illuminates a dark horizon, with two small figures walking beneath the open sky. Their silhouettes introduce a sense of distance and uncertainty that carries through the rest of the composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, a fierce warrior’s face from an illuminated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAomori festival float\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fills the left side. Its bold painted features contrast with the quieter expressions of the two figures beside it: a man looking back over his shoulder and a young woman wearing a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered knitted hat, matching gloves and a white scarf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Small flecks of snow on her hat reinforce the wintry setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower section shifts into cool blue, showing a settlement of snow-covered rooftops and closely spaced utility poles. This contrast between the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewarm orange sky, vivid festival colours and blue winter landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives the poster its distinctive visual character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe large Japanese title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e新・人間失格\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, stretches across the central montage in pale lettering with green shadows. Immediately above it, a yellow panel reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「太宰治作品集より」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“From the works of Osamu Dazai.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe upper copy evokes the four seasons of Tsugaru and the wandering of youth, establishing the film’s connection to both Dazai’s literary world and the region’s landscape. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATG logo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, director’s credit and cast names appear over the snowy scene below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn atmospheric example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970s ATG publicity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, particularly appealing to collectors of Japanese independent cinema, literary adaptations and posters depicting northern Japan.\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\u003eThe poster retains strong colour and clear photographic detail. Light handling creases and paper undulations are visible, particularly on the reverse, with minor edge wear and a few small marks. 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