4/10/2024 0 Comments B2 poster sizeThey have sold for many thousands of pounds.ī3 – 14.3 in x 20.3 in (36.4 cm x 51.5 cm)Īlso known as ‘Nakazuri’ (the best translation we could find was 'advertisement hanging in a train'), the B3 is half the size of the B2 and is used in both landscape and portrait.ī4 – 10.1 in x 28.7 in (25.7 cm x 75.8 cm) If you find a “Godzilla” (“Gojira”) B2 poster from the 1950s, hold on to it. One Sheet is in America (and is becoming elsewhere). The portrait format B2 is the most commonly used Japanese movie poster, as ubiquitous in Japan as the U.S. In a similar vein to the larger B0, B1 posters are used in both portrait and landscape, with the landscape often having different artwork.ī2 – 20.3 in x 28.7 in (51.5 cm x 72.8 cm) Used in both portrait and landscape, the landscape format often features different artwork to its portrait counterpart.ī1 – 28.7 in x 40.6 in (72.8 cm x 103.0 cm) They are therefore also known as ‘two sheet’ and ‘B-bai’ ( ‘bai’ translates as ‘double’) posters. The large B0 format is made up of two B1 posters. Pre-war Japanese movie posters are incredibly hard to come by, so, within this post, we will concentrate on the post-war formats.ī0 – 40.6 in x 57.3 in (103.0 cm x 145.6 cm) Post war, this resulted in the formation of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) Committee.Īs a result, from the mid 1940s, Japanese movie poster sizes have been standardised to ‘JIS B’ paper sizes. With the advent of war, attempts to increase productivity lead to the introduction of centralised industrial standards. This lead to wide variances in the sizes of movie posters. Prior to the Second World War, Japanese industries were responsible for setting their own standards. It can trace its origins back to 1897, when Lumière cameramen began filming in the country and the first successful Japanese films were shown. and France combined, only lagging behind India (who produced the most by a wide margin), the United States and China. In 2010 it produced more films that the U.K. The Japanese movie industry is significant by any International measure. In this post, we focus on Japanese movie poster formats. In previous blog posts we’ve discussed the terms used to describe U.S., U.K., French and Italian movie posters. Here at Art of the Movies, we source original vintage movie posters from all over the world.
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