Cinema Paradiso

A Japanese B5 double-sided movie flyer for Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso (1988). Issued for a screening at Sendai’s Meigaza cinema, this theatre-specific flyer is attributed to c. 1990 (estimated).

The front pairs oversized red Japanese lettering with a close-up of young Salvatore and a color still of Alfredo cycling with him, framed by filmstrip perforations. References to the film’s Cannes Special Jury Prize and David di Donatello music award appear alongside a gold Nuovo Cinema Paradiso logo.

The reverse shifts to black-and-white photographs and columns of Japanese commentary. An orange announcement reads “3月17日(土)よりロードショー！” (From Saturday, March 17), naming 名画座 (Meigaza) in Sendai’s Aoba-dori Ichibancho area. Five screening times and advance-ticket prices appear below.

Since March 17 fell on a Saturday in 1990, the flyer is attributed to c. 1990, rather than assigned a confirmed printing date. Its stated runtime of 124 minutes identifies the international theatrical version, not the longer director’s cut. This is a local cinema-specific flyer, not a nationwide first-release poster.

• Film: Cinema Paradiso (1988)
• Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
• Lead cast: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Leopoldo Trieste, Pupella Maggio
• Music: Ennio Morricone
• Country: Italy
• Japanese title: ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス
• Italian title: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
• Object: Japanese theatrical movie flyer, single sheet, double-sided
• Theatre: 名画座 (Meigaza), Aoba-dori Ichibancho, Sendai, Japan
• Flyer issue year: c. 1990 (estimated)
• Runtime: 124 minutes (2 hours 4 minutes; international theatrical version)
• Format: B5 portrait, 182 × 257 mm (nominal standard size; not individually measured)
• Printing: Color front with red Japanese typography and gold Italian title; predominantly monochrome reverse with an orange screening announcement
• Language: Primarily Japanese, with Italian titling and English credits
• Quantity: One double-sided flyer; front and reverse shown

No condition grade or detailed wear assessment has been provided. Both sides are shown in the photographs for reference. No specific claim is made regarding the absence of handling marks, creases, or other signs of age.