
"Toho Champion Festival – Godzilla vs. Ghidrah STB", Original Release Japanese Poster 1971, STB Tatekan Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) N9
This is an original Japanese STB (tatekan-style two-panel) poster printed in 1971 to promote the Toho Champion Festival, featuring the re-release of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), newly titled for the event as:
地球最大の決戦 (Chikyū Saidai no Kessen – The Greatest Battle on Earth).
This Toho Champion Matsuri event combined several children’s favourites into a single program, including:
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, also featuring Rodan and Mothra
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Ultraman Returns (帰ってきたウルトラマン)
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The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (昆虫物語みなしごハッチ)
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Kappa Daishō (いなかっぺ大将)
The poster features a striking full-length vertical layout with explosive artwork of Godzilla and King Ghidorah locked in battle at top, Ultraman and twin kaiju in mid-frame, and colourful anime characters including Hutch the Bee and Kappa Daishō near the bottom.
This particular poster is a large-format STB (tatekan)—approximately twice the height of a standard B2—and was typically displayed at the entrance of cinemas. STB posters were printed in limited numbers and survive in very small quantities, making them highly collectible.
This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
It is over 53 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.