{"product_id":"apocalypse-now-1979-original-japanese-b0-billboard-poster-extremely-rare-massive-format-first-release-99-157-cm","title":"“APOCALYPSE NOW” (1979) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 BILLBOARD POSTER Extremely Rare | Massive Format | First Release | 99 × 157 cm","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"485\"\u003eThis is an original, first-release Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eB0 billboard\u003c\/strong\u003e poster for Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece \u003cem data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e, issued for the film’s initial Nippon Herald campaign in Japan (released theatrically in early 1980). \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"916\"\u003ePrinted in \u003cstrong data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"534\"\u003emonumental B0 size (99 × 157 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e, this billboard-format poster was produced for cinema display and was \u003cstrong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"639\"\u003enever intended for public sale\u003c\/strong\u003e—making surviving examples exceptionally scarce. Even more unusually, this piece has remained \u003cstrong data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"755\"\u003erolled for decades\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is why it presents in \u003cstrong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"816\"\u003esuperb, near-mint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e (a rarity for large Japanese billboards, which are typically folded, edge-worn, or storage-marked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003eVisually, it is pure late-70s dread: an immense blood-red title band carrying the Japanese release title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003e「地獄の黙示録」\u003c\/strong\u003e (“\u003cem data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eRecord of the Apocalypse of Hell\u003c\/em\u003e”), with the banner text noting the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eCannes Grand Prix\u003c\/strong\u003e win and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eDolby Stereo\u003c\/strong\u003e presentation—then, beneath, a fever-orange sky of helicopter silhouettes and the unforgettable confrontation of faces: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1628\"\u003eMarlon Brando’s\u003c\/strong\u003e Kurtz in shadowed profile against \u003cstrong data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003eMartin Sheen’s\u003c\/strong\u003e haunted stare, with the \u003cem data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1722\"\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e logotype slashed across the base like a wound. (The lower credit block shows \u003cstrong data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003e日本ヘラルド映画 \/ Nippon Herald Films\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Japanese distributor.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"2187\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e—inspired by Joseph Conrad’s \u003cem data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"1928\"\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e—stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003eMarlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, and Harrison Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e, won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2066\"\u003ePalme d’Or at Cannes (ex aequo, 1979)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and went on to win Academy Awards for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2129\"\u003eBest Cinematography\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2148\"\u003eBest Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2202\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2202\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003eExcellent \/ Near Mint. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2393\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2314\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2393\"\u003eGuaranteed original vintage Japanese billboard poster (not a reproduction).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2443\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2441\"\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2445\" data-end=\"2473\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2445\" data-end=\"2473\"\u003eIt is over 45 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57155155689850,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/stylish-circular-living-room.jpg?v=1766185829","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/apocalypse-now-1979-original-japanese-b0-billboard-poster-extremely-rare-massive-format-first-release-99-157-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}