“Good Will Hunting” (グッド・ウィル・ハンティング), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA167

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1998 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård. Although the film was produced in 1997, it opened in Japan on 7 March 1998, which matches the awards-season copy printed on the poster.

Film background
Released in the United States in 1997, Good Will Hunting follows a gifted but troubled young janitor from South Boston whose life begins to change when he is pushed into advanced mathematics study and therapy after an assault charge. The screenplay was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and the film became one of the defining American dramas of its era. At the Academy Awards it received nine nominations and won Best Supporting Actor for Robin Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Damon and Affleck.

Poster design
This Japanese poster is beautifully understated and highly displayable. The design centres on the warm, relaxed image of Matt Damon and Robin Williams seated together, smiling in a way that immediately conveys the film’s emotional heart. The large black Japanese title グッド・ウィル・ハンティング 旅立ち anchors the lower section, while the top-right awards burst and the review pull-quotes across the centre place the poster very specifically in the film’s original Japanese release moment. Rather than selling the film through melodrama, it presents it as a humane, intelligent, prestige picture — exactly the tone that made it such a breakout success. The smaller stills along the bottom edge add a nice narrative touch without cluttering the composition.

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

It is over 25 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.