“The Last Metro” (終電車), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O795

This is an original Japanese B2 movie poster printed in 1980 for the first Japanese theatrical release of The Last Metro (終電車 / Le Dernier Métro), a France drama directed by François Truffaut, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu, with Jean Poiret and Andréa Ferréol.

Film background
Released in 1980, The Last Metro is one of Truffaut’s most acclaimed late works—set in Nazi-occupied Paris, where a theatre company struggles to survive under censorship, fear, and betrayal. Blending backstage drama with political tension and romantic urgency, the film became a major cultural event in France and won multiple César Awards. It remains a defining example of Truffaut’s ability to fuse cinema’s love of performance with the moral weight of history.

Poster design
An elegant, emotionally charged Japanese B2 built around layered intimacy and motion. Deneuve’s face dominates the upper field—softly lit behind a veil-like texture—while Depardieu is seen from behind, creating a sense of distance, longing, and unspoken tension. The lower section introduces the nocturnal world of the métro: blurred tunnel lights and a small, dancing embrace—like a memory or secret—tying directly to the title’s “last train” urgency. The Japanese title 「終電車」 is rendered in bold, brush-like pink across the bottom, giving the sheet a refined art-house presence with strong wall impact.

Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—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.