"The Confession (告白)", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 x 73 cm) N131

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1971 for the theatrical release of Costa-Gavras’s political drama The Confession (告白), starring Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.

Adapted by Jorge Semprún from Artur London’s memoir, the film reconstructs the brutal 1952 Prague show trials, exposing the mechanics of forced confessions under a totalitarian regime. Released after Costa-Gavras’s landmark Z (1969), it cemented his reputation for electrifying, socially engaged cinema.

The striking Japanese design presents an intense close-up of Montand with interrogation goggles against a near-black field, the stark white title lettering (告白) amplifying the film’s themes of surveillance, coercion, and truth. Distributor marks and credits are printed along the left margin, with the Warner Bros. shield at lower left.

It is over 50 years old!

This poster is in very good condition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.