Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1981. Collection of eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1981 film. The famed Japanese photographer's only film, a "pink" film for Nikkatsu Studio's "Roman Porno" series, known alternately as "High School Girl Fake Diary," "The Pseudo-diary of a High School Girl," and "Diary of a High School Girl" in English. Pink film is a broad genre of... (read more)

Prague: Barrandov, 1965. Original program for the 1965 film, with text in both French and English, made for the international release of the film. Illustrated throughout with images from the film and line drawings. One of the best known films from the Czechoslovak New Wave, nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, and bringing Forman to international attention. 11.25... (read more)

New York: Magic Lantern Inc, 1971. Treatment script for the 1974 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse. A depressed half-man half-animal (played by Max von Sydow) is introduced to the hallucinogenic world of the "Magic Theater," where he seeks redemption via a metaphysical transcendence. The film took seven years of complicated pre-production to create, including building a.... (read more)

N.p. N.p., 1996. Two vintage Hong Kong posters, designed to be displayed side by side, for the 1996 film. A comedy set to the backdrop of a Chinese driving school. Shot on location in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. 27 x 31 inches (69 x 79 cm) each. Fine. (read more)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film. Text in Japanese. Based on Sueko Yasumoto's novel, and one of the first examples of media dealing with the plight of zainchi or ethnically Korean Japanese citizens, and their identity and struggles. One man has always worked faithfully for the Toho Company and another man is working for an underworld boss... (read more)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. Title based on a song popularized by the leading actor, Frank Nagai. A comedy featuring a drugstore owner, who begins an extramarital affair when his wife and child go on vacation. White illustrated titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 95 leaves, with last page of text numbered... (read more)

Tokyo: Imamura Productions, 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film. Text in Japanese. The greatest pimp in all of Japanese history, Iheji Muraoka, also known as Zegen or the "Boss of the South Seas" grew in power as Japan grew. Not only were his achievements contributing to his mantle of success, but he believed they advanced the global ambitions of... (read more)

Tokyo: Toei, 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film. Text in Japanese. With notations throughout in holograph pencil. High demand for tattooed geishas come in from Europe, leading to a formidable production line of ladies receiving tattoos in order to please European men. White titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 34... (read more)

N.p. Mafilm, 1977. Dialogue script for the 1979 Hungarian film "Allegro Barbaro." The second of Jancso's two-part dramatized history of Hungary, from the turn of the century to World War II, as told by the conflicted son of a wealthy landowner. Shot on location in Hungary. Gray titled wrappers, dated 1977. Title page not present, presumably as issued. 122 leaves... (read more)

N.p. N.p., 1973. Vintage borderless press photograph of Alejandro Jodorowsky directing his third film, "The Holy Mountain." Mimeo snipe on the verso credited to the director's Mexican production company, Procinemex, describing the details of the photo in Spanish. 9.5 x 7.5 inches (24 x 19.5 cm). Near Fine. (read more)

Prague: Barrandov, 1965. Re-release herald for the 1965 Czechoslovakia film "The Shop on Main Street," with four image from the film, and text in both Czech and English. Based on the 1962 short story "The Trap" by screenwriter Ladislav Grosman, and one of the comparatively few films from the Czechoslovak New Wave filmed in the Slovak as opposed to the... (read more)

Japan: Daiei Studios, 1954. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1954 US release of the 1953 Japanese film. Though not noted in any way, this copy belonged to screenwriter, director, and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader. The first Japanese color film to ever be released outside of Japan, and a cornerstone Asian film. "Gate of Hell" tells the story... (read more)

Tokyo: Kurosawa Production Company, 1960. Shooting script for the legendary 1961 Japanese film. Working copy belonging to Omura Senkichi, who played a small role as a traveling servant in the film, with his name on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Though not credited as such, based thematically on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel, "Red Harvest," and subsequently the basis for... (read more)

BerlinParis: Universum Film [UFA] / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne, 1936. Vintage French pressbook for the 1936 German film "Flitterwochen," seen here under the alternate title "Faux Depart." A German comedy in which a honeymoon goes wrong, beginning when the wife insists on bringing her pet dog on her honeymoon. Two pages, saddle stitched, 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 30.5 cm)... (read more)

N.p. Lo Wei Motion Picture Company, 1978. Vintage Hong Kong poster for the 1978 film. A 1978 Honk Kong martial arts film starring Jackie Chan as Yi-Lang, a sassy martial arts student who learns to master a once-lost style of fighting. 20 x 30 inches (51 x 76 cm). Light holograph pencil notation to the verso, else Near Fine. (read more)

Bulgaria: Boyana Film, 1965. Three vintage reference photographs of actor Guy Madison from the 1965 Bulgarian film, with dialogue in German, based on the 1892 story by Karl May "Das Vermachtnis des Inka," originally published in the German magazine "Der Gute Kamerad."Following the cancellation of "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" in 1957, Guy Madison moved to Europe, where he... (read more)

Tokyo: Shintoho Film, 1950. Two Draft scripts for the 1950 film. Text in Japanese. Based on a novel by Selichi Funabashi . A young servant girl Hamako has recently begun working for her hero, Madame Yuki, who quickly disillusioned her to her dream when she is presented with a list of the Madame's personal problems. First draft:White illustrated titled perfect... (read more)

N.p. N.p., 1976. Original treatment for the 1977 Italian giallo film. Director John Huston's copy. Laid in is a typed letter signed, dated January 28, 1977, from noted agent Paul Kohner on Kohner's stationery, encouraging Huston to read the script and consider directing the film: "Dear John, / Please find enclosed copy of the screenplay of PYJAMA GIRL / the... (read more)

Tokyo: Shockiku Ofuna, 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. Text in Japanese. A young woman is hitchhiking when the driver who picks her up attempts to molest her. A young gangster comes to her aid and then leads her on a wild relationship through the Japanese underground towards the eventual destruction of both of them. White titled perfect bound... (read more)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film. Text in Japanese. A yakuza boss and his right hand man escape from prison and examine their relationship, both matters of loyalty and betrayal, as well as the scams and crimes they pull in their criminal history. White titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 41 leaves, with last page of... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Cinema Epoch, 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Text in Japanese. A female golfer tries to perform to the very best of her abilities but must contend with the men in her life, her neighbors, her family and a stalker who will not leave her alone. Pink titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 118 leaves, with... (read more)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Text in Japanese. Based on the novel by Haruhiko Oyabu. A police detective tracking down stolen weapons, stumbles upon an underworld feud and turns the tide of the conflict into a full scale massacre. White titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 37 leaves, with last page of text numbered 36... (read more)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. Text in Japanese. Obsessed with the teenage trends of the time including going to the beach, jazz music and progressive attitudes toward sex, this film features a gang of high school students having fun at an amusement park, including one harrassing a young woman. He then returns home to his single... (read more)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. The first film to be credited to Suzuki by his assumed name, a man released from prison needs money and goes to retrieve diamonds sought after by fellow yakuza members. White titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 107 leaves, with last page of text numbered 12. Mechanically... (read more)

Tokyo: Toei Animation, circa 1968. Vintage post-production script for the animated 1968 Japanese film "Horus: Prince of the Sun," also known under the title "The Little Norse Prince." This listing also includes a pamphlet of character designs for the film. A milestone in the history of Japanese animation, heralded as the first animated feature to successfully disrupt the Walt Disney... (read more)

Hong Kong: Golden Harvest Company, 1995. Vintage Hong Kong poster for the 1995 film. A young blacksmith apprentice, Ding-on, leaves his post in search of his father's assassin. He is severely injured in the process, and must learn to compensate for his handicap through innovative combat techniques. 27 x 39 inches (69 x 99 cm). Near fine. (read more)

N.p. Cimesa, 1943. Original small Spanish language brochure for the 1943 Mexican film. The second color feature film and the first children's fantasy film produced in Mexico. With a live-action cast set in a fantastical world, the film follows the adventures of Pinocho, the same character revived in Disney's classic 1940 animation. 4.5 x 6 inches (11.5 x 15 cm)... (read more)