“CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE / チャーリーズ・エンジェル フルスロットル”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 FIRST-RELEASE CHARACTER POSTER 2003, RARE LUCY LIU DESIGN, B1 SIZE (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

Rare Original B1 Character Poster | Japanese First-Release Campaign | Lucy Liu as Alex Munday | “Red” Character Design | c. 72.8 × 103 cm / 28.7 × 40.6 in | Excellent Condition

An exceptional original Japanese B1 character poster produced for the first Japanese release of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle in 2003, featuring Lucy Liu as Alex Munday.

This is the striking red character design, with Liu posed against an open blue sky, dressed in black and firing a large flame-blasting weapon across the composition. Beneath her, the enormous metallic Japanese title sits over a field of vivid red ammunition drums, creating one of the boldest images from the film’s Japanese campaign.

The poster perfectly captures the hyper-stylised visual language of early-2000s action cinema: glamour, speed, graphic colour and exaggerated spectacle.

Original Japanese B1 character posters from this campaign are considerably harder to find than the standard B2 release material, particularly individual star designs. The Lucy Liu version is especially desirable for its clean composition and powerful standalone image.

This example survives in Excellent condition, unfolded and unbacked, with superb colour and strong overall presentation.

Key Facts

Film: Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle / チャーリーズ・エンジェル フルスロットル
Director: McG
Principal Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Justin Theroux, Crispin Glover and Demi Moore
Original Film Year: 2003
Japanese Release Date: 28 June 2003
Poster Format: Japanese B1 — c. 72.8 × 103 cm / 28.7 × 40.6 in
Poster Type: Original Japanese first-release theatrical character poster
Condition: Excellent; unfolded, unbacked and unrestored

Japanese Release & Campaign

The poster prominently announces:

「6・28 日米同時公開！」

— “6.28 — Opening simultaneously in Japan and the U.S.!”

The line places the sheet firmly within the original 2003 theatrical campaign and emphasises the film’s positioning as a major international event release.

This is an individual character poster, rather than the standard ensemble release design, created to highlight Lucy Liu separately as one of the film’s three principal Angels.

Lucy Liu as Alex Munday

Lucy Liu’s Alex Munday was one of the defining characters of the Charlie’s Angels film revival.

This design emphasises Alex’s cool, controlled physicality. Liu is shown in a wide action stance with her hair blown backwards, gripping an oversized weapon and firing a huge burst of flame beyond the edge of the image.

The styling is glamorous but deliberately aggressive, making the poster as much an action portrait as a star image.

By 2003, Liu had become an internationally recognisable screen presence through Ally McBeal, Charlie’s Angels and Shanghai Noon, shortly before her celebrated appearance as O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

For collectors, this therefore works particularly well as both original Japanese theatrical material and a large-format Lucy Liu character portrait.

Design Notes

Lucy Liu as the central figure: Liu dominates the upper composition, dressed in black against a pale blue sky. The restrained background gives her figure exceptional visual clarity.

The flame burst: The weapon projects an enormous yellow-orange blast towards the upper-right corner, creating the poster’s strongest point of movement.

The red lower field: Large red ammunition drums fill the lower portion of the design and establish the distinctive “red” identity of this character poster.

The Japanese title: The enormous metallic white-and-red:

「チャーリーズ・エンジェル フルスロットル」

is rendered in strongly dimensional typography typical of major early-2000s studio campaigns.

The date line:
「6・28 日米同時公開！」
is positioned prominently beneath the title.

Sony branding: The original Sony Pictures Entertainment distribution information and period official website remain printed at the bottom.

The Japanese B1 Format & Rarity

The Japanese B1 format measures approximately 72.8 × 103 cm, roughly twice the surface area of the standard Japanese B2 poster.

The larger scale is particularly effective with a character design like this. Lucy Liu becomes almost life-size in presence, while the oversized typography and flame effect have tremendous visual impact.

Original B1 character posters are substantially more difficult to source than the corresponding B2 material, and individual star designs are scarcer still.

Certificate of Authenticity included.

Condition

Overall presentation: Excellent

Please refer carefully to the photographs, as this is the exact poster offered for sale.

Once framed, the B1 format and striking Lucy Liu composition will display exceptionally.

A rare original Japanese B1 Lucy Liu character poster for Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle—a superb piece of early-2000s action cinema, preserved in Excellent condition with exceptional large-format presence.