Toei Manga Festival 1968 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster-H

This is a Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (20" x 58") for the 1968 Japanese theatrical release for a "Toei Manga Festival" (Toei Manga Matsuri). The Toei Cartoon Festival (東映まんがまつり, Tōei Manga Matsuri) is a festival established by Toei Animation in 1967 as a way to showcase their popular children's series as theatrical films during seasonal breaks in the school year (spring vacation, summer vacation, and winter vacation).

This poster highlights the following three popular series from the era:

The World of Hans Christian Andersen (Andersen Monogatari): The main feature shown at the top, this full-length animated film was released on March 19, 1968. It follows a young boy named Hans on a musical journey through various fairy tales, such as "The Red Shoes" and "Thumbelina".

Adventures of Sindbad (Arabian Night: Sindbad no Boken): Featured in the middle, this is an animated adventure film.

Monster Prince (Kaiju Oji): The live-action tokusatsu segment shown at the bottom, which originally aired as a television series.