{"product_id":"die-hard-ダイ-ハード-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1989-rare-b1-size-72-8-103-cm-ga30-copy","title":"“Die Hard 2” (ダイ・ハード2), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, Rare B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm) GA31","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong\u003eB1 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Renny Harlin’s blockbuster action sequel \u003cstrong\u003eDie Hard 2\u003c\/strong\u003e (ダイ・ハード2), starring \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Willis\u003c\/strong\u003e as NYPD detective John McClane. The film was produced in \u003cstrong\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e and opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e21 September 1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003e20th Century Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet one year after the events of the original \u003cem\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/em\u003e, the film finds McClane at \u003cstrong\u003eWashington Dulles International Airport on Christmas Eve\u003c\/strong\u003e, waiting for his wife Holly’s flight to arrive. He discovers that a group of former military operatives led by \u003cstrong\u003eColonel Stuart\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by William Sadler, has seized control of the airport’s systems as part of an operation to free an imprisoned foreign military leader. With aircraft circling overhead, communications compromised and the airport descending into chaos, McClane once again finds himself as the one man capable of intervening. Directed by \u003cstrong\u003eRenny Harlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was adapted from Walter Wager’s novel \u003cem\u003e58 Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e and also stars \u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Reginald VelJohnson, John Amos and Franco Nero\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA spectacular Japanese first-release composition built around \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Willis’s enormous portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e, the fiery destruction of Dulles Airport and a passenger jet descending through a crimson-black sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcClane occupies almost the entire left half of the sheet, his face dramatically divided between intense illumination and deep shadow. The treatment immediately reinforces the character’s defining combination of \u003cstrong\u003evulnerability, exhaustion and stubborn resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the right side explodes into full-scale disaster imagery: a commercial airliner descends through smoke and fire toward an airport terminal engulfed in an enormous orange-red inferno.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the top, the huge Japanese title \u003cstrong\u003eダイ・ハード2\u003c\/strong\u003e is rendered in brilliant dimensional red lettering, preceded by Bruce Willis’s name and the memorable yellow campaign line:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「また、戦場へ来てしまった運の悪い奴！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— approximately \u003cstrong\u003e“Once again, the unlucky guy has ended up on the battlefield!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese synopsis copy at upper right immediately establishes the new setting:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington D.C. — an emergency at Dulles International Airport. A terrorist group has seized control of the air-traffic system. The airport is completely paralysed and panic spreads — and once again, “that man” is there.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower-right corner reinforces the international branding with the compact \u003cstrong\u003eBRUCE WILLIS \/ DIE HARD 2\u003c\/strong\u003e title treatment, while the extensive original production credits run along the bottom edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003edeep black negative space, Bruce Willis’s monumental close-up, a burning airport, descending aircraft and huge red Japanese typography\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this an exceptionally powerful sequel to the equally striking Japanese campaign for the original \u003cem\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare B1 format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the considerably larger \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese B1 format, approximately 72.8 × 103 cm (28.7 × 40.6 inches)\u003c\/strong\u003e—roughly twice the surface area of the standard Japanese B2 theatrical poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B1 format gives the huge Bruce Willis portrait and airport inferno dramatically greater presence, transforming an already iconic action image into a commanding large-format display piece. Original first-release B1 posters survive in substantially smaller numbers than their standard B2 counterparts, making examples for major late-1980s and early-1990s action classics particularly desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is nearly \u003cstrong\u003e36 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent+ overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster retains \u003cstrong\u003eexceptionally strong colour, contrast and surface presentation\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the deep black field, fiery reds and oranges, Bruce Willis portrait and enormous red title remaining superbly vivid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce framed, this large B1 poster will display exceptionally well.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs, including the front, detail and verso imagery—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57229463159162,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-looking-at-an-art-gallery-wall-2026-09-04T162301.680.jpg?v=1788506662","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/die-hard-%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4-%e3%83%8f%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1989-rare-b1-size-72-8-103-cm-ga30-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}