{"product_id":"blacula-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-x-73cm-c171-copy","title":"“Blacula” \/ 「吸血鬼ブラキュラ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J276","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"145\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"212\"\u003eBlacula \/ 「吸血鬼ブラキュラ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, William Crain’s landmark American horror film starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eWilliam Marshall and Vonetta McGee\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"571\"\u003eProduced in 1972, the film opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e16 June 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e. This striking Japanese campaign poster combines vampire imagery, sensational promotional copy, and an intense red, blue, black, and cream palette. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"592\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"592\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"744\"\u003eIn 1780, African prince \u003cstrong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"631\"\u003eMamuwalde\u003c\/strong\u003e and his wife Luva visit Count Dracula in Transylvania, hoping to secure his support in opposing the slave trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"903\"\u003eDracula instead imprisons Luva and transforms Mamuwalde into a vampire, condemning him to remain sealed inside a coffin under the mocking name \u003cstrong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"903\"\u003e“Blacula.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eNearly two centuries later, the coffin is transported to Los Angeles and accidentally opened. Mamuwalde returns to the modern world, where he encounters \u003cstrong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003eTina Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e, a woman who bears an extraordinary resemblance to his lost wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003eAs Mamuwalde attempts to reclaim the love taken from him, a series of unexplained deaths attracts the attention of pathologist \u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1291\"\u003eDr. Gordon Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e and police lieutenant \u003cstrong data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003eJack Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1517\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1374\"\u003eWilliam Crain\u003c\/strong\u003e, from a screenplay credited to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eJoan Torres and Raymond Koenig\u003c\/strong\u003e, with music composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1478\"\u003eGene Page\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1547\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1797\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1797\"\u003eWilliam Marshall as Prince Mamuwalde \/ Blacula\u003cbr data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1600\"\u003eVonetta McGee as Tina Williams \/ Luva\u003cbr data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1640\"\u003eDenise Nicholas as Michelle Williams\u003cbr data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003eThalmus Rasulala as Dr. Gordon Thomas\u003cbr data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003eGordon Pinsent as Lieutenant Jack Peters\u003cbr data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1762\"\u003eCharles Macaulay as Count Dracula\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1974\"\u003eWilliam Marshall gave Mamuwalde unusual dignity and emotional depth, presenting him not simply as a monster but as a tragic figure shaped by enslavement, separation, and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eBlacula\u003c\/em\u003e became an important success within early-1970s Black-led genre cinema. It won the inaugural \u003cstrong data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003eSaturn Award for Best Horror Film\u003c\/strong\u003e and was followed by the sequel \u003cem data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eScream Blacula Scream\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2401\"\u003eThis forceful Japanese poster is dominated by an enormous portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2331\"\u003eWilliam Marshall as Blacula\u003c\/strong\u003e, his head tilted backwards to reveal a pair of prominent white fangs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2403\" data-end=\"2661\"\u003eA wooden stake appears to pierce his chest, surrounded by a stylised eruption of bright red blood. The image combines photographic portraiture with bold hand-drawn horror graphics, giving the central figure the heightened appearance of a pulp magazine cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2780\"\u003eAt lower left, Blacula attacks a terrified woman, his face emerging from the shadows as she recoils in a white dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"3000\"\u003eAt lower right, a group of female figures in purple cloaks appears alongside another dramatically lit portrait. These smaller images expand the design into a dense montage of vampirism, ritual, and supernatural threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3055\"\u003eThe jagged red English headline across the top reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3075\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3075\"\u003e“BLOODSUCKER!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3118\"\u003eThe main Japanese promotional text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3120\" data-end=\"3159\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3120\" data-end=\"3159\"\u003e「吸血鬼史上初の恐るべき\u003cbr data-start=\"3134\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003eブラック・ドラキュラ\u003cbr data-start=\"3147\" data-end=\"3150\"\u003e戦慄の登場！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3161\" data-end=\"3172\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3264\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3264\"\u003e“The terrifying first Black Dracula in vampire history makes his chilling appearance!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3298\"\u003eThe accompanying copy continues:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3375\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3375\"\u003e「ショック！血も凍る怪奇の世界！\u003cbr data-start=\"3318\" data-end=\"3321\"\u003e美女の生暖かい血を求め\u003cbr data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003e地獄からよみがえった悪魔の使いは\u003cbr data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3354\"\u003e野獣の血をもつブラック・ドラキュラ！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3388\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3390\" data-end=\"3546\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3390\" data-end=\"3546\"\u003e“Shock! A blood-freezing world of horror! Seeking the warm blood of beautiful women, an emissary of the devil rises from hell—the savage Black Dracula!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3567\"\u003eThe Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3583\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3583\"\u003e「吸血鬼ブラキュラ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3682\"\u003eappears across the lower section in enormous distressed red lettering with a heavy black outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3684\" data-end=\"3715\"\u003eThe title may be translated as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3717\" data-end=\"3739\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3717\" data-end=\"3739\"\u003e“Vampire Blacula.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3948\"\u003eThe lower billing identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"3770\" data-end=\"3860\"\u003eWilliam Marshall, Denise Nicholas, Vonetta McGee, Gordon Pinsent, and Thalmus Rasulala\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with director William Crain and the Warner Bros. Japanese distribution marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3950\" data-end=\"4152\"\u003eThe result is an exceptionally vivid example of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4035\"\u003e1970s Japanese horror advertising\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining exploitation-style copy, bold collage imagery, and one of the defining characters of Black horror cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4154\" data-end=\"4167\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4154\" data-end=\"4167\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4355\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4206\"\u003eVery Good+ \/ Excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster retains powerful red, blue, black, and cream colour, clear photographic imagery, strong typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4573\" data-end=\"4760\"\u003eThe reverse shows age-related toning and staining, together with old tape residue near the lower-right edge. \u003cstrong\u003eDespite these points, the poster remains complete and displays extremely well.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4762\" data-end=\"4782\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4762\" data-end=\"4782\"\u003eReference: J276.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4784\" data-end=\"4896\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully, including the reverse, as they show the exact poster and its condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4898\" data-end=\"5036\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4909\" data-end=\"5004\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster from the film’s first 1973 Japanese release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5038\" data-end=\"5070\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5038\" data-end=\"5070\"\u003eIt is now over 50 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5113\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5113\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57101364953466,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-24T074311.198.jpg?v=1784846603","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/blacula-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-x-73cm-c171-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}