“ABBA: The Movie” (アバ ザ・ムービー), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O653

This is an original Japanese B2 poster issued in Japan for the original release era of ABBA: The Movie (1977), Lasse Hallström’s cult concert-documentary hybrid following the Swedish pop phenomenon ABBA at the height of their global fame. Part tour film, part fictional chase narrative, it captures the group’s stadium-era peak—an essential artefact of 1970s pop culture and a highly desirable title for music-film collectors, ABBA fans, and design-forward Japanese poster enthusiasts alike.

Poster design
A strikingly modern, minimal Japanese campaign built almost entirely from graphic typography and high-contrast portraiture. Against a deep black field, the four band members appear as a vertical stack of dramatic, spotlight-edged head-and-shoulder profiles—each face cut out with a bright halo-like outline that gives the composition a crisp, almost pop-art finish. The massive vertical “ABBA” lettering dominates the right side in bold white, functioning as both title and design element, while the bottom locks in the film identity with “THE MOVIE” and the stylised Japanese title 「アバ ザ・ムービー」 rendered in a rainbow gradient—pure late-1970s colour optimism. The overall effect is clean, iconic, and incredibly displayable: a poster that reads instantly from across a room.

Condition
Very Good overall. Please review the photos as they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 48 years old!

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