{"product_id":"star-trek-the-motion-picture-スター-トレック-original-japanese-movie-poster-1980-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-j97","title":"“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” \/ 「スター・トレック」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) J97","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the first Japanese release of \u003cem\u003eStar Trek: The Motion Picture\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 「スター・トレック」, Robert Wise’s landmark 1979 science-fiction epic, released theatrically in Japan in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film marked the first cinematic appearance of the original \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e cast and launched the long-running feature-film series. This spectacular Japanese poster adapts \u003cstrong\u003eBob Peak’s iconic painted artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining the faces of Kirk, Ilia, and Spock with the newly refitted USS Enterprise, a vast starfield, and monumental columns of rainbow-coloured light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet several years after the conclusion of the original television series, the film begins when an enormous and immensely powerful energy cloud is detected travelling through space towards Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mysterious entity, known as \u003cstrong\u003eV’Ger\u003c\/strong\u003e, destroys everything in its path and appears capable of overwhelming even the most advanced defences available to Starfleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdmiral James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner, assumes command of the newly refitted USS Enterprise and leads the ship on an emergency mission to intercept the approaching phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKirk reunites with Dr. Leonard McCoy and later with Spock, who senses an immense consciousness within V’Ger. The Enterprise crew gradually discovers that the entity’s apparent hostility is connected to its search for its creator and its inability to understand the emotional and imperfect nature of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Wise\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was produced by Gene Roddenberry, creator of the original \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Persis Khambatta, and Stephen Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe production emerged from Paramount’s abandoned plans for a new television series titled \u003cem\u003eStar Trek: Phase II\u003c\/em\u003e. Following the renewed commercial strength of theatrical science fiction during the late 1970s, the project was expanded into a major feature film. It opened in the United States on 7 December 1979 and brought the Enterprise to cinema screens for the first time. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Enterprise was extensively redesigned inside and out, with new sets, uniforms, miniatures, and visual-effects technology created for the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing serious difficulties with the original effects programme, Robert Wise and Paramount brought in Douglas Trumbull and a team that included John Dykstra to complete the ambitious spacecraft and V’Ger sequences. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe orchestral score was composed by \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Goldsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e and became one of the defining musical achievements of the franchise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStar Trek: The Motion Picture\u003c\/em\u003e received three Academy Award nominations, recognising its art direction, original score, and visual effects. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster presents a monumental vision of space built around a vertical spectrum of brilliant colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vast rainbow column descends from the upper edge in bands of pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, and blue. The luminous structure cuts through a deep black starfield filled with distant galaxies, planets, and scattered points of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the coloured beams appear the faces of three principal characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt left is \u003cstrong\u003eAdmiral James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner\u003c\/strong\u003e, his face rendered in warm red and orange tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre is \u003cstrong\u003eLieutenant Ilia, played by Persis Khambatta\u003c\/strong\u003e, her portrait emerging softly from the yellow light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt right is \u003cstrong\u003eSpock, played by Leonard Nimoy\u003c\/strong\u003e, presented in green and blue, with his sharply defined features and distinctive Vulcan appearance forming the strongest of the three portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of different colours for each character gives the composition an almost spiritual or metaphysical quality, reflecting the film’s themes of consciousness, identity, evolution, and the meeting of humanity with an intelligence beyond its understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the portraits, the \u003cstrong\u003eUSS Enterprise\u003c\/strong\u003e travels directly towards the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spacecraft is shown with its newly redesigned saucer section, nacelles, and illuminated hull. Long arcs of pale-blue light sweep outward from the vessel across the starfield, creating a sense of enormous speed and spatial depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Enterprise is relatively small compared with the rainbow structure and surrounding universe, emphasising the scale of the unknown phenomenon faced by its crew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese title occupies the lower centre:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「スター・トレック」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe katakana lettering is rendered in a substantial angular typeface with black interiors and coloured red, yellow, and blue edging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmediately beneath it appears the original English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTAR TREK\u003cbr\u003eTHE MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title treatment reflects the rainbow spectrum above and creates a strong visual bridge between the painted artwork and the Japanese typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal Japanese tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「今こそ 人類の冒険が始まる」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Now, humanity’s adventure begins.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line presents the film as the beginning of a new age of exploration, both for the characters and for the \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e franchise itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original artwork was created by the celebrated American illustrator \u003cstrong\u003eBob Peak\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose signature is visible at the lower right of the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeak was one of the most influential commercial illustrators of the twentieth century and created the principal poster artwork for the first five \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e feature films. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis design for \u003cem\u003eStar Trek: The Motion Picture\u003c\/em\u003e combines character portraiture, geometric light, spacecraft imagery, and abstract cosmic space into a single elegant composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than depicting a conventional battle or action scene, Peak’s artwork communicates the wonder, scale, and philosophical ambition of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vertical rainbow has become one of the most immediately recognisable images associated with cinematic \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e and helped establish the visual identity of the original film series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Japanese version preserves Peak’s central artwork while introducing localised typography, Japanese billing, exhibition information, and the prominent Japanese title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStar Trek: The Motion Picture\u003c\/em\u003e was produced and originally released in the United States in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt received its first Japanese theatrical release on \u003cstrong\u003e12 July 1980\u003c\/strong\u003e under the title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e「スター・トレック」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese release was distributed through Paramount and CIC. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal 1980 Japanese theatrical campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a standard Japanese B2-size theatrical poster, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20.3 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an original period Japanese cinema poster, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood+ \/ Very Good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e This poster was displayed at the time and has condition issues associated with display such as pinholes - please see close up imagery provided. Once framed, this poster will display very well. 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