“The Last Metro” (追想), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA714

This is an original Japanese B2 poster issued in Japan for the theatrical release of The Last Metro (1980) — released in Japanese as 追想 — François Truffaut’s acclaimed wartime drama set in occupied Paris. Starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu (with Jean Poiret), the film unfolds inside a theatre company struggling to survive under Nazi rule, balancing art, secrecy, resistance, and love. Widely regarded as one of Truffaut’s finest late works, The Last Metro is a landmark of modern French cinema—elegant, tense, and deeply romantic in its portrayal of culture as survival.

Poster design

A striking, concept-driven Japanese one-sheet that merges history, symbolism, and emotion. The central image places a family cycling through a sunlit tree-lined road, framed inside a German steel helmet marked with the SS emblem—a chilling visual metaphor for everyday life trapped beneath occupation. Flames rise across the lower portion, overlaying the film’s French title LE DERNIER MÉTRO, while the Japanese title 「追想」 is set boldly in dark type, creating a powerful contrast against the clean white field. A small inset still at the bottom adds human intimacy, reinforcing the film’s blend of political danger and private feeling. Minimal, graphic, and exceptionally frame-friendly—this is one of those Japanese designs that reads like gallery poster art as much as film advertising.

Condition

Condition
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.