“Blade” (ブレイド), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1998 (film 1998), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA823
This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1998 for the first Japanese release of Blade (ブレイド), the landmark Marvel adaptation directed by Stephen Norrington and starring Wesley Snipes as the half-human, half-vampire hunter Blade.
A defining late-1990s action-horror film, Blade helped reshape comic-book cinema with its hard R-rated edge, club-scene energy, and sleek gothic style—years before the modern superhero boom fully took hold.
Poster design
A powerful, high-contrast Japanese design dominated by Blade’s imposing, leather-clad portrait against a blood-red field, with the metallic BLADE title cutting across the centre and the Japanese title ブレイド beneath. The lower section includes small scene stills and bold Japanese copy describing Blade’s nature as an “immortal body” and a being who both is human and hunts vampires—while the blade itself glows along the bottom edge, giving the poster a striking, weapon-like visual finish once framed.
It is over 27 years old!
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
