“Dressed to Kill” (殺しのドレス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981 (film 1980), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA20
This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the first Japanese cinema release of Brian De Palma’s stylish psycho-thriller Dressed to Kill (殺しのドレス), starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, and Nancy Allen, with music by Pino Donaggio. The film’s Japanese theatrical release is recorded as April 1981 (commonly listed as 4 April 1981, with some Japanese references listing 18 April 1981).
Poster design
A superb, design-forward Japanese one-sheet built around a stark, gallery-like layout: a central framed montage (the trench-coated figure and Angie Dickinson’s close-up split by hard verticals) set against a field of faint English review pull-quotes, with the elegant DRESSED TO KILL title treatment (including the razor motif) and the bold Japanese title 殺しのドレス in vivid red. The blue headline copy at top—「観たら話さない、観たかったら聞かない」—perfectly sells the film’s “don’t spoil it” suspense hook.
It is over 45 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.
