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Brother / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Brother
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Starring
Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Japan
Genre(s) of Film
Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / one sheet / advance / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
AKA
Wo hu cang long (China) | Green Destiny (Japan - English title)
Year of Film
2000
Director
Ang Lee
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen
Origin of Film
Taiwan | Hong Kong | USA | China
Genre(s) of Film
Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Advance
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
26 6/8" x 39 6/8"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
In another time, in a distant place... an epic adventure is about to unfold.

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus / B1 / Japan

01.05.15

Poster Poster
Title
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
AKA
Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen (Japan - original title)
Year of Film
2000
Director
Masaaki Tezuka
Starring
Misato Tanaka, Shôsuke Tanihara, Masatô Ibu, Yuriko Hoshi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kôichi Ueda, Kôichi Yamadera, Yûsaku Yara, Kôji Katô, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Minoru Watanabe
Origin of Film
Japan
Genre(s) of Film
Misato Tanaka, Shôsuke Tanihara, Masatô Ibu, Yuriko Hoshi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kôichi Ueda, Kôichi Yamadera, Yûsaku Yara, Kôji Katô, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Minoru Watanabe,
Type of Poster
B1
Style of Poster
artwork
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Noriyoshi Ohrai
Size (inches)
28 12/16" x 40 7/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

This is the B1 poster for the Japanese release of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus which was the 24th film in the long-running franchise featuring the King of the Kaiju (giant monsters). The film was also the second release in the third generation of Godzilla films (known as the Millennium Series), which are all standalone (with the exception of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS) and were mooted as ‘alternative universe’ stories. It ended up as the least financially successful film in the Millennium series, with the special effects director Kenji Suzuki apparently taking the blame. Referencing the first film, the story sets up a universe in Godzilla attacks the first Japanese nuclear power plant in 1966 which led to the formation of a section of the Japanese Self Defence Force called G-Graspers, dedicated to fighting Godzilla.

After nuclear energy is replaced by ‘plasma energy’ in 1996 it is hoped that the kaiju will no longer attack Japanese cities in search of nuclear energy, but the plan fails and plasma energy is also eventually outlawed. Later in 2001 an experimental satellite weapon called the Dimension Tide is fired and opens up a wormhole through which a prehistoric dragonfly appears, lays an egg and disappears back through the wormhole. A young boy discovers the egg and takes it with him when he moves to Tokyo, but when the egg starts oozing a strange liquid the boy throws it into the sewers. The egg is actually hundreds of smaller eggs which start to grow on contact with water and evolve into large dragonfly larvae which soon hatch and become adult Meganulon.

When Godzilla attacks Tokyo once more, the dragonflies are attracted to his energy and engage him in battle, but they are no match for the kaiju’s power and are almost all obliterated. Those that survive return to the sewers and, with an amount of energy taken from Godzilla, they inject a large cocoon that hatches as Megaguirus, queen of the Meganulon, and she immediately heads towards Godzilla, ready for an epic showdown.

The artwork on this poster is by Noriyoshi Ohrai, my favourite Japanese artist and certainly in my top five greatest film poster illustrators of all time. He’s responsible for a number of other posters in the Godzilla franchise, some of which can be seen here. He also worked on a number of Star Wars related posters, including this lovely 1982 B2 to celebrate the release of the Japanese dubbed version of the original film. In March 2014 a retrospective exhibition was held in Japan of Ohrai’s work and I made the trip over to Miyazaki to see the exhibition. I’m very glad I did as it featured most of his original artwork and a whole array of posters and book covers. A full report will follow soon.

The posters I’ve managed to collect by Noriyoshi Ohrai can be seen by clicking here.

Dancer In The Dark / one sheet / advance / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Dancer In The Dark
AKA
Taps (Denmark - working title)
Year of Film
2000
Director
Lars von Trier
Starring
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, Vladica Kostic, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare
Origin of Film
Denmark | Germany | Netherlands | Italy | USA | UK | France | Sweden | Finland | Iceland | Norway
Genre(s) of Film
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, Vladica Kostic, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Advance
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
POV
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 39 15/16"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Dark Days / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Dark Days
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Marc Singer
Starring
N/A
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
N/A,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 38 15/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Gangster Number One / quad / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Gangster Number One
AKA
Gangster No. 1 (Alt. spelling)
Year of Film
2000
Director
Paul McGuigan
Starring
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen
Origin of Film
UK | Germany | Ireland
Genre(s) of Film
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen,
Type of Poster
Quad
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
30" x 39 15/16"
SS or DS
DS
Tagline
It's not who you know, it's who you kill.

Gangster No. 1 / special / artwork advance / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Gangster No. 1
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Paul McGuigan
Starring
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen
Origin of Film
UK | Germany | Ireland
Genre(s) of Film
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen,
Type of Poster
Special
Style of Poster
Artwork advance
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Mike Kaplan
Artist
Philip Castle
Size (inches)
26 14/16" x 39 3/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Gladiator / one sheet / advance / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Gladiator
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Ridley Scott
Starring
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris
Origin of Film
UK | USA
Genre(s) of Film
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Advance
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
The Cimarron Group
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
A Hero Will Rise.

Sexy Beast / one sheet / international

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Sexy Beast
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Jonathan Glazer
Starring
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Amanda Redman, Ian McShane, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White
Origin of Film
UK | Spain
Genre(s) of Film
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Amanda Redman, Ian McShane, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White,
Type of Poster
one sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
International
Year of Poster
2001
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27 1/16" x 40"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
Some like it hot

Ratcatcher / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Ratcatcher
AKA
--
Year of Film
1999
Director
Lynne Ramsay
Starring
Leanne Mullen, William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews, Michelle Stewart
Origin of Film
UK | France
Genre(s) of Film
Leanne Mullen, William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews, Michelle Stewart,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

American Psycho / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
American Psycho
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Mary Harron
Starring
Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon, Chloë Sevigny, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Cara Seymour, Samantha Mathis
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon, Chloë Sevigny, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Cara Seymour, Samantha Mathis,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2001
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Blood Simple / one sheet / Director’s cut re-release / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Blood Simple
AKA
Blood Simple: The Thriller (Japan - director's cut - English title)
Year of Film
1985
Director
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Starring
John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Director's Cut re-release
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Size (inches)
27" x 39 15/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Gangster No. 1 / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Gangster No. 1
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Paul McGuigan
Starring
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen
Origin of Film
UK | Germany | Ireland
Genre(s) of Film
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln, Doug Allen,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2003
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 7/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

La Matriarca / B2 / re-release / pink style / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
La matriarca
AKA
The Matriarch (International) | The Libertine (USA)
Year of Film
1968
Director
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Starring
Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gigi Proietti, Luigi Pistilli, Renzo Montagnani, Fabienne Dali, Nora Ricci, Edda Ferronao
Origin of Film
Italy
Genre(s) of Film
Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gigi Proietti, Luigi Pistilli, Renzo Montagnani, Fabienne Dali, Nora Ricci, Edda Ferronao,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
Pink style
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

La Matriarca / B2 / re-release / green style / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
La matriarca
AKA
The Matriarch (International) | The Libertine (USA)
Year of Film
1968
Director
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Starring
Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gigi Proietti, Luigi Pistilli, Renzo Montagnani, Fabienne Dali, Nora Ricci, Edda Ferronao
Origin of Film
Italy
Genre(s) of Film
Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gigi Proietti, Luigi Pistilli, Renzo Montagnani, Fabienne Dali, Nora Ricci, Edda Ferronao,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
Green style
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2000
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Last Resort / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Last Resort
AKA
Transit Palace (France)
Year of Film
2000
Director
Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson, Katie Drinkwater, Dave Bean
Origin of Film
UK
Genre(s) of Film
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson, Katie Drinkwater, Dave Bean,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2001
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
26 15/16" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Last Resort / quad / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Last Resort
AKA
Transit Palace (France)
Year of Film
2000
Director
Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson, Katie Drinkwater, Dave Bean
Origin of Film
UK
Genre(s) of Film
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson, Katie Drinkwater, Dave Bean,
Type of Poster
Quad
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2001
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
29 7/8" x 39 7/8"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Memento / B2 / red title style / Japan

09.07.14

Poster Poster

The film that launched Christopher Nolan into the international cinematic limelight, the ingenious mystery thriller Memento was written and directed by the man who would go on to helm the phenomenally successful Dark Knight Trilogy. Based on a short story by Jonathan Nolan the story focuses on a man called Leonard, played by Guy Pearce (an important role for the actor), who has no short term memory and is obsessively trying to solve the murder of his wife. Using scribbled notes, polaroids and tattoos, Leonard attempts to make sense of discoveries he makes and the interactions he has with people along the way, which includes Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) and Carrie-Anne Moss, two characters who shift and change throughout the film as Leonard, and the audience, try to understand who’s ultimately responsible.

What makes the film so memorable is the way that the story is told with two timelines being shown one after another, one in black and white and chronologically ordered, and the other in colour and in reverse chronological order. The film opens with Leonard shooting and killing Teddy, but as the film progresses we see Teddy alive and the reason for the shooting eventually becomes clear, with a devastating reveal at the end of the film. This diagram gives you an idea of the way the story is told and the film continues to be discussed almost 15 years since its release (see here and here, for example). Critics and audiences responded positively to a film that felt genuinely fresh and different, particularly compared against a glut of sequels and identikit plots that were flooding the cinema at the end of the 1990s.

This is the Japanese B2 (red style) from the original release there back in 2001 and the design is unique to this poster. The American one sheet is markedly different and includes Carrie-Anne Moss.

 

Sexy Beast / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Sexy Beast
AKA
--
Year of Film
2000
Director
Jonathan Glazer
Starring
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Amanda Redman, Ian McShane, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White
Origin of Film
UK | Spain
Genre(s) of Film
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Amanda Redman, Ian McShane, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2001
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 39 7/8"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
There's a bit of the beast in all of us.

eXistenZ / B2 / Japan

01.03.12

Poster Poster

David Cronenberg‘s 1999 sci-fi thriller eXistenZ is not one of the director’s best, in my opinion, but it does contain typically excellent future-thinking concepts and his trademark body horror. The film is set in the near future and is focused on the idea of virtual reality gaming, far in advance of the ridiculous headgear and black plastic stands that briefly appeared in gaming arcades towards the end of the 1980s.

Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a revered game designer called Allegra Geller who is forced to flee an exhibition of her latest product when an assassin attempts to kill her using a bizarre organic gun that fires human teeth. Ted Pikul (Jude Law) works for the games company and is instructed to accompany Allegra as she escapes with her damaged product. The software is stored on a living organic pod and a connection between players is made by plugging into the system via a ‘bioport’ at the bottom of the spine (hello creepy body invasion!). Allegra and Ted must start a new game in order to determine how badly damaged the pod is and it’s not long before the line between reality and the game world blurs completely. Who is responsible for the failed assassination attempt and who can Allegra trust to save the game, and ultimately her life?

The ideas that Cronenberg explores are unquestionably interesting but the low budget nature of the film doesn’t always support them very well, particularly when it comes to the sets and environments, which are mostly all drab and uninteresting. Jude Law and Christopher Eccleston both have painfully bad American accents and some of the actors playing minor parts are terrible. You could argue that this is intentional and part of the ‘game world’ but I’m not sure they can be forgiven. The ending is also pretty cliched and frustrating. Some hail the film as a masterpiece but I’m hard-pressed to understand why.

This Japanese poster features a unique image and is significantly more interesting than the drab and misleading US one sheet (lick the light!) or the ugly UK quad. The flesh coloured shapes around the edge are organic and include human hands and other body parts. The little pink lizard in the credit area is featured in the film as a stop-motion creature.

The original trailer is on YouTube.