"8½", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, Federico Fellini, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O786

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1983 for a Japanese re-release of Federico Fellini’s 8½, a Italy / France art-house masterpiece directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni, with Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, and Sandra Milo.

Film background
First released in 1963, 8½ is one of the most influential films ever made—a playful, profound portrait of a director in creative crisis as memory, fantasy, desire, and production reality collapse into one another. Winning major international awards and shaping generations of filmmakers, the film remains the definitive cinematic statement on artistic identity, filmmaking itself, and the fragile line between life and invention.

Poster design
A brilliant, graphic Japanese re-release design that feels like modern art. The composition is split into a deep black upper field and warm cream lower field, punctuated by the ornate purple “8 1/2” numerals—decorative, theatrical, and instantly iconic. Fellini’s name sits above in elegant Roman type, while the lower section collages key imagery: Mastroianni in hat and glasses, hands raised in a gesture like prayer or surrender, framed by glamorous female figures and small vignettes that echo the film’s parade of muses, fantasies, and backstage life. Minimal, witty, and extremely displayable—one of the strongest Japanese revival designs for a European classic.

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

There are two very faint fold lines along the poster - once framed, this poster will display excellently. We have an excellent / close to near mint copy in stock for $200 USD. 

It is over 42 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.