{"product_id":"duel-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1971-stb-size-51x145cm-i34-copy","title":"“Duel” \/ 「激突！」, Original Japanese STB Theatrical Poster, Japanese-Language Version, Steven Spielberg \/ Dennis Weaver, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) B288","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"924\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"821\"\u003erare original Japanese STB theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"834\"\u003eDuel\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「激突！」, Steven Spielberg’s legendary feature-length thriller starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eDennis Weaver\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eThis large-format Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"967\"\u003eSTB poster\u003c\/strong\u003e is especially desirable because it uses one of the film’s most powerful visual ideas at dramatic scale: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1155\"\u003ea terrified motorist dwarfed by the vast, mechanical menace of a pursuing truck\u003c\/strong\u003e. The format’s tall vertical proportions intensify the sense of speed, danger, and inescapable pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003eSteven Spielberg\u003c\/strong\u003e and written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eRichard Matheson\u003c\/strong\u003e from his own story, Duel follows an ordinary salesman, David Mann, as a routine desert drive turns into a relentless nightmare. After overtaking a tanker truck, he becomes the target of an unseen driver whose pursuit escalates from intimidation to attempted murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003eOriginally produced as a television film, Duel quickly gained an international theatrical reputation and became one of Spielberg’s defining early works. Its premise is brilliantly simple: one man, one car, one truck, and an open road transformed into a place of psychological terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"2184\"\u003eThe film is now regarded as a crucial early Spielberg work, anticipating many of the director’s later strengths: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2183\"\u003esuspense built from visual rhythm, ordinary life invaded by primal threat, and a monster-like antagonist defined more by movement and presence than by explanation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2536\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2203\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eThis Japanese STB poster is a superb piece of suspense advertising. The upper section features an enormous close-up of the truck’s wheel bearing down on Dennis Weaver’s desperate figure, his hands thrown upward in panic. The composition turns the vehicle into a near-abstract force of destruction: metal, rubber, dust, and terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2738\"\u003eAt the top left, the English title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2581\"\u003eDUEL\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in bold pink lettering, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2647\"\u003e“starring DENNIS WEAVER”\u003c\/strong\u003e beneath. Near the top centre, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2678\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003e「日本語版」\u003c\/strong\u003e identifies this as the Japanese-language version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3160\"\u003eAcross the middle, the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3040\"\u003e「激突！」\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in violent red brushstroke typography. The title is perfectly suited to the film: sharp, abrupt, and explosive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3365\"\u003eThe lower section shows the tanker and car plunging through a cloud of dust and impact, reinforcing the film’s central visual equation: \u003cstrong data-start=\"3298\" data-end=\"3364\"\u003eman versus machine, road versus survival, pursuit versus panic\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3590\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3385\"\u003eThe STB format\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3385\" data-end=\"3388\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3406\"\u003eSTB format\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most dramatic Japanese poster sizes, measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"3482\" data-end=\"3497\"\u003e51 × 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is far taller than a standard B2 and gives the poster a commanding presence when framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3880\"\u003eFor Duel, the format works especially well. The long vertical composition allows the image to unfold almost like a sequence: the looming wheel, the terrified driver, the title impact, and the crash imagery below. It is a highly displayable format for one of cinema’s great road-thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3882\" data-end=\"4024\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3882\" data-end=\"3895\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3895\" data-end=\"3898\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3898\" data-end=\"3943\"\u003eVery good to excellent vintage condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4026\" data-end=\"4244\"\u003eThe poster was \u003cstrong data-start=\"4041\" data-end=\"4100\"\u003epreviously folded and has subsequently been stored flat\u003c\/strong\u003e. It presents very well overall, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"4138\" data-end=\"4243\"\u003estrong colour, bold red title typography, powerful photographic imagery, and excellent display impact\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4246\" data-end=\"4603\"\u003eThere are visible original fold lines, light creasing, minor surface handling, and small signs of age consistent with a large-format Japanese theatrical poster of this period. A small lower fold split \/ tear is visible in the close-up photograph. These condition points are typical for an original STB poster and have been taken into account in the pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4605\" data-end=\"4655\"\u003eOnce framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4657\" data-end=\"4757\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4668\" data-end=\"4711\"\u003eoriginal Japanese STB theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"4712\" data-end=\"4715\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4721\" data-end=\"4756\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4759\" data-end=\"4787\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4765\" data-end=\"4786\"\u003eover 45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4789\" data-end=\"4830\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4789\" data-end=\"4830\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57041539367290,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_16.jpg?v=1783115557","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/duel-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1971-stb-size-51x145cm-i34-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}