This is an original Japanese B3 poster printed in 1972 for Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark crime saga The Godfather, produced by Paramount Pictures and starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Diane Keaton, with the iconic score by Nino Rota. Japan’s first-run campaign leaned into the film’s operatic scale and prestige.
Design
A pensive side-profile of Brando’s Don Vito dominates the sheet, paired with the classic puppet-hand logotype. The bold シネラマ banner and large white Japanese title 「ゴッドファーザー」 anchor the center, while a strip of scene stills—wedding festivities, ambushes, and family councils—runs along the bottom, echoing the film’s sweep from ceremony to violence.
Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
This poster is an original Japanese theatrical B3 from the 1972 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
It is over 53 years old!
Certificate of Authenticity included.
