# 1980s Japanese Retro Cinematic Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Showa 1980s Japanese retro cinematic outdoor capture, an elegant and slender East Asian girl stands on a rough rock, with an imperceptible edge contour light on her body, ultra-low wide-angle telephoto lens, dramatic back shot from bottom to top, and the character is set off by the vast blue sky and soft white clouds. The girl has a cold fox-like facial features, a small V-long face, cold white and transparent skin, {hair_style}, and the short hair is blown by the summer breeze. Wearing a white sailor collar long-sleeved uniform, navy stripe decoration, a white pleated skirt, holding a round sailor hat in one hand in one hand, gently triggering the silk in the other hand, bowing his head to show a {smile_style} to the camera, the corners of his mouth slightly open, and smiling with crescent eyes.

Real outdoor photography, FUJIFILM X100VI, 35mm lens, f/2.8, classic chrome simulation, {film_palette} color palette, medium-frame glue Aesthetics, low saturation cold shade, strong midday sunlight from above the side, white clothing and skin slightly overexposed, soft highlight overflow, hard geometric shadow.

The foreground rock is strongly blurred, ultra-long-angle lens capture, the background blue sky fades, shallow depth of field, slight hand-held shaking, dynamic shadow dragging, old-fashioned CCD low-resolution texture, fine film particles, real optical defects, misty dream core atmosphere, poetic realism, instant capture feeling, slightly unbalanced composition, movie theater snapshot , 9:16 vertical width.

Negative words:

Close up, portrait crop, studio lighting, artificial skin, plastic face, anime style, CGI, 3D render , extra fingers, distorted hands, exaggerated smile, oversaturated colors, modern fashion, messy bac Kground, text, logo
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{hair_style}` | hair style | jewel blue oil bright Lobo retro short hair |
| `{smile_style}` | smile style | bright and natural smile |
| `{film_palette}` | film palette | Kodak Portra 160 |

## About

A detailed prompt for generating a 1980s Japanese retro cinematic portrait, featuring an East Asian girl in a sailor uniform on a rock under a summer sky.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/1980s-japanese-retro-cinematic-portrait-yj15he
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