1st Splatter Movie Festival (1985) Original Japanese B2 Poster Kelly McGillis produced specifically for the domestic

produced specifically for the domestic theatrical market

The film stars Termi Azuma in the lead with Goro Ibuki as the swordsman tasked with carrying out her execution

action-packed nature of the film

anchored by Mathilda May's central figure

at the time of its release

1st Splatter Movie Festival (1985) Original Japanese B2 Poster Kelly McGillis produced specifically for the domesticThe 1st Splatter Movie Festival was a theatrical event mounted by Nippon Herald Films in the mid 1980s, screening ten foundational works of American and European splatter cinema in a single Japanese run, including titles by George A. Romero, Sam Raimi, William Lustig, John Carpenter, Joe Dante, John Landis, Dario Argento, Paul Morrissey, and Stuart Rosenberg. The B2 poster collages thumbnails of each title with their distinct Japanese release titles