{"product_id":"yoru-no-saizensen-tokyo-maruhi-chitai-夜の最前線-東京㊙地帯-original-japanese-movie-poster-1971-b2-size-51-73-cm-za680","title":"“Yoru no Saizensen: Tokyo Maruhi Chitai” \/ 「夜の最前線 東京㊙地帯」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA680","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster for the 1971 first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoru no Saizensen: Tokyo Maruhi Chitai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ 「夜の最前線 東京㊙地帯」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotomu Ida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title translates approximately as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Night Front Line: Tokyo’s Secret Zone.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Released in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 February 1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film combines urban crime, adult melodrama, and action within the nightlife of contemporary Tokyo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster is a striking example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearly-1970s Japanese exploitation-film advertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining photographic montage with psychedelic outlines, oversized illustrated eyes, and strongly contrasting typography.\u003c\/span\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\u003eThe third entry in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoru no Saizensen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series follows two young men drawn into the exploitative business of Tokyo’s nightlife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaburō arrives from rural Shinshū, confident in his ability to make his way in the capital. After encountering the streetwise Gin’ichi, he loses his money and eventually finds work as a driver and manager for a business run by a woman named Utako.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he encounters Yōko, a young woman he met during his journey to Tokyo, he helps her find employment. Her circumstances become dangerous when a creditor attempts to force her into hostess work over an outstanding family debt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaburō and Gin’ichi become unlikely allies in an attempt to recover her from the organisation controlling her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cast billed on the poster includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJirō Okazaki, Eiji Gō, Sachiko Kuwahara, Masami Maki, Kyōko Aikawa, and Chieko Harada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuya Fuji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e credited in a guest appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film’s mixture of confidence tricks, nightlife, coercion, and confrontation is reflected in a poster that presents Tokyo as a place of spectacle and concealed danger.\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emonochrome female figure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dominates the composition. Her head appears shaven, and one hand crosses her face, leaving a single eye visible between her fingers. A long necklace with a cross pendant provides a fine vertical accent down the centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure is surrounded by broad bands of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange, lime green, and blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, producing a vivid psychedelic silhouette against the deep purple background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo enormous illustrated eyes extend across the middle of the sheet. Their blue outlines, pointed lashes, and concentric pink and orange centres give the design a surreal, watchful quality. The repeated eye motif connects directly with the promotional copy’s reference to a one-way mirror.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAround this central image, smaller colour photographs introduce the film’s characters and dramatic situations. A woman holding a cigarette appears at upper left, while another figure stands with raised arms at upper right. Male portraits and smaller scene photographs fill the lower corners, creating a dense montage of nightlife encounters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vertical white slogan at upper left reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「女がのたうち、すすり泣くマジックミラーの奥の奥！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Women writhe and sob—deep behind the one-way mirror!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sensational wording belongs to the film’s original advertising and reinforces the imagery of watching, concealment, and exploitation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the lower section, the series title appears in large white characters against a dark-blue rectangular panel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「夜の最前線」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Night Front Line.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow it, broad green brush lettering spells out:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「東京㊙地帯」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Tokyo’s Secret Zone.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe character \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「秘」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meaning “secret,” is picked out in red inside a dark circle, making it a prominent graphic element within the title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bottom margin carries production information and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDainichi Eihai \/ ダイニチ映配\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presentation credit. The cast and director credits occupy the upper-right corner, balancing the central photographic figure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollecting significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster’s appeal lies particularly in its bold combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epsychedelic colour, photographic collage, illustrated eyes, and brush lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is an expressive example of Japanese commercial poster design from the beginning of the 1970s, with particular interest for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNikkatsu cinema, Japanese exploitation films, Motomu Ida, and psychedelic film advertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\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\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference: ZA680.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully, including the reverse, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster from the film’s 1971 release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51 × 73 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 55 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\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":57401930776954,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-10-12T103823.890.jpg?v=1791769117","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/yoru-no-saizensen-tokyo-maruhi-chitai-%e5%a4%9c%e3%81%ae%e6%9c%80%e5%89%8d%e7%b7%9a-%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%8a%99%e5%9c%b0%e5%b8%af-original-japanese-movie-poster-1971-b2-size-51-73-cm-za680","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}