{"product_id":"die-hard-ダイ-ハード-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1989-b2-size-51-73-cm-za410","title":"“Die Hard” (ダイ・ハード), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA410","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed for the first Japanese theatrical release of Die Hard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ダイ・ハード), John McTiernan’s landmark 1988 action film produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20th Century Fox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBruce Willis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Rickman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonnie Bedelia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Original Japanese posters for the film are highly collectible, and this example is especially desirable in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcellent \/ near mint condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoderick Thorp’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing Lasts Forever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film follows New York cop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn McClane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who visits his estranged wife Holly at her company’s Los Angeles Christmas party in the high-tech \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNakatomi Plaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. When a group of sophisticated thieves led by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans Gruber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seize the skyscraper and take the partygoers hostage, McClane becomes their only obstacle, battling the terrorists floor by floor with limited resources, bare feet, and plenty of wisecracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e redefined the modern action movie with its vulnerable, everyman hero and contained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“tower under siege”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e structure, spawning a long-running franchise and countless imitators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese B2 intensifies the film’s high-rise chaos. Centred on the sheet is the vertical image of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNakatomi Plaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, engulfed in explosions and muzzle flashes as helicopters sweep in from the left and right. At the top, a large monochrome close-up of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBruce Willis as John McClane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks down over the inferno, while a sniper rifle and scope image overlaps the flames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the bottom edge, smaller scenes show McClane barefoot with machine gun, the hostages cowering, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans Gruber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his gang in tense standoffs. Bold red Japanese copy across the top announces that an L.A. high-tech skyscraper has become a battlefield, while the huge title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「ダイ・ハード」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in bright red katakana dominates the lower third, with the English logo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDIE HARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tucked beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent \/ near mint 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 first Japanese 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 37 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":56944288203130,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-04T174918.527.jpg?v=1780562993","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/die-hard-%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4-%e3%83%8f%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1989-b2-size-51-73-cm-za410","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}