"Derzu Uzala" (デルス・ウザーラ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H100A

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1975 for Akira Kurosawa’s Dersu Uzala—his poetic, Soviet-Japanese co-production that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. A wilderness epic and humanist fable, it marked Kurosawa’s triumphant return after a difficult period and is revered for its lyrical naturalism and philosophical depth.

Design
A monumental sunset dominates the sheet—an incandescent orange disc against deep crimson, with four explorers rendered as stark silhouettes along the tundra. The minimalist English/Japanese bilingual titling (“A Film of AKIRA KUROSAWA / DERSU UZALA” beneath the giant Japanese headline デルス・ウザーラ) keeps the eye on the elemental landscape. The composition communicates scale, solitude, and the film’s central theme: man measured against nature.

Cult status / film notes
Kurosawa’s only 70mm production and one of his most visually ravishing films; celebrated for Yuri Gantman and Fyodor Dobronravov’s location work and for Kurosawa’s contemplative pacing. Its influence reaches contemporary “slow cinema” and survival dramas alike.

Condition
Excellent (close to near mint). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

This poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1975 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

It is over 50 years old!

Certificate of Authenticity included.