“The Deer Hunter” (ディア・ハンター), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M100A

This is an original Japanese B2 movie poster printed in 1979 for the first Japanese theatrical release of The Deer Hunter (ディア・ハンター), a United States war drama directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage, with Meryl Streep (and John Cazale).

Film background
Released in 1978 (Japan: 1979), The Deer Hunter is one of the defining American films about the Vietnam War—structured in three movements: working-class life in a Pennsylvania steel town, the shattering violence of combat and captivity, and the long psychological aftermath. The film became a major awards landmark, winning multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture, and remains celebrated for its performances—especially Walken’s—and its unflinching depiction of trauma and friendship under pressure.

Poster design
A classic Japanese B2 that balances epic scale with intimate emotion. The upper field isolates De Niro in hunting gear against a cold blue mountain landscape—rifle in hand, face set with quiet tension—while the lower montage shifts into memory and consequence: the wedding, the friends together, and wartime flashes rendered as fragmented moments. The huge red brush-style Japanese title 「ディア・ハンター」 anchors the bottom like a wound across the page, with award callouts clustered at left—an elegant, powerful design that captures both the film’s grandeur and its pain.

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

It is over 46 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.

M100