"Rio Bravo" (リオ・ブラボー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1959, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O358
This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1959 for Howard Hawks’s classic western Rio Bravo, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, and Walter Brennan—with a rousing score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Released in Japan by Warner Bros., the film follows Sheriff John T. Chance and his mismatched posse holding the line against a rancher’s hired guns.
Design
A sun-blasted sky swirls over a heroic trio—Wayne, Martin, and Nelson—advancing with six-shooters drawn. The compact montage frames them against the frontier horizon, with the English slug “RIO BRAVO” and the bold red Japanese logotype 「リオ・ブラボー」 anchoring the base. Cast billing runs vertically at the top, echoing period B2 styling.
Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
This poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1959 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
It is over 65 years old!
Certificate of Authenticity included.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
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