{"product_id":"from-russia-with-love-japanese-james-bond-movie-poster-original-release-1964-theatre-used-b2-size-51-x-73cm-i263-copy","title":"“From Russia with Love” (007／危機一発), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, Trimmed from B2 Size (51 × 59 cm) Q12","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese movie poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"181\"\u003e1964\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"216\"\u003efirst Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eFrom Russia with Love\u003c\/strong\u003e (007／危機一発). Originally issued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"292\"\u003eB2 format\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"327\"\u003ecinema-used example\u003c\/strong\u003e with substantial period display history: the \u003cstrong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"479\"\u003etop and bottom were affixed when the poster was displayed over six decades ago and were later cut down\u003c\/strong\u003e, leaving the sheet at approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"530\"\u003e51 × 59 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than full B2 height. It is therefore a \u003cstrong data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"650\"\u003etrue theatrically displayed advertising poster that was actually used\u003c\/strong\u003e, and while the condition is undeniably heavy, the surviving central image remains \u003cstrong data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"773\"\u003ebold, iconic, and highly displayable\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"802\"\u003every strong colour\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"824\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"827\"\u003eReleased in 1963 and first issued in Japan in 1964, \u003cstrong data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eFrom Russia with Love\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"938\"\u003esecond James Bond film\u003c\/strong\u003e produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eEon Productions\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1018\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSean Connery’s second appearance as 007\u003c\/strong\u003e. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eTerence Young\u003c\/strong\u003e and based on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003eIan Fleming’s 1957 novel\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film follows Bond as he is sent to Turkey to assist in the defection of Soviet clerk \u003cstrong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eTatiana Romanova\u003c\/strong\u003e, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eSPECTRE\u003c\/strong\u003e prepares a trap to avenge the death of Dr. No. Following the success of \u003cem data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1302\"\u003eDr. No\u003c\/em\u003e, the sequel expanded the scale, budget, and international reach of the series and became a major critical and commercial success, helping establish Bond as one of the defining screen franchises of the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"2207\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eone of the most iconic Japanese designs created for the title\u003c\/strong\u003e—an arresting composition dominated by the enormous black \u003cstrong data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003e“007”\u003c\/strong\u003e device, with a huge portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1721\"\u003eSean Connery\u003c\/strong\u003e filling the central numerals. Around it are vivid action vignettes—gunplay, seduction, pursuit, helicopter, explosion, and speedboat—while the torn white lower field and sweeping red Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1930\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e「危機一発」\u003c\/strong\u003e deliver exactly the kind of bold mid-century impact collectors want from early Bond paper. The poster also retains its \u003cstrong data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2058\"\u003e総天然色\u003c\/strong\u003e (“full colour”) billing, and despite its hard life as an actual cinema display piece, the surviving artwork still has \u003cstrong data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eexceptional wall presence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"3436\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2222\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2225\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2255\"\u003ePoor \/ heavily cinema-used\u003c\/strong\u003e, but authentic, visually striking, and with a unique story that only a true theatrical survivor can tell. The poster was \u003cstrong data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2412\"\u003egenuinely displayed in a cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003etop and bottom were affixed long ago and subsequently cut away\u003c\/strong\u003e, reducing the original B2 height to approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003e59 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003etop edge shows heavy wear and damage\u003c\/strong\u003e, including old adhesive residue, paper loss, tears, and surface disturbance from display. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2717\"\u003ebottom has also been cut\u003c\/strong\u003e, shortening the lower credits area and leaving the poster in its current \u003cstrong data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2805\"\u003e51 × 59 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e format. There is general fold wear, creasing, handling, edge wear, and age-toning throughout.\u003cbr data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2902\"\u003eVerso shows substantial evidence of real theatrical use, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3004\"\u003eheavy old adhesive\/tape residue\u003c\/strong\u003e, paper disturbance, toning, and strong offset\/ghosting from the printed front—exactly the kind of wear expected from a poster that was actually mounted and used for advertising more than six decades ago. Importantly, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3226\" data-end=\"3255\"\u003emain image remains strong\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3261\" data-end=\"3293\"\u003ecolours are still very vivid\u003c\/strong\u003e, and once \u003cstrong data-start=\"3304\" data-end=\"3324\"\u003ematted or framed\u003c\/strong\u003e, it should display very well while preserving the authenticity and character of a genuinely used cinema poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3438\" data-end=\"3555\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"3449\" data-end=\"3466\"\u003e61 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3466\" data-end=\"3469\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3511\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3511\" data-end=\"3514\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3555\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56774515360122,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-07T140248.726.jpg?v=1775538194","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/from-russia-with-love-japanese-james-bond-movie-poster-original-release-1964-theatre-used-b2-size-51-x-73cm-i263-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}