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...
Videodrome – Japanese poster
Videodrome is one of Cronenberg’s finest – it’s nearly my favourite of his, just trailing a smidgen behind Dead Ringers. Personally, I feel that most of the artwork used to promote Videodrome doesn’t do the film justice. With the exception of this Japanese poster… Movie: Videodrome Director: David Cronenberg Country of movie: Canada Year of...
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...
Mothra vs. Godzilla – Japanese re-release poster
This advertisement is far from the usual beautifully rendered information-overload of a typical Godzilla poster. Its almost childlike artwork, reminiscent of the work of Shigeru Mizuki, is as endearing as it is befuddling.
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.
Rabid – Spanish poster
I was planning to share the Japanese poster for Cronenberg's Rabid, but then I came across this utterly insane Spanish poster... what the hell, Spain?!
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls – German poster
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) is a great Meyer flick. Thankfully, the marketing it received matched the film’s brilliance from the not-particular-imaginative but beautifully rendered US poster to the wild and lurid Japanese artwork. But by far my favourite advertisement for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is this unbelievably cool German poster....
Heisei Godzilla posters
My pal Jack Douglas recently posted an image of the magical poster for Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla on my Facebook wall. This reminded me how drool-worthy Japanese posters for the Heisei (mid-80s to mid-90s) era’s Godzilla films were. When I was in Tokyo last year, my partner and I became patrons of a bar called Leo,...
Calamity of Snakes (1983)
Calamity of Snakes is a strange beast. On the one hand, it's kind of incredible with scene after scene of amazing set-pieces, but then you remember that you're watching hundreds upon hundreds of snakes being massacred and you start to feel depressed.
