Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

A Japanese B5 movie flyer issued in 1991 for Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, the 1988 Australian prison film directed by John Hillcoat. Its two printed sides combine a vivid, mirrored portrait with Japanese film notes, black-and-white stills, and details of a Tokyo cinema screening.

A man's face appears twice, upright and inverted, surrounded by uneasy greens and yellows. A band of blue cuts through the middle, carrying the Japanese title 亡霊の檻 in bright yellow characters. The symmetry feels almost mechanical, suggesting confinement and disorientation without showing a prison wall.

The reverse is considerably more restrained. A stark photograph of a man seated beneath a cross accompanies Japanese production notes, including references to Nick Cave's involvement, and a numbered sequence of monochrome film stills.

At the bottom, the flyer announces late-show screenings beginning September 23, 1991, at Shinjuku Musashino-kan. Just above the venue information is a separate advertisement for a Derek Jarman film collection—a small but telling detail of the cinema culture surrounding this Japanese release.

• Film: Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
• Country: Australia
• Director: John Hillcoat
• Japanese title: 亡霊の檻
• Object: Japanese movie flyer
• Flyer issue year: 1991
• Advertised screening: From September 23, 1991
• Cinema: Shinjuku Musashino-kan, Tokyo
• Format: B5
• Printing: Double-sided
• Language: Primarily Japanese, with English film title
• Quantity: One physical flyer; front and reverse shown

No item-specific condition grade has been supplied. Please refer to the photographs of both sides for visible details.