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Auction: 24052 - Original Vintage Film Posters
Lot: 63

Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta / Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
Original Japanese first advance poster
Unframed: 29 x 20 in. (74 x 51 cm)

Unfolded and linen backed

This Japanese animated fantasy film was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and was the first film made by Studio Ghibli. The film is about a young girl and boy, who attempt to keep pirates and secret agents at bay, all of whom are looking for the girl's magic blue crystal.  The girl, who fell from an airship where she was taken when she was abducted, is with the help of the boy, searching for her identity in a legendary floating castle.

Very good condition, colours remaining very bright, minor restoration to a 3 inch tear on the left-hand border running into the red trousers.

Material of piece: Paper, backed on linen

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£350