A Japanese advertisement for the film, Philadelphia about HIV and AIDS featuring the faces of the stars of the film, actors Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington against a backdrop of the bridge in Philadelphia; representing an advertisement for the International AIDS Conference in Yokohama in 1995. Colour lithograph, 1994.

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1994
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678549i
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A Japanese advertisement for the film, Philadelphia about HIV and AIDS featuring the faces of the stars of the film, actors Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington against a backdrop of the bridge in Philadelphia; representing an advertisement for the International AIDS Conference in Yokohama in 1995. Colour lithograph, 1994. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Japan] : [Ministry of Health and Welfare], 1994.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 72.7 x 51.4 cm

Lettering

... Philadelphia. Distributed by Columbia Tristar Film Distributors International ... Lettering not transcribed - in Japanese: translation: Combine our powers for the sake of the future. In those times, how kind can people become? AIDS is now a topic of Hollywood movies. The 10th International AIDS Conference 1995 7th - 12th August; Location: Pacifico Yokohama; Patron: Ministry of Health and Welfare; Philadelphia 23rd April (Saturday) Opens at Toei Cinemas nationwide The film poster is used to advertise the 10th International Conference on AIDS in Yokohama between 7th and 12th August 1994 (according to transcription on verso of poster)

Notes

The film was produced in 1993 and deals with HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia; Hanks plays a senior associate at the largest corporate law firm in Philadelphia. He tries to hide his homosexuality and the fact he has AIDS from the other members of the law firm but is later dismissed by the firm's partners during a law case.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 678549i

Copyright note

Ministry of Health and Welfare 1994 Ministry of Health and Welfare Japan 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8916 Japan Tel: 03-5253-1111; http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english 02/09/2009 UkLW UK Transcription from the item

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