{"product_id":"when-marnie-was-there-思い出のマーニー-original-japanese-double-sided-b1-theatrical-roadshow-poster-2014-ultra-rare-b1-size-c-72-8-x-103cm","title":"“WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE \/ 思い出のマーニー”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED B1 THEATRICAL ROADSHOW POSTER 2014, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 72.8 x 103cm)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn exceptional \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese double-sided B1 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for Studio Ghibli’s \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Marnie Was There \/ 思い出のマーニー\u003c\/strong\u003e, directed by \u003cstrong\u003eHiromasa Yonebayashi \/ 米林宏昌\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted for the film’s original \u003cstrong\u003e2014 Japanese theatrical roadshow campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, this elegant B1 design presents \u003cstrong\u003eAnna and Marnie standing back-to-back at the shoreline\u003c\/strong\u003e, hands gently joined, with the sea, surf, distant green headland and shafts of coastal light behind them. It is one of the most lyrical and restrained Studio Ghibli poster images of the 2010s: quiet, melancholic, beautifully composed, and deeply atmospheric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is especially desirable as a \u003cstrong\u003edouble-sided B1 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the reverse printed in \u003cstrong\u003emirror image\u003c\/strong\u003e for illuminated cinema light-box display. Japanese B1 posters are significantly scarcer than the standard B2 format, and \u003cstrong\u003edouble-sided Studio Ghibli B1 sheets are exceptionally difficult to source\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly in this condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster carries two important Japanese taglines:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eあの入江で、わたしはあなたを待っている。永久に—。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“At that cove, I am waiting for you. Forever.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eあなたのことが大すき。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I love you dearly.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb home-market Ghibli theatrical sheet: \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal 2014 Japanese release, double-sided, oversize B1, ultra rare, and presented in excellent condition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eKey Facts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm:\u003c\/strong\u003e When Marnie Was There \/ 思い出のマーニー\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHiromasa Yonebayashi \/ 米林宏昌\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal novel:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJoan G. Robinson \/ ジョーン・G・ロビンソン\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScreenplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKeiko Niwa \/ 丹羽圭子, Masashi Ando \/ 安藤雅司, Hiromasa Yonebayashi \/ 米林宏昌\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYoshiaki Nishimura \/ 西村義明\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusic:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTakatsugu Muramatsu \/ 村松崇継\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheme song:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePriscilla Ahn — “Fine On The Outside”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStudio Ghibli \/ スタジオジブリ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eToho \/ 東宝\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJapan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese release date:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e19 July 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Japanese theatrical roadshow poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eB1 — c. 72.8 × 103 cm \/ 28.7 × 40.6 in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDouble-sided, reverse printed in mirror image for cinema light-box display\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eUltra Rare — scarce B1 format, rarer still double-sided\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most refined theatrical images produced for \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Marnie Was There\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rather than presenting the film through spectacle, the design is built around stillness: \u003cstrong\u003etwo figures, the shoreline, the sea, and the emotional space between memory and presence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnna and Marnie stand back-to-back in the shallow surf, their hands touching at the centre of the composition. The posture is restrained but intensely expressive — a visual summary of the film’s central themes of loneliness, longing, friendship, identity, and remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coastal setting is beautifully rendered: \u003cstrong\u003eblue-green water, white foam, distant land, soft cloud, and shafts of light breaking through the sky\u003c\/strong\u003e. The image has the quietness of a memory rather than the force of an advertisement, which is precisely what gives it such power at full B1 scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pink Japanese title \u003cstrong\u003e思い出のマーニー\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors the lower section, with the English title \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Marnie Was There\u003c\/strong\u003e printed beneath in script. The lower border includes the original Japanese theatrical roadshow date line:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7月19日(土)全国ロードショー\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“19 July, Saturday — nationwide roadshow.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eFilm Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Marnie Was There\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Studio Ghibli’s most delicate late-period works. Directed by \u003cstrong\u003eHiromasa Yonebayashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, following his earlier Ghibli feature \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret World of Arrietty\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film adapts Joan G. Robinson’s British children’s novel into a distinctly Japanese coastal drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Sasaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, a lonely young girl sent to the countryside for her health, where she encounters the mysterious \u003cstrong\u003eMarnie\u003c\/strong\u003e near an old marsh house. The film unfolds as a study of memory, emotional inheritance, family, and the private world of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in Japan in \u003cstrong\u003e2014\u003c\/strong\u003e, it became one of Ghibli’s most admired later theatrical features and was later nominated for the \u003cstrong\u003eAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eText and Translation Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster’s Japanese text is central to its emotional force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain title:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e思い出のマーニー\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Marnie Was There\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeft vertical tagline:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eあの入江で、わたしはあなたを待っている。永久に—。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“At that cove, I am waiting for you. Forever.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight vertical tagline:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eあなたのことが大すき。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I love you dearly.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two taglines work together beautifully: one evokes place and memory; the other, direct emotional attachment. In the context of the image, they give the poster an unusually intimate quality for a theatrical campaign sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eDouble-Sided Light-Box Format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster is \u003cstrong\u003edouble-sided\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the reverse printed in \u003cstrong\u003emirror image\u003c\/strong\u003e. This was done so the poster could be displayed in an illuminated cinema light-box, allowing the image to retain depth, colour and tonal strength when lit from behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an important collector distinction. Many later decorative prints and shop posters are single-sided. A genuine \u003cstrong\u003edouble-sided Japanese B1 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e is a far more specialised cinema display format and is substantially harder to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse printing is clearly visible in the supplied photographs, including the mirrored title, characters, taglines and lower roadshow text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster presents beautifully, with \u003cstrong\u003estrong colour, crisp printing, excellent image clarity, and superb overall display quality\u003c\/strong\u003e. The coastal blues, greens and soft cloud tones remain fresh, while the pink title and black Japanese text retain excellent definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is \u003cstrong\u003eclean, bright and highly displayable\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no major tears, losses, pinholes or staining. Only very minor signs of handling consistent with an oversize theatrical B1 sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the exact poster shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eAuthenticity Statement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal 2014 Japanese theatrical B1 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Marnie Was There \/ 思い出のマーニー\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e a modern reproduction, not a later decorative print, and not a contemporary retail poster. 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