Erotic Movies - Empire of Passion and Lynching in Japan - Lot of 2 B2 Japanese Movie Posters

Two Japanese theatrical posters combining the distinctive visual identities of auteur cinema and independent Japanese exploitation cinema

EMPIRE OF PASSION

Japanese title Ai no Bōrei – 愛の亡霊
French title L’Empire de la passion
Film released in 1978
Directed by Nagisa Oshima
Starring Tatsuya Fuji and Kazuko Yoshiyuki

The design combines a large photographic composition, expressive Japanese calligraphy and an illustrated scene in the lower section

The poster includes the French title and a printed reference to Oshima’s Best Director award at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival

日本の私刑 - Lynching in Japan

Film released in 1981
Directed by Banmei Takahashi
Japanese distribution by Shintoho Kogyo

A striking photographic design with oversized yellow Japanese lettering against a dark background
An example of the advertising imagery associated with Japanese independent adult cinema of the period

The dates above refer to the films’ release years

LOT CONTENTS

Two separate Japanese cinema posters
Sold together as one lot
Unframed
The side-by-side image is a presentation montage of the two posters

DIMENSIONS

Japanese B2 format
Approximately 515 × 728 mm each

CONDITION

Both posters show visible signs of age and handling

Empire of Passion shows horizontal fold lines, surface creasing, pinholes and small marks, with wear around the edges and corners

Lynching in Japan shows vertical and horizontal fold lines, with visible whitening along parts of the folds, surface creasing and scattered small marks

Please examine the individual photographs carefully for the visible condition of each poster
The photographs form part of the description

SHIPPING

Carefully protected and packed in sturdy packaging suitable for vintage paper posters
Tracked shipping