Karel Saudek’s astonishing poster illustration for 1970s Japanese sci-fi movie.

• title: Tidal Wave | Nippon Chinbotsu | Nad ostrovy nevyjde slunce | Japan, 1973
• director: Shirô Moritani
• with: Lorne Greene, Keiju Kobayashi, Rhonda Leigh Hopkins

poster design: Karel Saudek, 1978

Karel Saudek was Czech comics artist, illustrator and poster designer. His self-taught style, which was considered too ‘western’ by the Communist state authorities was a reason for Karel Saudek’s persecution and resulted in an absolute ban during 1971-75. From 1966 he has designed 39 movie posters and many of them truly iconic.

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