"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)
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"Planet of the Apes", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B0 x 3: c. 160 x 310 cm)

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This poster is incredibly rare. It was displayed at the premiere in Tokyo for The Planet of the Apes. The fact that this poster, in this fantastic condition, still exists is a miracle.

B0 x 3: 160 x 310 cm, This poster is the largest format that Japanese posters come in and was used for the first showing in 1968, at a the premiere in Tokyo.

We are very honored to be able to have this amazing, huge poster for one of the most celebrated films in history - The Planet of the Apes.

Japanese premiere billboards - in this case made from three overlapping B0s - are the rarest posters in Japan. Nearly all were displayed and discarded as they took up so much space and were not desirable for Japanese collectors who are extremely space conscious. For a country that prioritized collecting B5 chirashi, this almost 3 meter wide poster is not feasible to display in most Japanese homes. For this poster to exist 56 years later is unbelievable - we have never encountered another copy anywhere.

Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle. Written by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, it stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly and Linda Harrison. In the film, an astronaut crew crash-lands on a strange planet in the distant future. Although the planet appears desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence and speech. The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins.

It is over 56 years old!

This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale. 

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.