I Shot Andy Warhol Japanese edition front cover Hayakawa 1996 Mary Harron pop art portraits obi intermission books.

I Shot Andy Warhol interior film still domestic scene 1990s cinema Mary Harron interior 1 intermission books.

I Shot Andy Warhol interior SCUM Manifesto Valerie Solanas radical feminism document interior 2 intermission books.

I Shot Andy Warhol interior Valerie Solanas portrait black and white archival interior 3 intermission books.

I Shot Andy Warhol interior film stills figures black and white Factory scene interior 4 intermission books.

I Shot Andy Warhol interior Candy Darling Stephen Dorff blonde sunglasses portrait interior 5 intermission books.

I SHOT ANDY WARHOL — ポップカルト・ブック (JAPANESE EDITION, 1996)

Regular price: $65.00 USD
Regular price
Sale price: $65.00 USD

Shipping calculated at checkout.

1 in Stock, Ready to Ship

Product variants:

Authors: Mary Harron & Daniel Minahan
Translation: Midori Furuya
Original film score: John Cale
Publisher: Hayakawa Shobo (早川書房), Tokyo

Year: 1996. Published December 15. First edition.
Format: Softcover
Language: Japanese
ISBN: 4-15-208052-3
Condition: Fine. Immaculate condition, complete with original obi; no visible damage, marks, or imperfections to the cover, obi, or interior.

I Shot Andy Warhol is the Japanese Pop Cult Book (ポップカルト・ブック) edition associated with Mary Harron's landmark 1996 film, which dramatizes the life of Valerie Solanas and the events surrounding her 1968 shooting of Andy Warhol.

The film occupies an important position within the history of 1990s independent cinema, approaching the Warhol Factory and its surrounding mythology through the perspective of Solanas rather than presenting Warhol himself as the central figure. Harron's direction places questions of authorship, gender, marginality, artistic identity, and the unstable boundary between cultural icon and outsider at the center of the narrative.

Written by Mary Harron and Daniel Minahan, the publication accompanies the film's Japanese cultural and publishing context, with translation by Midori Furuya. The original film score by John Cale, himself a central figure in the history of the New York avant-garde and a former member of the Velvet Underground, further connects the film to the artistic milieu surrounding Warhol and the Factory.

Published by Hayakawa Shobo in Tokyo on December 15, 1996, this first Japanese edition reflects the country's longstanding practice of producing dedicated books around significant international films. The Pop Cult Book format places the film within a broader publishing tradition focused on contemporary cinema, music, art, and countercultural figures.

The Japanese edition is particularly desirable in its complete state with the original obi, the characteristic Japanese paper band that accompanies many books and publications and often contains additional promotional and bibliographic information. Preserved here without damage, it completes the original presentation of the edition.

A compelling piece of 1990s Japanese film ephemera, this edition connects independent American cinema, the mythology of the Warhol Factory, and Japan's distinctive culture of film-related publishing.