This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 2005 for the first Japanese release of Sin City (シン・シティ), co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller (with special guest director credit to Quentin Tarantino). Based on Miller’s graphic novel series, the film is a hyper-stylised neo-noir anthology starring Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, and Brittany Murphy.
Film background
Released in 2005, Sin City is a landmark in comic-book-to-screen adaptation—translating Miller’s hard-boiled noir universe into stark, high-contrast visuals and interlocking crime stories of corruption, vengeance, and doomed romance. Its radical visual approach—black-and-white photography punctuated with selective colour—made it instantly iconic and hugely influential on the look of mid-2000s genre cinema.
Poster design
A high-impact Japanese design that captures the film’s signature aesthetic: rain-soaked monochrome tones collide with violent red accents—a pistol, the title, and the striking lips motif at the top. The composition layers the main characters in a tight, confrontational montage, with the Japanese vertical copyline reinforcing the film’s brutal, love-and-violence noir mood. The inclusion of the Japanese URL sincity.jp and the seasonal release line “2005.秋” anchors it firmly as an original Japanese campaign piece—sleek, aggressive, and extremely displayable.
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 20 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
