“Love Story” (ある愛の詩), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O752

This is an original Japanese B2 movie poster printed in 1971 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Love Story (ある愛の詩), directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw.

Film background
Released in 1970 (Japan: 1971), Love Story became one of the era’s defining romantic dramas—an enormously popular tearjerker built around youthful love, class tension, and sudden tragedy. Its simple, emotionally direct storytelling—and the film’s famous line about love and regret—made it a global phenomenon, with the score and imagery becoming instantly recognisable cultural touchstones of early-1970s cinema.

Poster design
A beautifully restrained Japanese B2 that leans into soft winter melancholy: the couple are shown back-to-back in gentle, diffused light, framed by bare branches and a pale, snowy atmosphere. The title 「ある愛の詩」 is rendered in large, expressive brush-style blue calligraphy, with the English Love Story beneath in delicate script. At the top, the tagline reads 「＊愛とは決して後悔しないこと…」 (“Love means never having to say you’re sorry…”), anchoring the film’s emotional hook in a single line. Minimal, elegant, and extremely displayable.

Condition

Very Good . Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 54 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.