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Auction History Result 2z900 TOKYO OLYMPIAD export 25x41 Japanese special '65 Kon Ichikawa, 1964 Summer Olympics, rare! Date Sold 12/8/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Folded Japanese Special Movie Poster (measures 24 1/2" x 40 1/2" [62 x 103 cm]) (Learn More) Tokyo Orinpikku (released in the U.S. as "Tokyo Olympiad" and in England as "Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad"), the classic 1965 Kon Ichikawa Japanese Toho Olympic sports documentary ("The man's picture... Every Woman will love!"; "Full length in blazing color and CinemaScope"; "It may just be the second greatest motion picture of our time!"; "Laugh! Cry! Thrill!"; "You'll talk about it for weeks... And remember it always!"; "A great event becomes a great film"; "The official and unique documentary film of the XVIII Olympics"; with the help of 28 directors; about the 1964 Summer Olympics) featuring Olympic athlete Abebe Bikila, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, and narrated by Jack Douglas (as the English narrator) If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have previously auctioned Japanese B2 posters from this movie (there were several different styles), but this is the very first time we have auctioned this really cool special Japanese export poster! Also note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this Japanese movie! Also note that this special poster was printed in Japan, but was intended to be used when the movie was shown in English speaking countries. Note that all but 28 of the folded one-sheets in this Part I of eMoviePoster.com's December Major Auction were consigned to us by legendary French dealer/collector Dominique Besson. Dominique Besson started collecting movie posters in 1981, and became a dealer in French and European posters in 1994, and has remained as a top dealer ever since! But in addition, 30 years ago, Dominique began collecting U.S. one-sheets, first those with Saul Bass art, and then adding Alfred Hitchcock posters, then Humphrey Bogart, and he finally ended up collecting in an amazing total of 47 different categories, purchasing the posters from all over the world! Now the time has come to sell this wonderful collection, and Dominique has chosen eMoviePoster.com to do so, through our auctions! As noted above, all but 28 of the folded one-sheets in this Part I come from this more remarkable collection (the 28 that do not were consigned to us by other collectors, and are clearly marked). This is not all of the Dominique Besson collection we are auctioning. In addition, there are approximately 200 more folded one-sheets that will be in Part IV of this special auction (ones from the 1970s to present), and there are approximately 100 unfolded one-sheets that will be in Part III (including many great ones). This is a very rare opportunity to purchase folded one-sheets (all of which have had no professional restoration) from one of the greatest one-sheet collections assembled! Note that this one-sheet is from the category that Dominique Besson collected on that he labeled "Sports". Condition: good to very good. There is a light water stain surrounding the bottom crossfold, with some pink in the center of that area. Otherwise, the poster has pretty minor fold and border wear. Learn More about condition grades 
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