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9m0409 SAYONARA linen Italian 19x27 pbusta 1957 close up of Marlon Brando about to kiss Miiko Taka!

Date Sold 8/8/2021

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian Photobusta Movie Poster (pbusta; measures 18 3/4" x 27" [48 x 69 cm]) (Learn More)

Sayonara, the 1957 Joshua Logan (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) post-World War II (WWII) romantic Japan military service interracial romantic melodrama ("This is MARLON BRANDO and an exquisite new Japanese star. They live James A. Michener's story of defiant desire. It is called SAYONARA"; "Filmed in Japan in the never-before-seen beauty of TECHNIRAMA and TECHNICOLOR presented by Warner Bros."; "Once you've seen 'Sayonara' you've seen the greatest!"; "Any girl, any girl but her."; "-And then she said, 'I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire...'"; "Based on the novel by James A. Michener"; "Song: 'Sayonara' Words and Music by Irving Berlin"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Marlon Brando (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Patricia Owens, Red Buttons (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Ricardo Montalban, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki (winner of the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), James Garner, Miiko Taka (billed as "introducing for the first time Miiko Taka"), and Kent Smith
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was never folded. It had pretty minor border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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