I had this arrive recently. A Japanese poster, that originally came in 2 sections, and measures 21x44 inches (the lower section measures 14.75 x 21 inches), so it seems a more oddball size poster.
With the help of the seller, he was able to interpret the title of this (what looks to be a documentary-propaganda kind of film). He said the title (large, red) says:
Germany Was Defeated in This Way The smaller writing on the left top side is the name of the Japanese supervisor who handled the JP version of this film.
The writing on the right side, in blue, says:
"Look! This film is controversial work of Wehrmacht which inveigled our Japanese army into the World War II. Its running had been stopped due to the cruelty shown, but finally is to be opened to the public now."
I do not know the year of this piece, but Im guessing the late 1950s? I am still trying to determine who the distributor was, as the company logo is on the lower right corner. Aside from the image of Hitler, and the Japanese soldier in the upper right, are images of Pearl Harbor, US soldiers and Red Cross men. and soldiers storming a beach. I also really like that the entire piece is created art, rather than any photo images.
Thanks to Armin, too, for some info and insight into this piece, also.
He said it could have been created for theaters in more outlying areas, away from major cities.
