“Moonraker” (007／ムーンレイカー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A6 B

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1979 for the first Japanese theatrical release of Moonraker (007／ムーンレイカー), directed by Lewis Gilbert and distributed in Japan by United Artists (ユナイト／ユナイテッド・アーティスツ). The film is the eleventh entry in the official James Bond series, sending Roger Moore’s 007 from Venice and Rio de Janeiro all the way into outer space to thwart a megalomaniac’s plan to wipe out humanity. Wikipedia+2映画.com+2

Film background
After the space shuttle Moonraker is mysteriously hijacked, MI6 assigns Bond to investigate industrialist Hugo Drax, whose aerospace empire built the craft. The trail leads Bond across Europe and South America, where he teams up with CIA agent Dr. Holly Goodhead and faces returning steel‑toothed henchman Jaws. Drax’s true scheme—launching a fleet of shuttles to a hidden space station, from which he plans to poison Earth and repopulate it with a hand‑picked “master race”—forces Bond into a climactic battle in orbit. Mixing traditional spy thrills with then‑cutting‑edge space‑opera spectacle, Moonraker became one of the biggest box‑office hits in the franchise. 映画.com+1

Poster design
The Japanese B2 showcases the dynamic painted artwork by Daniel Goozee in a tall, action‑packed layout. The central image places Roger Moore’s Bond front and centre in a silver space suit, laser gun drawn, striding towards the viewer along a high‑tech gantry. Flanking him are glamorous space‑station attendants in white outfits, while above his head the gigantic wheel of Drax’s space station frames a star‑filled void. Jaws lunges forward with outstretched hands, and in the background shuttles and astronauts hurtle through pitched laser battles, selling the film’s “Bond in space” hook at a glance. Bold red vertical copy on the left trumpets this as “史上最大の娯楽巨編！” (“the greatest entertainment epic in history!”), while the familiar 007 gun‑logo and thick red katakana title 「ムーンレイカー」 anchor the lower portion of the design.

A particularly appealing feature of this example is the large red and white 「池袋劇場」 (Ikebukuro Gekijō) advertising sticker pasted across the centre of the artwork, with the theatre’s address line 「池袋東口映画街」 and telephone number printed beneath. This snipe was applied by the cinema when the poster was displayed outside the Ikebukuro Theatre at the time of release, providing direct provenance that this copy actually hung in a Japanese movie theatre during Moonraker’s original run.

This poster is in very good / excellent condition (please refer to the imagery of the exact poster for sale).

It is over 40 years old.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.