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Artist / Photographer: Daido Moriyama (森山大道)
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Title: Nippon Gekijo Shashincho / Japan: A Photo Theater (にっぽん劇場写真帖)
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Publisher: Getsuyosha / 月曜社 (Tokyo)
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Year Published: 2018 (Heisei 30) — True First Getsuyosha Edition
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Language: Japanese (with English titles/colophon)
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Format: Hardcover with original Dust Jacket (31 x 23 cm, 224 pages, with rich high-contrast black-and-white plates)
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Condition: Brand New / Unread (新品未読品)
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Inclusions: Hand-signed by Daido Moriyama on the title/flyleaf page in black ink (著者直筆サイン入り)
[OVERVIEW]
A legendary masterpiece of postwar Japanese photography, presented in pristine, unread collector's condition and personally signed by Daido Moriyama.
Originally published in 1968, Japan: A Photo Theater (Nippon Gekijo Shashincho) stands as Moriyama’s groundbreaking debut monograph—the book that permanently altered the DNA of modern street photography. This definitive 2018 edition by Getsuyosha faithfully resurrects Moriyama’s raw, high-contrast, blurred, and grain-heavy vision of Tokyo’s theatrical underworld, avant-garde theater, street performers, and urban grit.
This specific copy is in brand-new, unread condition, accompanied by Daido Moriyama’s authentic, bold hand-signature. For global collectors of photobooks, 1960s Japanese avant-garde, and post-Provoke masterworks, a brand-new signed first printing by Getsuyosha is an extraordinary acquisition.
