Japanese Period Drama - Kumokiri Gokumon-chō - (1963) – Original Japanese B1 Two-Sheet Movie Poster – Toei






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Original 1963 Japanese B1 two-sheet theatrical poster for Toei’s *Kumokiri Gokumon-chō*, directed by Yasushi Sasaki and starring Utaemon Ichikawa, Chishū Ryū and Yuriko Mishima.
Description from the seller
Original Japanese theatrical poster for Kumokiri Gokumon-chō (雲切獄門帳), directed by Yasushi Sasaki and released by Toei in 1963. Starring Utaemon Ichikawa, Chishū Ryū and Yuriko Mishima.
A striking landscape composition featuring a masked outlaw, an ensemble of character portraits and bold red Japanese lettering. An atmospheric example of early 1960s Japanese period-film advertising.
DETAILS
• Country: Japan
• Year: 1963
• Distributor: Toei
• Format: Japanese B1, landscape
• Overall dimensions: approximately 103 × 73 cm when assembled
• Construction: two separate, unjoined sheets
• Unframed
IMPORTANT
This poster consists of two separate printed sheets intended to form one complete image when placed together. Both sheets are included in this lot.
CONDITION
Vintage condition with visible storage folds, wear and whitening along fold lines, edge wear and small tears. The reverse sides show age-related yellowing, scattered staining and a purple ink stamp on one sheet.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the condition of both sheets.
SHIPPING
Both sheets will be carefully protected and shipped together, folded along their existing folds, in rigid protective packaging with tracking.
Original Japanese theatrical poster for Kumokiri Gokumon-chō (雲切獄門帳), directed by Yasushi Sasaki and released by Toei in 1963. Starring Utaemon Ichikawa, Chishū Ryū and Yuriko Mishima.
A striking landscape composition featuring a masked outlaw, an ensemble of character portraits and bold red Japanese lettering. An atmospheric example of early 1960s Japanese period-film advertising.
DETAILS
• Country: Japan
• Year: 1963
• Distributor: Toei
• Format: Japanese B1, landscape
• Overall dimensions: approximately 103 × 73 cm when assembled
• Construction: two separate, unjoined sheets
• Unframed
IMPORTANT
This poster consists of two separate printed sheets intended to form one complete image when placed together. Both sheets are included in this lot.
CONDITION
Vintage condition with visible storage folds, wear and whitening along fold lines, edge wear and small tears. The reverse sides show age-related yellowing, scattered staining and a purple ink stamp on one sheet.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the condition of both sheets.
SHIPPING
Both sheets will be carefully protected and shipped together, folded along their existing folds, in rigid protective packaging with tracking.
