“The Last Picture Show” (ラスト・ショー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA260

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1971 for the first Japanese release of The Last Picture Show (ラスト・ショー), Peter Bogdanovich’s landmark American drama set in a fading Texas town in 1951. Shot in stark black-and-white and adapted from Larry McMurtry’s novel, the film became one of the defining works of the New Hollywood era—an elegy for youth, desire, and the slow death of small-town America.

Design
A superbly minimalist Japan-market design that mirrors the film’s quiet melancholy: a wide field of white space is punctuated by a strip of character portraits across the top, the stark English line “Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…”, and the bold Japanese title 「ラスト・ショー」 anchored over the English logo. At the bottom, the delicate line drawing of the Royal cinema façade completes the concept—an understated but deeply evocative visual metaphor for the “last picture show” itself. A rare, design-forward Japanese sheet with gallery-like presence.

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

This poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1971 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

It is over 54 years old!

Certificate of Authenticity included.