{"product_id":"woman-in-the-dunes-砂の女-original-japanese-movie-poster-1964-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za394b","title":"“Woman in the Dunes” (砂の女), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA394B","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare original Japanese B2 poster for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHiroshi Teshigahara’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoman in the Dunes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released in 1964. This striking design combines intimate photographic imagery with a restrained brown, cream and black palette, capturing the unsettling atmosphere of one of Japanese cinema’s most distinctive films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Very Good+ to Excellent condition for its age. The central artwork retains strong detail and contrast, and once framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKōbō Abe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from his own novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoman in the Dunes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows an amateur entomologist whose collecting trip leads him to a remote coastal village. Offered accommodation with a widow living at the bottom of a sand pit, he discovers the following morning that the ladder has disappeared. What begins as an unexpected overnight stay becomes a disturbing struggle with confinement, desire and the relentless labour of keeping the sand at bay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEiji Okada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKyōko Kishida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anchor the film’s intense relationship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeshigahara turns this enclosed setting into an exploration of freedom, dependence and survival. The film received the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Jury Prize at Cannes in 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, establishing its place among the defining works of Japanese cinema of the period.\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\u003eA large, grainy monochrome photograph dominates the composition: a reclining woman’s face, flowing hair and outstretched arm merge with the texture of the surrounding sand. The close framing gives the image a physical immediacy that echoes the film’s claustrophobic setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, a warm sepia panel shows small silhouetted figures crossing the dunes. The Japanese title appears in bold white brush lettering, accompanied by the romanised \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003esuna no onna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, orange credits and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToho emblem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A dark brown border decorated with musical notation surrounds the composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe opening lines of the Japanese promotional text read:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「突然 ある日 仁木順平は失踪した」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Suddenly, one day, Junpei Niki disappeared.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good+ \/ Excellent overall for its age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original vintage Japanese release poster, \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\u003eOver 60 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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":57532887794042,"sku":null,"price":574.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornamentscopy2026-11-09-08-23.jpg?v=1794180242","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/woman-in-the-dunes-%e7%a0%82%e3%81%ae%e5%a5%b3-original-japanese-movie-poster-1964-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-za394b","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}