"Ran", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Extremely Rare B0 “Burning Castle” Billboard, 102cm x 147cm
Sale price$950.00
Ran (1985) — Original Japanese B0 “Burning Castle” Billboard Poster
This is an original, ultra-rare Japanese B0 “Burning Castle” billboard poster for the first theatrical release of Ran (乱), Akira Kurosawa’s late-career masterpiece.
Printed in a massive B0 format — 102 × 147 cm — this billboard size is among the most desirable formats for collectors and cinema connoisseurs. The scale gives the image extraordinary presence, with the burning castle scene rendered in dramatic, almost operatic intensity.
Exceptionally rare: B0 billboards for Ran surface only infrequently, and this powerful “Burning Castle” design is one of the most striking posters created for the film’s Japanese release campaign. It is one of five large-format B0 designs produced to promote the film, a set that would have made an imposing theatrical display at the time of the premiere.
The poster has been carefully stored for over 40 years and presents very well for a large-format vintage theatrical poster. Please note visible signs of age and handling consistent with its scale and period, as shown in the photographs. Please refer to the images provided—what you see is exactly what you’ll receive.
Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, Ran stars Tatsuya Nakadai and reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear amid Sengoku-era warfare—an epic of betrayal, succession, and the fall of a warlord, staged with Kurosawa’s unmatched command of color, composition, and battle spectacle.
This design captures one of the film’s most unforgettable visual moments: the burning castle sequence, with Hidetora emerging amid flames, smoke, and ruin—a defining image from one of Kurosawa’s most visually overwhelming works.
While Kurosawa is world-famous for his samurai epics, Ran stands among his crowning achievements—grand, operatic, and deeply tragic.
It is over 40 years old!
This poster is in very good vintage condition. Please review the imagery front and back; it shows the exact poster for sale.
