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This poster was produced to promote the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"467\"\u003eJapanese-language re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the lower text specifically commemorates the launch of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"559\"\u003eJapanese-dubbed version\u003c\/strong\u003e beginning in \u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"585\"\u003eMay 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"607\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"607\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003eOriginally released in 1977, \u003cstrong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"651\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/strong\u003e — later retitled \u003cstrong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"707\"\u003eStar Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope\u003c\/strong\u003e — remains one of the most important films in modern cinema. Its blend of myth, adventure, science fiction, and visual innovation reshaped the global film industry and established one of the most enduring franchises in movie history. By the time of this 1982 Japanese re-release, the film had already become an international phenomenon, and this campaign helped reintroduce it to audiences in Japan in dubbed form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003eFor collectors, Japanese re-release posters from this early period are especially appealing because they document the film’s first wave of continued theatrical life, when \u003cstrong data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1307\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/strong\u003e had already become a cultural landmark but still belonged to its original classic era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1413\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1413\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1861\"\u003eThis is one of the most recognisable and beloved \u003cstrong data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/strong\u003e images ever used: the iconic romantic-adventure composition with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eLuke Skywalker\u003c\/strong\u003e raising the lightsaber above \u003cstrong data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003ePrincess Leia\u003c\/strong\u003e, set against the looming shadow of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003eDarth Vader\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003eDeath Star\u003c\/strong\u003e, starfighters, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1721\"\u003eC-3PO \/ R2-D2\u003c\/strong\u003e completing the scene. The image carries immense nostalgic power and has become inseparable from the early visual identity of the franchise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2266\"\u003eWhat makes this Japanese version especially attractive is the clean \u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1947\"\u003ewhite border\u003c\/strong\u003e, the large blue \u003cstrong data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1977\"\u003eSTAR WARS\u003c\/strong\u003e title at lower right, and the red \u003cstrong data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2020\"\u003e日本語版\u003c\/strong\u003e marking, which clearly identifies it as the dubbed-version release. The combination of internationally famous artwork and distinctly Japanese release text gives the poster strong crossover appeal between Hollywood and Japanese poster collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2281\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2281\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2634\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2371\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2636\" data-end=\"2664\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2664\"\u003eover 44 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2666\" data-end=\"2708\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2672\" data-end=\"2708\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2751\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2751\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56838106251642,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-26T081914.486.jpg?v=1777159171","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/star-wars-%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc-%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-za395-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}