{"product_id":"2001-a-space-odyssey-2001年宇宙の旅-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1978-b2-size-51-73-cm-d75","title":"“2001: A Space Odyssey” (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D75","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"172\"\u003eB2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"192\"\u003e1978\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"224\"\u003ere-release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/strong\u003e, Stanley Kubrick’s monumental science-fiction masterpiece. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"344\"\u003eStanley Kubrick\u003c\/strong\u003e and written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"371\"\u003eKubrick\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"396\"\u003eArthur C. Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eKeir Dullea\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"447\"\u003eGary Lockwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"470\"\u003eWilliam Sylvester\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"494\"\u003eDaniel Richter\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the unforgettable voice of \u003cstrong data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"544\"\u003eDouglas Rain\u003c\/strong\u003e as HAL 9000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eThis 1978 Japanese reissue is especially appealing because it belongs to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"661\"\u003epost-Star Wars moment\u003c\/strong\u003e, when Kubrick’s film was reintroduced to audiences as the supreme benchmark of serious science-fiction cinema. The poster itself makes that point explicitly: the lower text block quotes \u003cstrong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"864\"\u003eGeorge Lucas\u003c\/strong\u003e praising \u003cstrong data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"882\"\u003e2001\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the sheet a fascinating extra historical layer and tying it directly to the changing science-fiction landscape of the late 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eOriginally released in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1074\"\u003e1968\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the most important films ever made. Kubrick’s visionary adaptation of Clarke’s ideas transformed science fiction on screen, combining vast cosmic imagery, radical visual effects, and an austere, philosophical approach unlike anything audiences had seen before. Its influence on later directors, designers, and the visual language of science fiction has been immense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1761\"\u003eBy the time of this \u003cstrong data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003e1978 Japanese re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film had already become an established classic. This poster therefore represents not the moment of first discovery, but the moment when \u003cstrong data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1683\"\u003e2001\u003c\/strong\u003e was being presented to a new generation as an enduring work of cinematic art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1780\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1780\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2321\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1820\"\u003esuperb and highly iconic\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese re-release design. The composition is dominated by the great rotating \u003cstrong data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003espace station\u003c\/strong\u003e above Earth, with the elegant shuttle descending toward its illuminated docking bay. The imagery is pure Kubrick: clean, monumental, and technically precise, yet strangely poetic. The large vertical red Japanese copy at left and the huge red title across the lower section give the poster tremendous visual force, while the yellow English \u003cstrong data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2284\"\u003e“2001: a space odyssey”\u003c\/strong\u003e title adds a sharp modernist accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2726\"\u003eA particularly striking feature is the large white panel in the lower middle, which carries the Japanese text quoting \u003cstrong data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2457\"\u003eGeorge Lucas\u003c\/strong\u003e on the importance of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003e2001\u003c\/strong\u003e. That makes this poster more than a simple reissue advertisement: it is a document of how Kubrick’s film was being framed in Japan after the arrival of modern blockbuster science fiction. For collectors, that is a major point of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2832\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2741\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2741\" data-end=\"2744\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2832\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003eThe poster presents very strongly overall, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2940\"\u003erich colour, clean paper, and excellent display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was previously folded and subsequently stored flat. We have taken the condition into account when pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3177\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3155\" data-end=\"3177\"\u003eover 48 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3179\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3264\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3264\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56888554750330,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-15T111304.055.jpg?v=1778811380","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/2001-a-space-odyssey-2001%e5%b9%b4%e5%ae%87%e5%ae%99%e3%81%ae%e6%97%85-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1978-b2-size-51-73-cm-d75","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}