Lot 241 Japanese B2 (20 x 28.5) Very Fine on Linen

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SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)

Collectible Posters Live Auction US Dec 2023

Lot # 241: Japanese B2 (20" x 28.5"); Very Fine on Linen

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Japanese B2 (20" x 28.5")
Very Fine on Linen
Toho, 1954

This country-of-origin poster featuring an image of Toshiro Mifune in a warrior stance surrounded by images from the critically acclaimed Akira Kurosawa film remains highly in demand for international collectors.

An excellent example of this poster, it was never folded before linen backing. It has been professionally restored which included little more than a slight border chip touch-up and a repair to a two-inch tear from the upper border.

Akira Kurosawa's epic masterpiece is set in 16th-century Japan and stars Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. When a small village is attacked by bandits, residents hire seven wandering samurai warriors. The film is incredibly well structured, with the first half focusing on the villager's relationship with the samurai and the building tension of the preparations for battle and the latter half devoted to the actual fighting. Ultimately a bittersweet tale of the price of war and the loss of noble warriors, this is one of the most influential films in cinema history and was Japan's highest-grossing movie to date. Most notably, John Sturges remade the film as a Western, and another classic was born, The Magnificent Seven.

Estimate: $10,000 - 20,000
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