“The Fog” (ザ・フォッグ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Original Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O701

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1980 for the first Japanese cinema release of John Carpenter’s The Fog (ザ・フォッグ)—a quintessential late-Showa horror title and one of Carpenter’s most atmospheric, collector-loved films.

Film background
Originally released in 1980, The Fog is classic Carpenter: a small coastal town celebrates its centennial as an unnatural, glowing fog rolls in—bringing with it vengeful figures tied to a buried act of betrayal. Featuring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Hal Holbrook (with Carpenter’s own score amplifying the dread), it’s a slow-burn masterclass in mood and escalation—beautifully paced, relentlessly ominous, and hugely influential in the modern ghost-story / coastal-horror tradition.

Poster design
One of the strongest Japanese key-visual styles for the title: a towering black silhouette dominates the sheet, the outstretched hand swallowing the frame as a wet-haired, red-eyed apparition emerges from shadow. In the distance, figures materialise through haze—an elegant visual shorthand for the film’s central terror: the fog itself as a weapon and a veil. The minimal palette, painterly mist, and violent red title typography (ザ・フォッグ) deliver maximum impact—graphic, chilling, and unmistakably cinematic.

Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos (front and back); they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 45 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.