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Auction History Result 7a0386 EQUINOX FLOWER linen Japanese 1958 Yasujiro Ozu's Higanbana, ultra rare nationwide version! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Japanese "B2" Movie Poster (measures 20 1/4" x 28 5/8" [51 x 73 cm]) (Learn More) Higanbana (released in English-speaking countries as "Equinox Flower"), the 1958 Yasujiro Ozu Japanese family relationship romantic marriage melodrama (about a Japanese father with three daughters, and each of them wants to marry someone of their own choosing, but he prefers traditional "arranged" marriages, although ultimately he partially gives in to changing times) starring Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga, and Keiji Sada. Note that the plot of this movie has a great deal in common with the classic American play and movie, Fiddler on the Roof. Those were based on stories by Sholem Aleichem, which were written at the turn of the twentieth century but the first play version was not produced until 1964, after this movie was made, so it is unclear which one influenced which! Also note that Yasujiro Ozu was a legendary Japanese writer and director from 1920s to the 1960s. He is likely the second best regarded Japanese director after Akira Kurosawa, and many of his films are considered classics, and his masterpiece is "Tokyo Story" from 1953, although he made movies from 1927 to 1962. First release Japanese posters of any kind from any of his movies are beyond rare! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this Japanese poster, which is a "country of origin" poster for this Japanese movie, and which is the one Shochiku printed for the nationwide first release of this movie in 1958! We previously auctioned two posters from "local city" releases of this movie, and also re-release posters, but this is the very first time we have auctioned the one for the nationwide first release. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had creases, tears, and pinholes around the edges and a few small stains scattered throughout, including some in the stars' faces. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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