“The Virgin Spring” (処女の泉), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1978 (film 1960), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O855

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1978 for the Japanese re-release of Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan / 処女の泉).

Directed by Ingmar Bergman, the film is one of the defining works of Scandinavian cinema—an austere medieval morality tale of innocence, violence, vengeance, and spiritual reckoning. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and remains a foundational influence on later filmmakers and modern genre cinema.

Poster design
A powerful, atmospheric Japanese design: a serene, monumental female profile floats over a Nordic sunset landscape, contrasted with a sword-bearing hand, a wounded figure, and a lone rider silhouetted along the shoreline. The bold vertical title 処女の泉 in green anchors the left side, while the right-side copy praises it as a pinnacle of film art. The result is an exceptionally cinematic, frame-ready composition—elegant, haunting, and unmistakably “arthouse Japan” in its late-1970s presentation.

It is over 47 years old!

Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.