Original Japanese film poster for ‘Kyodai Jingi: Kanto Inochi Shirazu’ (Brothers’ Duty: Kanto – Unaware of Death), a yakuza/samurai action film produced by Toei (東映) studios. The tall, narrow format poster — likely a daisen or sottoban style — features dramatic composite portraiture of four male actors in black-and-white photography arranged across a diamond/X compositional device in the upper half. Bold red brushstroke calligraphy dominates the lower title text, contrasted against a clean white background with an accent of painted red. The tagline in orange reads approximately ‘When eyes meet, no words are needed — another life has been added to the three brothers.’ The director credit reads Yamashita Kosaku (山下耕作), and the cast includes Kitajima Saburo, Tsuruta Koji (鶴田浩二, listed as special appearance), Murata Hideo, and others. The bottom of the poster features a color scene still of two men in traditional Japanese kimono holding swords. The Toei logo and 映倫 (Eirin film rating board) mark appear in the upper right corner. A visually striking example of classic Japanese studio genre cinema marketing from the mid-1960s.
Visible horizontal and vertical fold lines consistent with original storage. Some light creasing across the upper portrait section. Minor surface wear visible in close-up shots. No visible tears, tape residue, or significant foxing apparent from photos.
