Perfect Blue Poster パーフェクトブルーポスター

This poster is promotional material for the theatrical release of 今敏 Satoshi Kon's 1997 animated psychological thriller, Perfect Blue. 

Although the designer is not identified, the poster depicts a scene from the film with character originally designed by 江口 寿史 Hisashi Eguchi (Japanese Mangaka). The poster incorporates both Japanese and English text. The Japanese text is arranged in both tategaki (vertical writing) and yokogaki (horizontal writing). The text in tategaki provides information for the context of the film, while the text in yokogaki denotes the credits. As for the English text, it communicates the title of the movie, Perfect Blue. Both Japanese and English text use a sans-serif font, creating a sense of minimalism, allowing the viewer to focus on the scene depicted. There is also a contrast of expression between the two versions of Mima depicted. One is warmly lit with a soft expression; the other overlays it and is characterised by an aggressive expression, holding a weapon as if stabbing someone.  

(Spoiler alert: this scene is one where the main character, Mima, is seemingly depicted as having murdered a photographer.)