{"product_id":"dog-day-afternoon-狼たちの午後-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1975-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1138","title":"“Dog Day Afternoon” (狼たちの午後), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1138","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"548\" data-start=\"99\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese poster printed in 1975 for the first theatrical release of \u003cem data-end=\"206\" data-start=\"187\"\u003eDog Day Afternoon\u003c\/em\u003e (狼たちの午後), Sidney Lumet’s heist-gone-wrong masterpiece starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, and James Broderick. Distributed in Japan by Warner Bros., the film went on to win the 1976 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Frank Pierson) and remains one of the defining works of 1970s New Hollywood cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"785\" data-start=\"550\"\u003ePrinted for the film’s initial theatrical run, this scarce original B2（半裁）is highly sought after by collectors of Al Pacino material, New York crime cinema, and Sidney Lumet titles—a superb vintage paper piece now half a century old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1160\" data-start=\"787\"\u003eDemand is driven by Pacino’s electrifying performance, Lumet’s gritty vérité direction, and the distinctively bold Japan-only layouts that differ markedly from Western campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1788\" data-start=\"1162\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1179\" data-start=\"1162\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1182\" data-start=\"1179\"\u003eA charged New York street tableau dominates the upper half: helmeted NYPD officers, a news helicopter, and surging onlookers capture the siege atmosphere that transfixed America. The bold, fiery Japanese title 「狼たちの午後」 burns across the center, above a compact English \u003cem data-end=\"1469\" data-start=\"1450\"\u003eDOG DAY AFTERNOON\u003c\/em\u003e logotype. Below, Pacino’s wary portrait anchors the composition, flanked by inset imagery of Sonny and Sal with rifles in hand. Cast and credit blocks line the base, with the Warner Bros. communications mark completing the design. The layout perfectly distills Lumet’s balance of spectacle, tension, and human drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1898\" data-start=\"1790\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1803\" data-start=\"1790\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1806\" data-start=\"1803\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos (front and back); they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1941\" data-start=\"1900\"\u003ePlease also review the close up images!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1964\" data-start=\"1943\"\u003eIt is 50 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2006\" data-start=\"1966\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"2047\" data-start=\"2008\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56844459180410,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-29T085822.832.jpg?v=1777421103","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/dog-day-afternoon-%e7%8b%bc%e3%81%9f%e3%81%a1%e3%81%ae%e5%8d%88%e5%be%8c-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1975-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1138","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}