Machine Girl Japanese B2 movie poster, originally uploaded by japanese-movie-posters.

Machine Girl (Kataude mashin gâru) Japanese B2 movie poster

This one was just too irresistible. Love the tagline: A Girl, A Machinegun, A Revenge. What else do you need to know? No Eirin on this, indicating a limited/low budget release. There is a photo style poster for this one as well, but I do prefer the cartoon version shown here.

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Mirror Man (Mirâman – 1973) Japanese B2 movie poster, originally uploaded by japanese-movie-posters.

Mirror Man (Mirâman – 1973) Japanese B2 movie poster

Mirror Man! Has anyone actually seen this? Looks like a real romp, from the pioneering days of the semi-robot suited superheros. Actually, the original TV version of Miraman dates BEFORE Ultraman, and the movie came out 6 years before. I’m not an expert on all the intricacies of the history, but clearly Miraman was a groundbreaking concept.

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Uchu daikaiju GIRARA (aka X from Outer Space) Japanese B2 movie poster, originally uploaded by japanese-movie-posters.

GIRARA Japanese B2 movie poster

How can anyone not love Girara? Just look at him! He’s completely hapless — no one could be scared by this guy, right?

This is obviously a different style from the other Girara poster I have, and apparently is a tie-up poster (meaning co-promotional with something, like the Totoro Japan Rail poster and others). However, I have not yet established exactly what this is a tie-up WITH. I’m going to have to do some translation on some of the fine print to figure out what the real deal is.

Anyway, a very cool poster, pretty rare, and I’m beyond pleased to have it.

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Twilight Samurai / Tasogare Seibei Japanese B1 movie poster, originally uploaded by japanese-movie-posters.

JAPANESE MOVIE POSTER INVENTORY UPDATE

Big post tonight. First, the poster above is for one of my favorite Japanese movies (although I’m no Japanese film scholar), Twilight Samurai. If you are a Japanese film neophyte, this one is very easy to watch, is not focused on swordplay, and is, yes, touching. Highly recommend this one as well as The Hidden Blade.

Now, on to the new arrivals…

Japanese B1 movie posters

• Azumi
• Twilight Samurai (2 styles) on very interesting thick iridescent paper BOTH SOLD
• Lust, Caution
• Burn After Reading

Japanese B2 movie posters

• Baisers volés / Stolen Kisses (Truffaut)
• Towering Inferno
• Pulp Fiction (white background)
• Ichi the Killer rare Style C SOLD
• Persepolis
• Shortbus
• The Prestige
• Scoop SOLD
• Big Wednesday (cast style)SOLD
• Return of the Jedi (2 styles)SOLD
• Moonraker
• Cannonball Run 2 (free to anyone who wants it, just pay shipping or buy something else)
• True Romance
• Twilight
• Usual SuspectsSOLD
• Emmanuelle
• Innocence / L’ecole (France – not related at all to Ghost in the Shell series)
• To Catch a Thief R60s
• I am Curious Yellow Style C (original release)SOLD
• Army of Darkness
• Andy Warhol’s BadSOLD
• Memento (2 styles!)BOTH SOLD
• Silence of the Lambs
• Spirited Away Advance
• 400 blows / Quatre cent coups R80sSOLD
• Hiroshima Mon Amour R78
• Kill Bill (2 styles)
• Kill Bill 2 (Bride)
• Pierrot Le Fou R80s
• La Dolce Vita R80s
• 2 ou 3 Choses Que Je Sais D’Elle R80s
• Devil Wears Prada (2 styles, one quite sexy)ONE SOLD
• Unforgiven (Eastwood)

Japanese 2 panel (tatekan) movie posters

• Le Mans

Whew! It’s a lot and it took a long time to take all the pics. I have some other mystery pieces, too, and other freebies. You’ll be seeing some of them here… and if you want to see a picture NOW and want to buy something NOW, of course let me know!

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Kagemusha B2 Japanese movie poster featuring Akira Kurosawa art, originally uploaded by japanese-movie-posters.

Recent acquisition: Kagemusha — Akira Kurosawa art

Akira Kurosawa is well known for sketching his own storyboards in remarkable detail, and he also designed at least a couple different movie posters including this rare find. Note his signature in English at the bottom right. He also designed the B2 and tatekan for Dodesukaden, for those interested. This is a beautiful example on matte thick paper stock with no wear at all. Excellent!

Original Japanese movie posters from Posterdemic

This is a very rare poster. Girara is just a very tough poster… I have only seen two of these in the last eight years, perhaps three. And only one time have I seen the two panel, and I bought and sold it to a collector in Europe.

This one is mounted on linen courtesy of Vintage Movie Art in Vancouver B.C.

This Girara B2 Japanese movie poster is available for $575 from posterdemic.com. Email us for details.

Japanese movie posters from posterdemic.com