Karate Bear Fighter – Japanese poster
How is it that a movie called Karate Bear Fighter — with Sonny Chiba in the lead, no less — managed to slip me by for my entire thirty years of life on this planet?
Molester’s Train – Japanese poster
Molesting people on trains. It seems like it would be an absurdly specific fetish yet it spawned an entire sub-genre of pink films. We live in a strange and hilarious world.
Orgazmo – Japanese poster
I love the pixelated dildo. It's so Japanese that it must be tongue-in-cheek rather than a censorship issue.
Lifeforce – Japanese poster
Lifeforce is known in Japan under the more exciting title Space Vampire. There are a lot of great posters for Lifeforce, but I think this is my favourite.
Tentacles – Japanese poster
Is it any real surprise that the best poster for a movie called Tentacles would come from Japan?
Ghost Cat of Arima – Japanese poster
I've watched my fair share, but there is one ghost cat film I just cannot find anywhere: Arima neko. I have no idea whether the film is actually any good. But I love its poster — one of my favourites from my collection.
The Evil Dead – Japanese poster
I have quite a few posters sitting under my bed. Most will hopefully be up on my wall when I can afford to frame them. Some will stay there. Like this Japanese poster for The Evil Dead.
Daydream – Japanese poster
When I first saw this poster for Tetsuji Takechi's Daydream, I didn't think too much of it. But with each accidental revisitation, it has demanded my attention, and that's not just because of the beautiful naked woman.
Hell in a Bottle – Japanese poster
It's rare that I'll post a poster for a film I've not seen, but perusing Wrong Side of the Art I stumbled across this nightmarish piece for a Japanese pinku from Nikkatsu, Hell in a Bottle, and felt it needed to be shared. Bloody hell!
American Werewolf in London – Japanese poster
A poster I have in my collection that no one else seems to like is this ridiculous Japanese poster for American Werewolf in London. I suppose it is a little intense...
Naked Lunch – Japanese poster
Our very first poster of the week was a piece by Hajime Sorayama; a demented promotion for Peter Jackson’s Braindead. Sorayama is also responsible for the more widely seen and equally impressive poster for Naked Lunch. Movie: Naked Lunch Director: David Cronenberg Country of movie: Canada/Japan/UK Year of movie: 1991 Country of poster: Japan
A Nightmare on Elm Street – Japanese poster
Now here’s a poster I’ve been after for a while… the Japanese poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street is in itself quite a nightmare. Colours, shapes and text all over the place, it takes a while for everything to sink in. The dated computery graphics would probably be more at home in an advertisement...
