“Run Lola Run” (ラン・ローラ・ラン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1999, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) - Gallery

This is an original Japanese B1 theatrical poster produced for the 1999 Japanese release of Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run (Lola rennt, 1998), starring Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu.

This ultra-rare B1 issue is incredibly difficult to find. Measuring approximately 72.8 × 103 cm, it provides twice the surface area of a standard Japanese B2 poster, giving its vivid blue background, cinematic montage, and oversized red lettering exceptional display presence.

Film background

Written and directed by Tom Tykwer, Run Lola Run follows Lola as she races through Berlin to save her boyfriend, Manni. Having lost money belonging to a gangster, he needs 100,000 Deutsche Marks within twenty minutes.

The film presents three variations of the same desperate journey, showing how small decisions and chance encounters can radically alter the outcome. Its repeated situations and changing consequences give the narrative a game-like structure while extending its implications to the strangers Lola encounters.

Rapid editing, animation, split screens, and photographic sequences combine with a driving electronic score by Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil. The film opened in Japan on 10 July 1999.

Poster design

Set against a bright blue field, the composition arranges dozens of images into a tightly organised grid resembling a photographic contact sheet or storyboard.

Live-action stills alternate with animation, aerial views of Berlin, clocks, vehicles, and repeated images of Lola running. Their recurrence echoes the film’s structure, suggesting moments revisited with different possibilities.

An enlarged portrait of animated Lola, with vivid red hair and wide eyes, interrupts the rhythm of the smaller panels. It gives the design a distinctive focal point while emphasising the film’s playful movement between cinematic forms.

Across the top, bold white lettering announces:

「アッと驚く3つの結末！！」
“Three astonishing endings!”

The accompanying line describes Lola’s journey as a “game of life”, promising excitement and applause.

At the bottom, the Japanese title ラン・ローラ・ラン appears in large, sharply slanted red lettering. Its forward lean reinforces the sense of speed, while its colour picks up Lola’s unmistakable hair.

A final tagline reads:

「走れ、ローラ！愛のために」
“Run, Lola! For love.”

Cultural significance

Run Lola Run became an international breakthrough for Tykwer and Potente, bringing experimental storytelling and the energy of electronic music into an accessible thriller. This Japanese design captures that combination particularly effectively, translating the film’s repetition, momentum, and visual invention into a single striking composition.

Condition

Excellent+. The poster retains vivid blues and reds, clear imagery, and excellent overall graphic impact. Light handling creases and marks to the reverse are visible. Please review the photographs—they show the exact poster for sale.

This is an original Japanese B1 theatrical poster produced for the film’s 1999 Japanese release.
It is not a reproduction or a modern reprint.

It is approximately 27 years old.

Certificate of Authenticity included.