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2s0891 MOTHRA linen Aust daybill 1962 Mosura, Toho, Ishiro Honda, monster hunts human mates!

Date Sold 8/7/2022

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Australian Daybill Movie Poster (db; measures 13 1/4" x 30 1/4" [34 x 77 cm]) (Learn More)

Mosura (released in the U.S. in 1962 as "Mothra"), the 1961 Ishiro Honda (billed as "Inoshiro Honda") Japanese Toho kaiju battling rubbery monsters science fiction (sci-fi) horror thriller ("Mightiest monster in all creation!"; "Ravishing a universe for love!"; "Incredible! Inconceivable!"; "World Wrecked as monster hunts human mates!"; "Fabulous! Fantastic! Two doll-sized beauties worshipped by a winged behemoth!"; "Based on a story by Shinichiro Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga and Yoshie Hotta"; "Special Effects by Eiji Tsuburaya") starring Mothra (the giant moth monster, on a mission to help save twin fairies), Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, Ken Uehara, Emi & Yumi Ito (as the Twin Fairies)

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Important Added Info: Note that, while this poster was printed in Australia, it was specifically made to be used in New Zealand. This was not an uncommon practice and we have seen many examples. These posters often lack the printed rating which can be found on the Australian version of the poster.

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had smudges and scuffs across the top fold, with tiny pinholes and smudges around the edges. It was used in New Zealand and there is a New Zealand rating stamp in the lower right blank yellow area. Overall, the poster was in good to very 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.
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