TVTA-BUSTER Halloween Movie Madness!

Posted on October 30, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

This Halloween TVTA has taken over an abandoned Blockbuster video store… Please make your video selections from the °TVTA-BUSTER HORROR SHELF° below. Choose 2 titles and get a 3rd free! Or why not take our Bloody Halloween Special: 7 titles in exchange for a litre of blood? C’mon, it’s only a teeny tiny litre of blood – the average human body contains nearly 5 litres of the stuff. It doesn’t even have to be your own blood!

Presenting: 24 Japanese horror movie posters. From originals to remakes to recently made. Many titles you’ll recognise, others perhaps not, some drift into genres like sci-fi and fantasy while retaining a suitable horror element.

Go ahead… pick your films wisely, lock the doors, close the curtains and enjoy! And don’t forget to rewind the tapes back to the beginning before returning them to the store!

°THE TVTA-BUSTER HORROR SHELF°

: The Exorcist Director’s Cut. 2000.

: Firestarter. 1984.

: Twilight Zone The Movie. 1983.

: A Clockwork Orange. Re-release. 2001.

: 28 Days Later. 2002.

: Alien. 1979. Japan.

: The Nightmare Before Christmas. 1993.

: Godzilla. 1954. Cinema Re-release.

: Beetlejuice. 1988.

: Nightmare on Elm Street. 2010.

: Phantasm. 1979.

: Phantasm II. 1988.

: Poltergeist. 1982.

: Poltergeist III. 1988.

: Gremlins. 1984.

: Gremlins 2. 1990.

: Addams Family 2. 1993.

: Naked Lunch. 1991.

: Pan’s Labyrinth. 2006.

: Get Out. 2017.

: Graveyard Shift. 1990.

: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. 2013.

: 1995. Toy Story. Japan.

Oh oh, looks like someone slipped a copy of Toy Story into the Horror Section. Tut, tut, I hope that doesn’t mean some poor child somewhere is about to watch Hellraiser by mistake! Yikes, better get Wooof to go search the membership register pronto…

The horror, the horror – Phantasm 1 & 2

Posted on September 10, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

“If this one doesn’t scare you… you’re already dead!”

Only 50 days to Halloween!

As Halloween creeps its way closer TVTA sneaks in two Japanese Chirashi movie posters for the cult classic horror franchise Phantasm. Enjoy!

Phantasm. 1979.

Front image. Phantasm. 1979. Directed by Don Coscarelli.

Rear image. Phantasm. 1979. Directed by Don Coscarelli.

Phantasm II. 1988.

Front image. Phantasm II. 1988. Directed by Don Coscarelli.

Rear image. Phantasm II. 1988. Directed by Don Coscarelli.

Did we mention Halloween is one of TVTA’s favourite annual events?

Look out for our next special Halloween post!

Viva Chirashi! Japanese Movie Posters 1977 – 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Viva Knievel! (1977)

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Deadpool (2016)

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)

Kinky Boots (2005)

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)

Porco Rosso (1992)

Thor / Avengers

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Avengers Infinity War (2018)

Batman Ninja (2018)

Sliver (1993)

Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)

A Chirashi is a printed mini-poster or flyer used to promote film releases in Japan. The size of a typical Chirashi is “B5” (approx 7 x 10 inch /18cm x 26cm). A relatively cheap and space-saving alternative to regular-size industry posters, Chirashis make excellent movie memorabilia collectables. You can find all my Chirashi posts here

500th Post at The Vintage Toy Advertiser!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

It’s a milestone moment for TVTA as we celebrate our 500th post.

I remember moving over to WordPress in the spring of 2011 and thinking: “well, this seems like a good place to be.” Fast forward a few years and my thoughts haven’t changed a bit. Much of this is down to you, dear readers and fellow bloggers, for checking out, sharing, liking and commenting on my posts and helping to make TVTA’s mission a whole lot of interesting fun. Thanks WP mates 🙂

So, what’s hot off the scanner to celebrate post N° 500… some obscure toy ad? Barbie, Etch A Sketch, Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog? No, but there were a few little clues back there wink wink

How about some horror film ads, vinyl records, video games, poetry or kitchen work units?

Nope, none of those. And definitely no clown ads!!

So what is it then?

it had better be good!

It is…

… After an executive board meeting with Wooof, the cat and I have decided to celebrate our special 500th toy story with Toy Story! All told in the wonderful style of Japanese chirashi movie posters.

Regular readers will know how much we love our Japanese chirashi around here 🙂

So let’s hand over to Woody and Buzz and co for TVTA’s 500th post … Toy Story!

As always, thanks for looking 🙂

Toy Story (1995)

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Edit: September 2019. Adding Toy Story 4.

Toy Story 4 (2019)

In other Toy Story news …

Toy Story 2 Japanese Movie Programme cover, centrefold and adverts

: 1999. Toy Story. Japan.

: 1999. Toy Story. Japan.

: 1999. Toy Story. Japan.

: 1999. Toy Story key chains. Japan.

: 1999. Toy Story. Japan.

Disneyland x3. Original 90s Buzz Lightyear toy. DVDs

: Buzz Lightyear original 90s talking toy.

To infinity and beyond! Until next time 🙂

Photographs TVTA. Images scanned by TVTA from private collection. Updated September 2019 with new images.

Japanese Chirashi latest

Posted on March 12, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

TVTA is happy to add some more Japanese chirashi to the collection.

Pan’s Labyrinth. Guillermo Del Toro. 2006.

Pans Labyrinth chirashi. Example a. Front.

Pans Labyrinth chirashi. Example b. Front.

The Phantom Menace. George Lucas. 1999. 3D Re-release 2012.

The Phantom Menace chirashi. Front.

District 9. Neill Blomkamp. 2009.

District 9 chirashi. Front.

The Wind Rises. Hayao Miyazaki. 2013.

The Wind Rises chirashi. Front.

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Isao Takahata. 2013

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya chirashi. Front.

The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013 double feature chirashi.

The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya double feature chirashi.

La Belle et la Bête / Beauty and the Beast. Christophe Gans. 2014.

La Belle et la Bête / Beauty and the Beast chirash. Front and back.

La Vie d’Adèle / Blue is the Warmest Colour. Abdellatif Kechiche. 2013.

La Vie d’Adèle / Blue is the Warmest Colour chirashi. Front and back.

Kill Bill: Volume 2. Quentin Tarantino. 2004.

Kill Bill Vol 2

The Green Hornet. TV series (1966/67). DVD and VHS chirashi.

Green Hornet TV series DVD and VHS chirashi. Front and back.

Ascenseur pour L’échafaud / Elevator to the Gallows. Louis Malle. 1958.

Ascenseur pour L’echafaud chirashi. Front and back.

Killing Zoe. Roger Avary. 1994.

Killing Zoe chirashi. Front.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Chris Carter. 2008.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe chirashi. Front.

Chirashi: Blade Runner, Watchmen, 300, Atomic Blonde, Elle

Posted on January 1, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Latest additions to the Japanese chirashi run.

Blade Runner The Final Cut

300 Watchmen

Atomic Blonde

Elle

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy in Chirashi

Posted on November 24, 2017 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

The Lord of the Rings trilogy trilogy is considered one of the most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with a budget somewhere in the region of $281 million and a filming schedule of eight years. The trilogy received overwhelming praise and won 17 out of 30 Academy Award nominations. TVTA is pleased to present Chirashi poster versions of all three films as advertised and made available in Japan at the time.