{"product_id":"zatoichi-meets-yojimbo-座頭市と用心棒-ultra-rare-original-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1970-stb-size-c-51-145-cm-o714b","title":"“Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo” (座頭市と用心棒), Ultra-Rare Original Release Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1970, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O714","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"472\" data-start=\"140\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"184\" data-start=\"169\"\u003eSTB tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e (two-panel) theatrical poster printed in \u003cstrong data-end=\"234\" data-start=\"226\"\u003e1970\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first release of \u003cstrong data-end=\"286\" data-start=\"260\"\u003eZatoichi Meets Yojimbo\u003c\/strong\u003e (座頭市と用心棒)—a dream match-up in jidaigeki history that pits Shintarō Katsu’s blind swordsman Zatoichi against Toshirō Mifune in a role that knowingly echoes his iconic Kurosawa-era rōnin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1009\" data-start=\"474\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"493\" data-start=\"474\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"496\" data-start=\"493\"\u003eReleased in 1970, this entry is the \u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"532\"\u003e20th film\u003c\/strong\u003e in the long-running Zatoichi series, based on the fictional blind masseur and swordmaster created by novelist \u003cstrong data-end=\"673\" data-start=\"656\"\u003eKan Shimozawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, set in the late Edo period. The film’s hook is irresistible: Zatoichi collides with Mifune’s formidable swordsman (here named \u003cstrong data-end=\"817\" data-start=\"801\"\u003eDaisaku Sasa\u003c\/strong\u003e)—not “the” same character as Kurosawa’s Yojimbo\/Sanjuro, but deliberately cast and shaped to evoke that same swaggering archetype, turning the movie into a full-throttle clash of two legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1488\" data-start=\"1011\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1021\" data-start=\"1011\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1024\" data-start=\"1021\"\u003eOne of the very best Japanese designs for the title: a near life-size, full-figure image of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1134\" data-start=\"1116\"\u003eToshirō Mifune\u003c\/strong\u003e in a brutally cool samurai stance—dynamic, confrontational, and instantly cinematic. The strong, minimal typography and the dramatic negative space make the figure feel even larger, giving this STB the presence of a display banner rather than a standard poster. It’s exactly the kind of piece that turns a room into a gallery wall—\u003cstrong data-end=\"1487\" data-start=\"1466\"\u003epure Mifune power\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1874\" data-start=\"1490\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1500\" data-start=\"1490\"\u003eRarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1503\" data-start=\"1500\"\u003eJapanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1512\"\u003eSTB tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e posters were printed in far smaller numbers than regular B2s and were used in narrow theatre spaces, meaning survivors are scarce. For a high-demand title like \u003cstrong data-end=\"1714\" data-start=\"1688\"\u003eZatoichi Meets Yojimbo\u003c\/strong\u003e, original STB examples are \u003cstrong data-end=\"1764\" data-start=\"1742\"\u003eexceptionally rare\u003c\/strong\u003e and are among the most sought-after formats for collectors of classic Japanese cinema and Mifune memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2306\" data-start=\"1876\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1889\" data-start=\"1876\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1892\" data-start=\"1889\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1906\" data-start=\"1892\"\u003eVery Good+ \/ Excellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster is a powerful, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehighly displayable example\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—once framed, where the central image reads brilliantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2436\" data-start=\"2308\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"2352\" data-start=\"2337\"\u003eSTB tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e theatrical poster from the 1970 release.\u003cbr data-end=\"2396\" data-start=\"2393\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2468\" data-start=\"2438\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-end=\"2466\" data-start=\"2449\"\u003e55 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2507\" data-start=\"2470\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57059103211898,"sku":null,"price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_19.jpg?v=1783737665","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/zatoichi-meets-yojimbo-%e5%ba%a7%e9%a0%ad%e5%b8%82%e3%81%a8%e7%94%a8%e5%bf%83%e6%a3%92-ultra-rare-original-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1970-stb-size-c-51-145-cm-o714b","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}