Japan is one of the few countries to release Alice several years after its premiere, 1953 to be exact. But that doesn't mean they did not have RKO promotional material. This is one such item, an eight-page program - and one that I had never seen before until recently.
Original release items from Japan are quite difficult to come by, so I was thrilled to acquire this piece. And I was surprised at how large it is, fully 8 1/2" x 12", which corresponds (most closely) with the standard size kiku 4.
The cover features some art we've seen before, that of the "Up to the Minute News" sheet of legal-sized paper I wrote about here, with an inset of Alice and the Broom Dog from the Tulgey Wood. Even in 1953 the Japanese were ahead of their time highlighting unusual characters.
The remainder of the program (90% in Japanese) features character blurbs with photos of the actors, and a synopsis of the story with song lyrics to boot. All in all a fabulous piece.
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