{"product_id":"wuthering-heights-嵐が丘-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-e261","title":"“Wuthering Heights” \/ 「嵐が丘」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E261","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"305\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e1981 Japanese re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"228\"\u003eWuthering Heights \/ 「嵐が丘」\u003c\/strong\u003e, William Wyler’s celebrated 1939 adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eStarring \u003cstrong data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eLaurence Olivier and Merle Oberon\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film remains one of the defining romantic dramas of classical Hollywood cinema, combining Gothic atmosphere, psychological intensity, and tragic passion against the windswept Yorkshire moors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"740\"\u003eDistributed in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eNippon Herald Films\u003c\/strong\u003e, this elegant re-release poster uses the film’s iconic black-and-white studio photography with restrained green, pink, and ochre typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"761\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"986\"\u003eSet amid the isolated moors of Yorkshire, the film follows the turbulent relationship between \u003cstrong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eHeathcliff\u003c\/strong\u003e, an orphan taken into the Earnshaw household, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eCatherine Earnshaw\u003c\/strong\u003e, the spirited daughter of his benefactor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003eHeathcliff and Catherine form an intense bond during childhood, finding freedom together on the wild landscape surrounding the family estate of Wuthering Heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003eAfter the death of Mr Earnshaw, Heathcliff is degraded and mistreated by Catherine’s brother, Hindley. Although Catherine loves Heathcliff deeply, she ultimately agrees to marry the refined and wealthy \u003cstrong data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003eEdgar Linton\u003c\/strong\u003e, believing that marriage to Heathcliff would diminish her social position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1669\"\u003eOverhearing only part of her confession, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights. He returns years later as a wealthy and imposing man, determined to take revenge upon those who humiliated him and separated him from Catherine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1900\"\u003eHis return sets in motion a tragic cycle of passion, jealousy, betrayal, and vengeance. The relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine becomes a love so consuming that it appears capable of surviving separation and even death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003eWilliam Wyler\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1976\"\u003eSamuel Goldwyn\u003c\/strong\u003e, and adapted from Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel by screenwriters \u003cstrong data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2073\"\u003eCharles MacArthur and Ben Hecht\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2129\"\u003eThe original score was composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2128\"\u003eAlfred Newman\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2537\"\u003eThe film received \u003cstrong data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2319\"\u003eeight Academy Award nominations\u003c\/strong\u003e, including Best Picture, Best Director for William Wyler, and Best Actor for Laurence Olivier. It won the Academy Award for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2484\"\u003eBest Cinematography, Black-and-White\u003c\/strong\u003e, recognising Gregg Toland’s atmospheric photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2743\"\u003eOlivier’s performance as Heathcliff helped establish him as an international screen star, while the film became one of the most enduring cinematic interpretations of nineteenth-century English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2762\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2762\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2919\"\u003eThis refined Japanese poster is dominated by a monumental black-and-white portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003eLaurence Olivier as Heathcliff\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2918\"\u003eMerle Oberon as Catherine\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"3145\"\u003eHeathcliff occupies the upper-left section, his body turned away while his face rises towards the cloud-filled sky. Catherine stands closely beside him, holding his arm and looking upwards with an expression of radiant hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3147\" data-end=\"3343\"\u003eThe intimacy of their physical arrangement contrasts with the turbulent sky behind them, visually suggesting the tension between romantic fulfilment and the tragedy that ultimately separates them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3601\"\u003eThe portrait is enlarged almost to the edges of the sheet, giving the two figures a monumental and timeless presence. The strong contrast between their pale faces, dark hair, textured clothing, and the stormy clouds reinforces the film’s Gothic atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3603\" data-end=\"3827\"\u003eAt the lower left, a much smaller black-and-white image shows figures moving across the mist-covered moors, one carrying a lantern. This scene introduces a darker, more haunted dimension beneath the romantic principal image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3829\" data-end=\"3865\"\u003eThe green horizontal headline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"3899\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"3899\"\u003e「世界文学史上に不滅の光をかかげていま甦える愛の名作！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3901\" data-end=\"3912\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"4020\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"4020\"\u003e“A masterpiece of love now revived, shining an immortal light across the history of world literature!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4022\" data-end=\"4066\"\u003eThe English text across the pink band reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4156\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4156\"\u003e“Based on the novel by EMILY BRONTË — Wuthering Heights — Directed by WILLIAM WYLER”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4158\" data-end=\"4200\"\u003eThe Japanese promotional text below reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4202\" data-end=\"4257\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4202\" data-end=\"4257\"\u003e「私の腕の中をヒースの花でうずめて、幸せの白いヒースで」\u003cbr data-start=\"4232\" data-end=\"4235\"\u003e死をこえてなお激しく燃える運命のふたり。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4259\" data-end=\"4270\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4426\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4426\"\u003e“Fill my arms with heather—with the white heather of happiness.”\u003cbr data-start=\"4338\" data-end=\"4341\"\u003eTwo people bound by destiny, whose passion continues to burn fiercely beyond death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4970\" data-end=\"5250\"\u003eThe result is an unusually elegant Japanese re-release design, combining monumental Hollywood portraiture with carefully controlled colour and literary presentation. It possesses the character of a romantic photographic art print rather than a conventional commercial film poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5265\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5265\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5267\" data-end=\"5471\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5267\" data-end=\"5291\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive and well-preserved example, retaining strong black-and-white photographic contrast, clean colour bands, clear typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5473\" data-end=\"5629\"\u003eThere are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from this period. Overall, it presents extremely well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5631\" data-end=\"5651\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5631\" data-end=\"5651\"\u003eReference: E261.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5653\" data-end=\"5731\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5733\" data-end=\"5879\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"5744\" data-end=\"5833\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s 1981 Japanese re-release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"5834\" data-end=\"5837\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"5843\" data-end=\"5878\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5881\" data-end=\"5922\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5881\" data-end=\"5922\"\u003eIt is now approximately 45 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5924\" data-end=\"5965\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5924\" data-end=\"5965\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57092971463034,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-21T153431.272.jpg?v=1784615854","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/wuthering-heights-%e5%b5%90%e3%81%8c%e4%b8%98-original-japanese-movie-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-e261","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}