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?
Father’s Day – Japanese chirashi
While in Tokyo last year, I watched Manborg in a mainstream Shinjuku cinema. Unfortunately, we left the country before we could see the hilarious Father's Day, but I nabbed a small chirashi sized poster from the rack of flyers.
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.
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...
Woman in a Box – Japanese poster
I’ve had a copy of Woman in a Box – directed by the reasonably infamous Masaru Konuma and written by Kazuo ‘Gaira’ Komizu, director Entrails of a Virgin (1986) and its pseudo-sequels – lying around unwatched for a while now. I have not watched this partly because of a lack of subtitles, but mostly because...
Blow-Up – Japanese poster
It’s not all that different from the original artwork, but there’s something about the Japanese poster for Blow-Up (1966) that I love. I think perhaps it is the simplicity of the design and the choice of colours that I appreciate – this is very different from your usual Japanese movie poster. Movie: Blow-Up Director: Michelangelo...
Nico: Above the Law – Japanese poster
Sticking with the Seagal theme of yesterday’s post, I thought I’d share this unbelievably cool Japanese poster for Nico: Above the Law (1988). Movie: Nico: Above the Law Director: Andrew Davis Country of movie: USA Year of movie: 1988 Country of poster: Japan Size: B2 (20 6/16″ x 28 14/16″)
Army of Darkness – Japanese poster
This poster for Army of Darkness (1992) from Japan is almost as amazing as its literal Japanese title – Captain Supermarket. I’ve always loved the classic photo-collage work seen in Japanese movie posters, but this one really takes the cake. From the Bruce Campbell soup tin to the text reading “Moooonn”, this is commercial artistry...
Braindead – Japanese poster
When you think of Japanese movie posters – if you think of them at all – you’d probably picture a photo collage with a whole lot of text tossed over it. I love the iconic Japanese style of poster, but not all Japanese posters fall into this category. One of my favourite posters – certainly...
