“Altered States” (アルタード・ステーツ), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O232

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1980 for the first Japanese release of Altered States. A genuine cinema display sheet produced for theatres in Japan.

Film background
Ken Russell adapts Paddy Chayefsky’s novel into a visionary sci-fi/body-horror trip: a Harvard scientist (William Hurt, in his debut) plunges into isolation-tank experiments with psychoactive drugs—mescaline, ketamine, LSD—triggering hallucinatory regressions that challenge the limits of mind and matter. Notable as Chayefsky’s final screenplay.

Poster design
Moody and unforgettable: a blazing, vein-lit human silhouette collapses in a corridor as a backlit figure looms behind, while the top band features the iconic sensory-deprivation tank inset. Bold blue-white Japanese title lettering anchors the black base—an arresting composition that captures the film’s psychedelic menace.

Condition
This poster is in excellent condition. Please review the photos (front and back); they show the exact poster for sale.

This poster is over 45 years old.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.