“Dog Day Afternoon” (狼たちの午後), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA775

This is an original Japanese B2 poster issued in Japan for the theatrical release of Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Sidney Lumet’s classic true-crime drama starring Al Pacino in one of his greatest performances. Inspired by a real-life Brooklyn bank robbery, the film becomes far more than a heist story—an intense, human, and darkly comic pressure-cooker about desperation, media spectacle, and the volatile relationship between police, public, and the people at the centre of a headline. With a superb supporting cast including John Cazale and Charles Durning, Dog Day Afternoon remains one of the defining American films of the 1970s.

Poster design

A brilliantly cinematic Japanese one-sheet that sells the film’s escalating scale and public theatre. The top half shows the street surrounded by police, crowds, and chaos—helicopters overhead—capturing the real-time media frenzy and siege atmosphere. Below, a close-up of Pacino dominates the frame, eyes flicking sideways in that unmistakable mix of fear and defiance, with a shotgun rising diagonally to add tension and urgency. The title 「狼たちの午後」 is rendered in bold red and orange across the centre—graphic, immediate, and incredibly frame-friendly—while the small English title DOG DAY AFTERNOON sits just above. A superb design for collectors of 1970s crime cinema and vintage Japanese typography.

Condition

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

It is over 50 years old!

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