Help Needed Please! Japanese B1 Lupin iii : Castle of Cagliostro poster 1979

[archie leach]

I emailed Sam at Posteritati and he said he had also checked with his Japanese experts who agreed that their copy is a later reprint. He also said he will be removing it from both the bay and their site (or maybe re-listing it with an updated or revised description).

He also commented that he thinks these copies are reprints and not bootlegs, that were meant to be sold, but will try and verify this, too, if he can.  

They have had a history of having things like this stay on there website - they had a Sam Jackson Pulp Fiction 40x60 mockup listed as original for years.  Glad that they are taking action with this.

[Harry Caul]

I know this poster was discussed recently but I can't find the posts on it (including mine).  Regardless, future discussion should probably go in this thread...

I think I may have solved the mystery of these blurry-eirin Cagliostro B1s.  Quite a few of my trusted seller's in Japan have them and they all got them recently.  That got me thinking they have a good chance at being legit -- yet they are always rolled and in very good condition. 

Well, I recently came across a chirashi for a "digitally remastered" Cagliostro release on May 9th 2014. 



There was a blu-ray released in Japan for this title back in 2008, but apparently the quality wasn't very good.  From what I can understand, it was remastered and re-released on blu-ray in May of 2014 and there was also a small theatrical re-release that coincided with the event.  Given that these blurry-eirin B1s didn't start showing up until around the same time I'm guessing these must be from that release.  Here is an article discussing the remastering and theatrical re-release.  I don't ready Japanese, but you can get the gist from Google translate:

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201404/23052187.html

So maybe this is a legit, theatrical R2014 B1?  Mystery solved? 

[erik1925]

The other original thread, with all comments posted, is alive and well, right here, Matt:

http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,9740.0.html

 

[Harry Caul]

Any chance you could combine the threads?  Seems like the discussion should belong in the authentication section... thanks!

[erik1925]

Will be done.

[Harry Caul]

Much obliged!

[erik1925]

Any time! 

[Harry Caul]

After 5+ years of searching I finally found a first release 1979 Japanese B1!  I also own the R2014 poster so I made up an authentication post on my blog.  Enjoy!

Authentication | Lupin III – The Castle of Cagliostro Japanese B1 1979 vs. R2014