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Directed by \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Marquand\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Lucas\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong\u003eMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Mayhew\u003c\/strong\u003e, and remains one of the defining blockbuster finales of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors, Japanese posters for the first trilogy have long held a special appeal, and the \u003cstrong\u003e“Revenge of the Jedi”\u003c\/strong\u003e title variant is particularly significant, preserving a brief but famous phase of the film’s original international marketing before the title was changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the most elegant and instantly recognisable Japanese campaign designs for the film. The composition is built around a \u003cstrong\u003esingle hand gripping a lightsaber\u003c\/strong\u003e, its blade rising vertically through the centre of the image into a brilliant \u003cstrong\u003estarburst\u003c\/strong\u003e at the top edge. Around it, deep black space and a subtle cosmic field create a sense of monumental scale and calm theatrical drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is framed by a fine border, with the bold red header announcing the film as the \u003cstrong\u003ethird and concluding chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e in the series. At the bottom, the large pale-blue \u003cstrong\u003eスター・ウォーズ\u003c\/strong\u003e title is paired with the vivid red subtitle \u003cstrong\u003eジェダイの復讐\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the poster a striking and unmistakably early-1980s graphic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost notably, this example retains the green \u003cstrong\u003eKanazawa Roxy\u003c\/strong\u003e theatre sticker across the lower image area. Rather than detracting, this gives the poster \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic cinema provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e and reinforces its status as a genuine surviving theatrical display piece from the original Japanese run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity and collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Japanese first-release posters for the original \u003cstrong\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/strong\u003e trilogy are consistently sought after, and examples with \u003cstrong\u003etheatre provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e are particularly evocative. 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