The Legend of 1900

A Japanese B5 movie flyer for Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1998 film The Legend of 1900 (La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano), starring Tim Roth. Issued for the film’s Japanese theatrical release, the sheet carries no printed date; its issue year is estimated at c. 1999.

The front builds a small drama in three levels. At the top, Tim Roth, dressed in white, smiles above an applauding crowd; a vertical Japanese line reads 「音楽は彼を選び、彼は海を選んだ。」 (“Music chose him, and he chose the sea”).

Across the middle, the large white title 海の上のピアニスト cuts through a blue ocean gradient. The gold English film logo sits beside a small portrait of a young woman, while the lower image shows passengers clustered on an ocean liner and people waving from the quay.

The bottom credits name director Giuseppe Tornatore, actor Tim Roth, and composer Ennio Morricone. Only the front is documented. No release date is visible on that face; the flyer's issue year, c. 1999 (estimated), is inferred from the film’s 1999 Japanese theatrical release period rather than a printed date.

• Film: The Legend of 1900 (1998)
• Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
• Lead cast: Tim Roth, Mélanie Thierry
• Music: Ennio Morricone
• Country: Italy / United States (film production)
• Japanese title: 海の上のピアニスト
• Original title: La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
• Object: Japanese movie flyer, single sheet
• Flyer issue year: c. 1999 (estimated)
• Format: B5 portrait (182 × 257 mm standard size; not individually measured)
• Printing: Printed front documented; reverse printing unverified
• Language: Japanese, with English film title
• Quantity: One physical flyer; one front-view photograph

Only the front is documented; the back has not been photographed. Wear has not been assessed, and no condition grade is assigned.