"Ran", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Extremely Rare B0 “Samurai Army” Billboard, 102cm x 147cm
Sale price$950.00
Ran (1985) — Original Japanese B0 “Samurai Army” Billboard Poster
This is an original, ultra-rare Japanese B0 “Samurai Army” billboard poster for the first theatrical release of Ran (乱), Akira Kurosawa’s late-career masterpiece.
Printed in a massive B0 format — 102 × 147 cm — this billboard size is among the most desirable formats for collectors and cinema connoisseurs. The expansive scale gives the composition remarkable impact, with ranks of samurai soldiers moving across a dramatic, mist-filled battlefield, punctuated by vivid red banners.
Exceptionally rare: B0 billboards for Ran surface only infrequently, and this atmospheric “Samurai Army” design is one of the most compelling posters created for the film’s Japanese release campaign. It is one of five large-format B0 designs produced to promote the film, a complete group that would have created an extraordinary theatrical display at the time of the premiere.
The poster has been carefully stored for over 40 years and presents very well for a large-format vintage theatrical poster. Please note visible signs of age and handling consistent with its scale and period. Please refer to the images provided—what you see is exactly what you’ll receive.
Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, Ran stars Tatsuya Nakadai and reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear amid Sengoku-era warfare—an epic of betrayal, succession, and the fall of a warlord, staged with Kurosawa’s unmatched command of color, composition, and battle spectacle.
This design captures the scale and choreography of Kurosawa’s battlefield vision: shadowed warriors, long spears, and red military standards advancing across a turbulent landscape—a striking visual expression of the film’s grandeur and impending tragedy.
While Kurosawa is world-famous for his samurai epics, Ran stands among his crowning achievements—grand, operatic, and visually overwhelming.
It is over 40 years old!
This poster is in very good vintage condition. Please review the imagery front and back; it shows the exact poster for sale.
