“Be-Bop High School: Final”, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O648

This is an original Japanese B2 poster issued in Japan for Be-Bop High School: Final (1988), the concluding entry in the hugely popular Be-Bop High School live-action film series—an iconic late-1980s Japanese youth / yankī delinquent franchise based on the manga by Kazuhiko Kōuchi. Starring Tōru Nakamura and Kōjirō Shimizu as the legendary delinquent duo, the Be-Bop films became defining pop-culture artefacts of the era—equal parts comedy, swagger, and street-fight bravado—now prized by collectors as quintessential “Showa-to-Heisei transition” cinema ephemera.

Poster design
A bold, graphic, high-design sheet that feels closer to contemporary fashion advertising than standard film promotion. The upper field is dominated by two monumental illustrated portraits—dark, sharply inked faces with heavy pompadours—set against a stark off-white ground, with a single vertical line of red Japanese copy slicing the negative space for maximum tension. The lower half detonates into a solid block of intense crimson, carrying the huge English title “BE-BOP HIGHSCHOOL” with FINAL stamped above—an aggressive typographic statement that perfectly matches the series’ hard-headed attitude. The central credit line (“Starring TALL NAKAMURA…”) and the bold Japanese title 「ビー・バップ・ハイスクール」 anchor it as unmistakably original-era theatrical material, while the small mascot-like graphic at lower right adds a surreal, cult-detail flourish that makes the composition even more memorable. An exceptionally displayable piece—minimal, confrontational, and instantly recognisable.

Condition
Excellent overall. Please review the photos as they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 37 years old!

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