Tideland

A Japanese B5 movie flyer issued in 2006 for Terry Gilliam’s Tideland (2005), released in Japan as Rose in Tideland (ローズ・イン・タイドランド). One double-sided paper sheet, pairing an upside-down landscape with Japanese film commentary and theatrical information.

The front turns the world upside down. A dark, nearly black sky meets a pale blue expanse, divided by an inverted tree whose tangled branches hold a solitary girl. Above her, TIDELAND appears in scratchy, grass-like lettering, as if it belongs to the strange landscape itself.

The reverse takes a different approach. Japanese commentary and film stills share the page with delicate botanical illustrations, small fantasy figures, and a large image of a girl holding a doll. A theatrical announcement at the bottom names Ebisu Garden Cinema and Shinjuku Musashino-kan, with a July opening notice.

Together, the two sides capture the contrast at the heart of Gilliam's film: childhood imagination presented as something both enchanting and unsettling.

• Film: Tideland (2005)
• Director: Terry Gilliam
• Flyer issue: Japan, 2006
• Japanese release title: ローズ・イン・タイドランド
• Format: B5 movie flyer / flyer
• Printing: Double-sided
• Language: Japanese, with English titling
• Quantity: One paper flyer
• Screening venues printed on reverse: Ebisu Garden Cinema and Shinjuku Musashino-kan, Tokyo

Please refer to the photographs for the visible condition of the paper. No formal condition grade or detailed assessment of wear has been supplied.