{"product_id":"saturn-3-スペース-サタン-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1980-b2-size-51-73-cm-za656","title":"“Saturn 3” \/ 「スペース・サタン」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA656","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"515\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for the 1980 science-fiction film \u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"198\"\u003eSaturn 3\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in Japan under the far more lurid and memorable title \u003cstrong data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"277\"\u003e「スペース・サタン」\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Space Satan”). With its bold cosmic imagery, ominous robot villain, and distinctly Japanese reimagining of the film’s marketing, this is an especially appealing piece for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"483\"\u003evintage sci-fi\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"514\"\u003eJapanese poster design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"536\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"568\"\u003eStanley Donen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eSaturn 3\u003c\/em\u003e stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"603\"\u003eKirk Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eFarrah Fawcett\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eHarvey Keitel\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set on a remote research outpost in the Saturn system, the film follows a scientist and his younger companion whose isolated existence is shattered by the arrival of a volatile outsider and his terrifying experimental robot, \u003cstrong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eHector\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blending space-age production design, psychological tension, and late-1970s \/ early-1980s science-fiction spectacle, the film has since developed a durable cult following.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1078\"\u003eThe Japanese B2 design is striking and highly atmospheric. Dominating the upper section is the sinister mechanical presence of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eHector\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered with glowing red optics and a looming, almost totemic silhouette against a deep star field. Cutting dramatically across the composition is a massive spacecraft, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eSaturn\u003c\/strong\u003e glows in the upper right, anchoring the image in an expansive cosmic setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1997\"\u003eAcross the centre runs a vivid \u003cstrong data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003ered Japanese tagline\u003c\/strong\u003e, intensifying the poster’s sense of menace and catastrophe. The title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003e「スペース・サタン」\u003c\/strong\u003e is set in a large, angular, futuristic font in the lower half, with bright blue edging that stands out sharply against the dark space background. Beneath this are portrait headshots of the three principal stars — \u003cstrong data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003eKirk Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003eHarvey Keitel\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003eFarrah Fawcett\u003c\/strong\u003e — while a small inset scene at lower left adds another glimpse of the film’s futuristic environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2283\"\u003eWhat makes this poster especially interesting is how decisively the Japanese campaign leans into the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2132\"\u003erobot-horror \/ cosmic menace\u003c\/strong\u003e aspect of the film. Compared with more conventional Western advertising materials, this design feels bolder, stranger, and more graphically inventive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2305\"\u003eCollector appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2308\"\u003eJapanese posters for cult science-fiction titles of this period have become increasingly sought after, particularly when the domestic campaign artwork differs so substantially from the original U.S. or European designs. This example is a superb display piece: visually dramatic, unmistakably period-specific, and highly evocative of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2687\"\u003e1980s Japanese sci-fi marketing aesthetics\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2809\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2706\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2730\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3134\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis poster is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3044\"\u003eover 40 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3048\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3089\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3093\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3134\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57047109763450,"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-2026-07-07T132853.647.jpg?v=1783398660","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/saturn-3-%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9a%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9-%e3%82%b5%e3%82%bf%e3%83%b3-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1980-b2-size-51-73-cm-za656","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}