{"title":"Japanese","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"high-hopes-1988-copy","title":"Godzilla – 1954","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolded as Issued \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree Shipping within the U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 24 x 32 Inches (60 x 80 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal French Moyenne poster for the first release of Ishirō Honda’s 1954 cult classic “Godzilla”. Poster features artwork by the legendary A. Poucel and appears to have never been displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Godzilla” is a 1954 Japanese epic kaiju film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Sachio Sakai, Fuyuki Murakami, Keiji Sakakida and Tsuruko with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the film, Japan's authorities deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, whose attacks trigger fears of nuclear holocaust in post-war Japan\u003cbr\u003eThe film details the arrival of Godzilla in a then-modern Japan, and the consequences of his presence and very existence. Godzilla acted as an allegory and metaphor to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki less than ten years earlier, with the titular monster himself being a symbol of nuclear holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTags: Japanese 1950s Sci-Fi French Action Adventure Moyenne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Picture House Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45002031792323,"sku":null,"price":465.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/8304\/0195\/files\/Godzilla_-_FR_MOY.png?v=1766329422"},{"product_id":"godzilla-1954-copy","title":"The Twilight Samurai - 2002","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRolled as Issued \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree Shipping within the U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 20 x 30 Inches (51 x 76 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original British Double Crown poster for the 2002 release of the film “The Twilight Samurai” obtained directly from Mike Leedham of 2D Design Ltd, who were responsible for the design of the poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Twilight Samurai is a 2002 Japanese historical drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and happy life with his daughters and his mother, who has dementia. Through an unfortunate turn of events, the turbulent times conspire against him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film was inspired by the short story \"The Bamboo Sword\" by Shuhei Fujisawa. The Twilight Samurai won an unprecedented 12 Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“However, the world might change, if you have the power to think … you’ll always survive somehow”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTags: British 2000s Japanese Drama Historical Double Crown \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Picture House Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45002050764995,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/8304\/0195\/files\/TheTwilightSaurai-DoubleCrown.webp?v=1766330121"}],"url":"https:\/\/picturehouseposters.com\/collections\/japanese.oembed","provider":"Picture House Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}