Friday, 19 October 2012

JAPANESE MOVIE POSTERS

The Japanese movie poster is an art form unto itself. When advertising European and US movies the composition and beauty of the written language adds a great deal of beauty to many a movie's image from classic movies to schlock and from art house to pop art. Here are some fine examples

 Amacord
 Blow Up

Foreign Correspondent & The Good the bad and the ugly
Army of Darkness
 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
 Scarface
Escape from New York & Bulitt
Easy Rider
Kill Bill

Le Mans

Breakfast at Tiffanys & Yellow Submarine
Barbarella
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  1. Cerpts20 October 2012 at 14:56

    These are wonderful. One gets so tired of the same old repeated images - particularly of long-familiar films - and these are just so interesting they revive a new interest in the films.

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