"Mayday: 40,000 Feet!" (メイデイ40,000フィート), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N15

This is an original Japanese poster printed in 1976 for the first theatrical release of Mayday: 40,000 Feet! in Japan.

Directed by Robert Butler, this high-altitude suspense drama originally aired as a made-for-TV movie on CBS, but was released theatrically in several international markets including Japan. The film stars David Janssen as a U.S. Air Force pilot forced to step in after a commercial jetliner’s flight crew is incapacitated during a transcontinental flight.

Supporting cast includes Christopher George, Don Meredith, Ray Milland, Broderick Crawford, and Marsha Hunt. The ensemble performance, combined with its ticking-clock structure, made it one of the more memorable TV-airport thrillers of the 1970s.

The Japanese poster features bold aerial artwork: a massive jetliner screaming across a swirling stratosphere, with impact stills showing cockpit tension and onboard drama. The Japanese tagline at top reads:

SOS! SOS! 巨大な危機を衝いて 高度1万2千メートルを602便は飛ぶ！
“SOS! SOS! Facing massive danger, Flight 602 flies at 12,000 meters!”

It is over 48 years old!

This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.