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Auction History Result 7b0273 EQUINOX FLOWER Japanese 1958 Yasujiro Ozu's Higanbana, the story of three sisters, very rare! Date Sold 1/5/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded 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 this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one from the 1958 first release of this movie in Japan in all our years of auctioning! The poster is not the one that Toho printed for the nationwide first release of this movie in 1964, but rather it is a poster that was printed (by a company contracted by Toho) for its 1964 first release in a specific city (or cities) other than Tokyo, and it has a different image than the nationwide one. Condition: fair to good. There is light rippling and slight discoloration scattered in portions of the poster due to exposure to moisture. It has creases and tears of varying lengths around the edges and many are backed by conservation tape. It has a large patch of paper loss at upper right and someone performed amateur restoration to that area. After proper restoration the poster will display well, but bear in mind the poster's condition and the cost of restoration before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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