“Die Hard” (ダイ・ハード), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA462

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1988 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Die Hard (ダイ・ハード), John McTiernan’s 1988 action film produced by 20th Century Fox and starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and Bonnie Bedelia. 

Film background

Based on Roderick Thorp’s novel Nothing Lasts Forever, the film follows New York cop John McClane, who visits estranged wife Holly at her company’s Los Angeles Christmas party in the high‑tech Nakatomi Plaza. When a group of sophisticated thieves led by Hans Gruber seize the skyscraper and take the partygoers hostage, McClane becomes their only obstacle, battling the terrorists floor by floor with limited resources and plenty of wisecracks. Die Hard redefined the modern action movie with its vulnerable, everyman hero and contained “tower under siege” structure, spawning a long‑running franchise and countless imitators. 

Poster design

The Japanese B2 intensifies the film’s high‑rise chaos. Centered on the sheet is the vertical image of Nakatomi Plaza, engulfed in explosions and muzzle flashes as helicopters sweep in from the left and right. At the top, a large monochrome close‑up of Bruce Willis as McClane looks down on the inferno, while a sniper rifle and scope image overlaps the flames. Along the bottom edge, smaller scenes show McClane bare‑foot with machine gun, the hostages cowering, and Hans Gruber and his gang in tense standoffs. Bold red Japanese copy across the top announces that an L.A. high‑tech skyscraper has become a battlefield, and the huge title 「ダイ・ハード」 in bright red katakana dominates the lower third, with the English logo DIE HARD tucked beneath.

This poster is in excellent condition (please refer to the imagery of the exact poster for sale).

It is over 37 years old.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint. Certificate of Authenticity included.