新網走番外地 大森林の決斗 (New Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Great Forest) 

Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Daishinrin no Kettō (1970), directed by Yasuo Furuhata and distributed by Toei, stars Ken Takakura and Yuriko Hoshi. The poster design emphasizes Takakura’s stoic heroism through contrasting postures, with one figure standing tall with a knife drawn while the other crouches in mid-combat. The orange-to-white gradient background combined with the handwritten red brushstrokes of the title amplifies the sense of tension and masculine resolve. Its vertical composition reflects Toei’s signature yakuza aesthetic, which balances kinetic energy with visual restraint. Culturally, the Abashiri series represents Toei’s late-1960s “ninkyo” action cinema and captures Japan’s postwar fascination with justice, loyalty, and rural stoicism.