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The film was released in Japanese cinemas on \u003cstrong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"465\"\u003e13 March 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e, and this horizontal B1 design is one of the most visually distinctive posters from the early Gundam era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"592\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"595\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"642\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the One Year War to its conclusion and condenses the latter part of the original 1979 television series into a theatrical feature. Set against the backdrop of the final conflict between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon, the film follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"917\"\u003eAmuro Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"935\"\u003eChar Aznable\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the crew of \u003cstrong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"967\"\u003eWhite Base\u003c\/strong\u003e as the war reaches its decisive final stage. The film is directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1057\"\u003eYoshiyuki Tomino\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003eYoshikazu Yasuhiko\u003c\/strong\u003e responsible for character design, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1138\"\u003eKunio Okawara\u003c\/strong\u003e for mecha design, and music by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003eTakeo Watanabe\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eYūji Matsuyama\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eThis particular poster is especially striking because it avoids the more usual action-heavy montage of mobile suits and instead presents a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003edramatic deep-space composition\u003c\/strong\u003e dominated by a large spacecraft drifting across a star field. The illuminated interior windows reveal small character vignettes, while the bright starburst near the centre adds atmosphere and scale. The English line running across the top — \u003cstrong data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003e“Yes, my sweet. Yes, my sweetest. 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The long, panoramic layout gives the spacecraft room to dominate the image, while the dark star field, cool metallic tones, and glowing windows create a sense of depth and grandeur that is very different from more standard anime posters of the period. It has \u003cstrong data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2291\"\u003etremendous wall presence\u003c\/strong\u003e and, once framed, will display fantastically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2786\"\u003eThis poster is in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003eexcellent condition overall\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially considering its age. It presents very strongly, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2469\"\u003erich colour\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003eexcellent overall display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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