{"product_id":"reservoir-dogs-レザボア-ドッグス-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1993-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1103-copy","title":"“RESERVOIR DOGS \/ レザボア・ドッグス”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 FIRST-RELEASE THEATRICAL POSTER 1993, ULTRA RARE, QUENTIN TARANTINO, B1 SIZE (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltra-Rare Original Japanese B1 | First-Release Theatrical Campaign | Quentin Tarantino’s Landmark Feature Debut | c. 72.8 × 103 cm \/ 28.7 × 40.6 in | Excellent+ Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B1 theatrical poster produced for the first Japanese release of Quentin Tarantino’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReservoir Dogs \/ レザボア・ドッグス\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt more than one metre tall, this extremely rare B1 design combines two of the film’s defining visual ideas: the suited criminal ensemble walking beside a sunlit brick wall, and a stark lower graphic of black silhouettes casting coloured shadows across a widening white field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe enormous English title dominates the centre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRESERVOIR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDOGS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is almost no conventional Japanese advertising copy. Instead, the poster relies on black suits, sunglasses, severe typography and colour-coded imagery to carry the design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese B2 posters for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are already difficult to source. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB1 printing is dramatically rarer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and this is the first example we have encountered in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example survives in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent+ condition for its size and format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, unfolded and unbacked, with deep blacks, bright white typography and vivid colour throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA major piece of original Tarantino theatrical paper from the Japanese first release of one of the most influential independent films of the 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Facts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReservoir Dogs \/ レザボア・ドッグス\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirector \/ Screenplay:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Quentin Tarantino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrincipal Cast:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney and Quentin Tarantino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Film Year:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese First Release:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 April 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster Format:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Japanese B1 — c. 72.8 × 103 cm \/ 28.7 × 40.6 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster Type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original Japanese first-release theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Single-sided\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEirin Mark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original Japanese theatrical approval mark 5109\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent+; unfolded, unbacked and unrestored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Film \u0026amp; Japanese Release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Quentin Tarantino’s first completed feature as director and immediately established many of the qualities that would define his later work: nonlinear storytelling, extended dialogue, pop-cultural references, sudden violence and carefully selected music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story follows a group of professional criminals identified only by colour-coded aliases after a diamond robbery goes disastrously wrong. Rather than showing the heist itself, Tarantino focuses on its aftermath, as the surviving men gather in a warehouse and become convinced that one of them is a police informant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film premiered at Sundance in 1992 and subsequently appeared at Cannes before opening in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 April 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster belongs to that original Japanese theatrical campaign and retains its period production credits, distributor markings and Eirin approval mark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe upper photograph:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The suited ensemble walks beside a red-brick wall, creating one of the film’s most recognisable images. Their matching black suits and sunglasses suggest control and unity before the robbery fractures the group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The huge white \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRESERVOIR DOGS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lettering cuts directly across the centre of the poster, dividing the photographic and graphic sections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower silhouettes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A group of black-suited figures stands within a small white opening, while coloured shadows in pink, yellow, blue and red spread outward beneath them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe imagery echoes the gang’s colour-coded aliases and suggests the breakdown of a group that initially appears uniform.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expanding white field:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The strong geometric shape beneath the figures can be read as a corridor, beam of light or abstract road, giving the lower composition a striking sense of depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe restrained palette:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black, white, red brick and the four coloured shadows give the poster an unusually modern, graphic quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo individual designer is credited on the sheet, so the design should not be attributed to a named artist without further documentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese B1 Format \u0026amp; Rarity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB1 format measures approximately 72.8 × 103 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, around twice the surface area of the standard B2.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese posters for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are normally encountered in B2 format. 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The title becomes almost architectural, while the large areas of black and white make preservation especially demanding because even minor handling is readily visible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall presentation: Excellent+ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease refer carefully to the photographs, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis is the exact poster offered for sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce framed, the B1 scale and stark graphic design will display exceptionally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn ultra-rare original Japanese B1 from the first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—the first example we have encountered in Japan, preserved in Excellent+ condition and representing one of the strongest theatrical designs associated with Tarantino’s landmark debut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57533999317370,"sku":null,"price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/High-riselivingroomwithafeaturewall2026-11-05-14-402026-11-08-15-582026-11-09-16-06.jpg?v=1794208041","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/reservoir-dogs-%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b6%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a2-%e3%83%89%e3%83%83%e3%82%b0%e3%82%b9-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1993-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1103-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}