{"product_id":"star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1205","title":"“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1205","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"547\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese poster printed in 1982 for the first Japanese re-release of \u003cem data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"213\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, issued to commemorate the launch of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eJapanese-dubbed version\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"303\"\u003e15 May 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e, exactly as stated in the lower margin of the poster. While the film had first opened in Japan in 1978, this 1982 campaign gave it a fresh theatrical identity, and this striking country-of-origin design was created especially for that release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"547\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1032\" data-start=\"1029\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1051\" data-start=\"1032\"\u003eImportant note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e many modern reproductions of this design circulate. The example offered here is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1256\" data-start=\"1185\"\u003e100% an original theatrical printing, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a later reprint—so you can buy with confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e—retroactively titled \u003cem data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eStar Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope\u003c\/em\u003e—is George Lucas’s 1977 space opera landmark, the film that introduced audiences to Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, the Death Star, and the wider galactic conflict between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, it remains one of the defining films of modern popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1775\"\u003eWhat makes this poster especially desirable is the artwork by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003eNoriyoshi Ohrai\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Japan’s great poster illustrators. Rather than repeating the standard international one-sheet imagery, Ohrai created a dramatic, deeply atmospheric composition centred on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003eMillennium Falcon\u003c\/strong\u003e, which surges diagonally through space under the looming presence of Darth Vader, with X-wings, TIE fighters, explosions, the Death Star, and the principal characters gathered below. The result is both grand and painterly, and for many collectors it stands among the most memorable Japanese \u003cem data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e images ever produced. It is a poster that perfectly captures the scale, romance, and operatic energy of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1789\"\u003eVery Good. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster for sale. The poster presents beautifully overall, with rich colour, strong contrast, and outstanding display appeal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2183\"\u003eIt is over 42 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2225\" data-end=\"2262\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56905300967802,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-20T093658.999.jpg?v=1779237434","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-original-re-release-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1205","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}