{"product_id":"bullet-in-the-head-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-x-73cm-h161-copy","title":"“Bullet in the Head” (ワイルド・ブリット \/ 喋血街頭), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q222","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed in 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBullet in the Head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ワイルド・ブリット \/ 喋血街頭), John Woo’s powerful Hong Kong action drama. Written, produced, edited, and directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Woo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Yam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese posters for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBullet in the Head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are highly collectible, particularly because the film stands among Woo’s most ambitious and emotionally intense works, combining heroic-bloodshed action with war drama, friendship, betrayal, and political chaos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 1990, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBullet in the Head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows three childhood friends from Hong Kong whose lives are torn apart after they flee to Vietnam during the war. What begins as a desperate attempt to survive and make money becomes a descent into violence, trauma, and moral collapse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften discussed as one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Woo’s most personal and emotionally powerful films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it expands the themes of male friendship, loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal that made his Hong Kong work so influential. Compared with the more sleek urban gunplay of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Better Tomorrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Killer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this film is broader, darker, and more tragic, placing Woo’s operatic action style against the backdrop of war and social breakdown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 is a superbly dramatic release design. The composition is dominated by a battlefield of explosions, smoke, helicopters, and armed confrontation, immediately presenting the film as a large-scale war-action epic. A helicopter cuts across the upper right, while vast red fireballs erupt across the centre of the image, giving the poster a violent, apocalyptic atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower section is rendered in a harsh red halftone style, showing the three central men locked in a tense armed standoff. This strong red treatment captures the film’s central themes of friendship under pressure, violence, and betrayal. Running vertically through the centre is the Japanese copy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「そこでは、友情が生き残らなかった……」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There, friendship did not survive…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eワイルド・ブリット\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dominates the top in large cream-coloured Japanese lettering, with the English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBULLET IN THE HEAD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the original Chinese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e喋血街頭\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e printed beneath. The poster also prominently credits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e製作・監督 ジョン・ウー\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Produced and directed by John Woo”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — making Woo’s authorship central to the Japanese campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a powerful and highly displayable Japanese poster: explosive, emotional, and unmistakably connected to the golden age of Hong Kong action cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos; they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1990 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 35 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56960271516026,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-09T171817.040.jpg?v=1780993118","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/bullet-in-the-head-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-x-73cm-h161-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}