{"product_id":"smokey-and-the-bandit-ii-トランザム7000-vs-激突パトカー軍団-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1981-film-1980-burt-reynolds-sally-field-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“Smokey and the Bandit II” (トランザム7000 VS 激突パトカー軍団), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981 (film 1980), Burt Reynolds \/ Sally Field, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O869","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Hal Needham’s \u003cstrong\u003eSmokey and the Bandit II\u003c\/strong\u003e (トランザム7000 VS 激突パトカー軍団), starring \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Reynolds, Sally Field and Jackie Gleason\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was produced in \u003cstrong\u003e1980\u003c\/strong\u003e and first opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e14 March 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal-CIC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sequel to the enormously successful \u003cem\u003eSmokey and the Bandit\u003c\/em\u003e, the film reunites Bandit with \u003cstrong\u003eCarrie, Snowman and Sheriff Buford T. Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e for another spectacular highway chase. This time, Bandit and Snowman are hired to transport an unusually important cargo—a \u003cstrong\u003epregnant elephant\u003c\/strong\u003e—from Miami toward Texas, inevitably placing them back in the path of Justice and culminating in an enormous confrontation between a convoy of trucks and an army of police cars. Directed by legendary stuntman and filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eHal Needham\u003c\/strong\u003e, the cast also includes \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Paul Williams and Pat McCormick\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fantastic, action-packed Japanese first-release design that focuses almost entirely on the film’s \u003cstrong\u003eautomotive destruction and larger-than-life personalities\u003c\/strong\u003e. The upper half is filled with enormous semi-trucks, police cruisers skidding across the highway and a vehicle spectacularly flipping through the air, immediately selling the sequel as an escalation of the original film’s celebrated stunt driving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre, \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Reynolds\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in his unmistakable cowboy hat, smiling and flashing a peace sign, accompanied by \u003cstrong\u003eSally Field\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e. Smaller imagery includes the famous black Pontiac Trans Am, a convoy of eighteen-wheelers and even the elephant at the centre of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese campaign makes the vehicular spectacle the principal attraction, with bold copy describing the \u003cstrong\u003eferocious collision between a fearless convoy and an elite army of police cars\u003c\/strong\u003e. The enormous red title \u003cstrong\u003eトランザム7000\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the lower section, followed by \u003cstrong\u003eVS 激突パトカー軍団\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately \u003cstrong\u003e“versus the Clashing Police-Car Corps.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan’s decision to market the series around the iconic \u003cstrong\u003eTrans Am\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than translate \u003cem\u003eSmokey and the Bandit\u003c\/em\u003e literally gives the poster a particularly distinctive local identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. The poster retains superb colour saturation, with the red typography, turquoise and orange vehicle imagery and photographic character portraits remaining exceptionally strong. There are only very minor signs of age and handling, with \u003cstrong\u003eno significant condition issues affecting the central artwork or typography\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photo—it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221403771258,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-02T132525.074.jpg?v=1788323141","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/smokey-and-the-bandit-ii-%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b6%e3%83%a07000-vs-%e6%bf%80%e7%aa%81%e3%83%91%e3%83%88%e3%82%ab%e3%83%bc%e8%bb%8d%e5%9b%a3-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1981-film-1980-burt-reynolds-sally-field-b2-size-51-73-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}