“The Carpetbaggers” (大いなる野望), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA18

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1964 for the first Japanese theatrical release of The Carpetbaggers (1964), Edward Dmytryk’s glossy, provocative American drama based on Harold Robbins’ best-selling novel. Starring George Peppard as Jonas Cord (a character widely read as loosely inspired by Howard Hughes), the film features an exceptional cast including Alan Ladd (in his final screen role as Nevada Smith), Carroll Baker, Martha Hyer, Bob Cummings, and Elizabeth Ashley. A true product of its era—shot in Panavision and marketed as high-octane adult drama—The Carpetbaggers is often cited as a landmark of 1960s mainstream cinema pushing further into themes of ambition, desire, and moral corrosion than most studio pictures of the period.

Poster design

A stunning, painterly Japanese campaign design with unmistakable mid-1960s intensity. The artwork is built around a sweeping, sensual embrace—rendered in bold, expressive brushwork and deep, saturated colour—set against a dramatic, abstract field of blues and blacks. Along the left edge runs a vertical strip of cast portraits, while the bottom is anchored by the enormous, graphic yellow title 「大いなる野望」, with the English title THE CARPETBAGGERS layered above—pure period typography that looks phenomenal framed. It’s an unapologetically cinematic, adult-era studio poster: glamorous, lurid, and instantly evocative of the decade.

Condition

Condition
Very Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

There is a tiny hole visible (most noticeable from the reverse image). Once framed, this will be barely noticeable and displays beautifully.

It is over 61 years old!

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