{"product_id":"rocky-ロッキー-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1976-b2-size-51-73-cm-k14-copy","title":"“Rocky III” \/ 「ロッキー3」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G294","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"273\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"144\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eRocky III \/ 「ロッキー3」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sylvester Stallone’s enormously successful 1982 sports drama.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"453\"\u003eWritten, directed by, and starring Stallone, the third chapter follows Rocky Balboa as fame and complacency leave him unprepared for the most aggressive challenger of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"474\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eRocky has become the reigning world heavyweight champion, successfully defending his title while enjoying wealth, celebrity, and domestic happiness with Adrian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"812\"\u003eHis comfortable position is challenged by \u003cstrong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"696\"\u003eClubber Lang\u003c\/strong\u003e, an undefeated and ferocious contender whose hunger sharply contrasts with Rocky’s increasingly promotional career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"1113\"\u003eAfter suffering a devastating defeat and losing his trainer \u003cstrong data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"893\"\u003eMickey Goldmill\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rocky’s confidence collapses. His former rival \u003cstrong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"958\"\u003eApollo Creed\u003c\/strong\u003e offers to retrain him, introducing a faster and more instinctive fighting style designed to restore the determination that originally made him a champion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1229\"\u003eThe film was written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eSylvester Stallone\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eIrwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003eSylvester Stallone\u003cbr data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eTalia Shire\u003cbr data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eBurt Young\u003cbr data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eCarl Weathers\u003cbr data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1327\"\u003eBurgess Meredith\u003cbr data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1346\"\u003eMr. T\u003cbr data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003eHulk Hogan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1562\"\u003eThe original score was composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1417\"\u003eBill Conti\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Survivor’s theme song \u003cstrong data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003e“Eye of the Tiger”\u003c\/strong\u003e became an international hit and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1729\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1575\"\u003eRocky III\u003c\/em\u003e was one of the major commercial successes of 1982 and introduced Mr. T and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan to an enormous international cinema audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003eThis dramatic Japanese poster uses an unusually restrained composition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003eblack, gold, white, orange, and cold blue light\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003eThe enormous gold English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1927\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1927\"\u003e“ROCKY III”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"2040\"\u003efills the entire upper margin, giving the design the scale and directness of a championship-event announcement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003eTwo inset photographs appear beneath it. The first shows Rocky embracing Adrian, while the second presents him shirtless in red gloves and wearing the heavyweight championship belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2364\"\u003eThese images establish the two forces defining the character: his emotional dependence upon his family and his public identity as champion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003eThe lower half offers a striking contrast. Rocky lies face down and apparently unconscious on the canvas of a darkened boxing ring. A single blue-white spotlight illuminates his body, abandoned gloves, and the surrounding ropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2803\"\u003eRather than showing victory or combat, the poster focuses on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2711\"\u003edefeat, exhaustion, and the moment before recovery\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it one of the more psychologically charged Japanese designs created for the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2805\" data-end=\"2839\"\u003eThe orange vertical tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2858\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2858\"\u003e「愛されているから戦える」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2871\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2913\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2913\"\u003e“Because he is loved, he can fight.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"2945\"\u003eThe adjacent white text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003e「アカデミー賞に輝く、第1作。\u003cbr data-start=\"2964\" data-end=\"2967\"\u003e遂に、チャンプになった第2作。\u003cbr data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"2985\"\u003eそして第3作は、最強の敵の挑戦を受けた！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3021\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3182\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3182\"\u003e“The first film won the Academy Award. In the second, he finally became champion. Now, in the third, he faces the challenge of his most powerful opponent!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3209\"\u003eThe large Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3222\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3222\"\u003e「ロッキー3」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3288\"\u003eappears in bold white lettering beneath the photographic insets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3290\" data-end=\"3493\"\u003eThe Japanese production block identifies the principal cast and filmmakers, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"3376\" data-end=\"3492\"\u003eSylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Bill Conti, Irwin Winkler, and Robert Chartoff\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3495\" data-end=\"3604\"\u003eThe lower margin carries the original English credits and the studio marks for \u003cstrong data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3603\"\u003eUnited Artists and MGM\/UA\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3606\" data-end=\"3796\"\u003eThe result is a powerful Japanese campaign poster that presents Rocky not simply as an action hero, but as a fallen champion confronting grief, fear, and the necessity of rebuilding himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3798\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3798\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3991\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3837\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example retaining deep black areas, strong metallic-gold typography, clear photographic detail, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4112\"\u003eThere are only light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4114\" data-end=\"4134\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4114\" data-end=\"4134\"\u003eReference: G294.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4136\" data-end=\"4214\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4216\" data-end=\"4342\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4227\" data-end=\"4310\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s first-release 1982 campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4344\" data-end=\"4381\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4344\" data-end=\"4381\"\u003eIt is approximately 44 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4383\" data-end=\"4424\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4383\" data-end=\"4424\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57093693505914,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-21T192509.146.jpg?v=1784629605","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/rocky-%e3%83%ad%e3%83%83%e3%82%ad%e3%83%bc-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1976-b2-size-51-73-cm-k14-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}