{"product_id":"star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-スター-ウォーズ-ジェダイの復讐-ultra-rare-8-up-uncut-printer-s-proof-press-sheet-for-japanese-b5-chirashi-japan-20th-century-fox-lucasfilm-1983-c-53-77-cm-i345","title":"Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐) ultra-rare 8-up uncut printer’s proof \/ press sheet for Japanese B5 chirashi, Japan, 20th Century Fox \/ Lucasfilm, 1983, (c. 53 × 77 cm) I345","description":"\u003ch4 data-end=\"601\" data-start=\"415\" data-section-id=\"coqlhy\"\u003eStar Wars: Return of the Jedi (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐) ultra-rare 8-up uncut printer’s proof \/ press sheet for Japanese B5 chirashi, Japan, 20th Century Fox \/ Lucasfilm, 1983, c. 53 × 77 cm\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"656\" data-start=\"603\" data-section-id=\"m1tfm6\"\u003eStar Wars: Return of the Jedi (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"755\" data-start=\"657\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"712\" data-start=\"657\"\u003eUltra-rare 8-up uncut printer’s proof \/ press sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e, Japan, 20th Century Fox \/ Lucasfilm, 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1216\" data-start=\"757\"\u003eAn exceptional uncut Japanese printer’s sheet from the original theatrical campaign for \u003cem data-end=\"876\" data-start=\"845\"\u003eStar Wars: Return of the Jedi\u003c\/em\u003e, preserving \u003cstrong data-end=\"932\" data-start=\"889\"\u003eeight identical B5 chirashi impressions\u003c\/strong\u003e before trimming. Printed in full colour to the front and monochrome to the reverse, the sheet survives with its original technical margins, crop\/registration marks and colour-control bars—features normally removed during production and rarely retained in finished cinema advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1592\" data-start=\"1218\"\u003eThe film opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong data-end=\"1274\" data-start=\"1259\"\u003e2 July 1983\u003c\/strong\u003e through 20th Century Fox, under the Japanese subtitle \u003cstrong data-end=\"1340\" data-start=\"1329\"\u003eジェダイの復讐\u003c\/strong\u003e. Although the English release title had become \u003cem data-end=\"1408\" data-start=\"1388\"\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/em\u003e, the Japanese campaign retained the “Revenge” wording; the title was later standardised in Japan as \u003cstrong data-end=\"1520\" data-start=\"1509\"\u003eジェダイの帰還\u003c\/strong\u003e for the 2004 trilogy DVD release. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"1610\" data-start=\"1594\" data-section-id=\"1gqiu7k\"\u003eWhat this is\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2102\" data-start=\"1612\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"1667\" data-start=\"1623\"\u003e8-up uncut printer’s proof \/ press sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e: a production-format sheet carrying eight B5 chirashi designs arranged for mechanical trimming. Standard Japanese chirashi are generally B5 movie flyers, approximately 18 × 26 cm, often printed as double-sided single sheets; the present object, at \u003cstrong data-end=\"1933\" data-start=\"1916\"\u003ec. 53 × 77 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, retains the larger printer’s format and the surrounding technical areas rather than having been cut down for cinema distribution. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2482\" data-start=\"2104\"\u003eThe sheet is double-sided. The recto presents eight repeated impressions of the red \u003cstrong data-end=\"2213\" data-start=\"2188\"\u003e“THE SAGA CONTINUES.”\u003c\/strong\u003e artwork, with Darth Vader dominating the composition and the lightsaber duel placed against a blue-pink galactic field. The verso repeats the corresponding monochrome chirashi reverse, with film synopsis, cast and staff credits, still photography and promotional text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"2503\" data-start=\"2484\" data-section-id=\"qoxw4m\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2961\" data-start=\"2505\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-end=\"2537\" data-start=\"2517\"\u003eRichard Marquand\u003c\/strong\u003e, with story by George Lucas and screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas, \u003cem data-end=\"2638\" data-start=\"2618\"\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/em\u003e concluded the original \u003cem data-end=\"2673\" data-start=\"2662\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy, bringing together the rescue of Han Solo, the battle over Endor, the second Death Star, and Luke Skywalker’s final confrontation with Darth Vader and the Emperor. Lucasfilm describes the film as the “epic conclusion to the classic trilogy.” \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"3015\" data-start=\"2963\" data-section-id=\"1k4khcm\"\u003ePoster design and Japanese campaign significance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3419\" data-start=\"3017\"\u003eThe front design corresponds to the Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"3075\" data-start=\"3062\"\u003e映画チラシB 表面\u003c\/strong\u003e version recorded in Japanese chirashi archives: the red-and-black Vader composition with the English line \u003cstrong data-end=\"3207\" data-start=\"3182\"\u003e“THE SAGA CONTINUES.”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-end=\"3251\" data-start=\"3231\"\u003eスター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐\u003c\/strong\u003e below.  \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"4380\" data-start=\"4367\" data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4854\" data-start=\"4382\"\u003eExcellent overall for an uncut production sheet of this type. The colour side remains strong and visually striking, with deep reds, blacks and blue-pink highlights retaining excellent display presence. The untrimmed margins show extremely minor and expected production and handling evidence, including light age toning, soft creasing\/rippling, minor edge and corner wear, and small handling marks. The monochrome reverse shows light overall toning and handling consistent with age and format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4942\" data-start=\"4856\"\u003ePlease refer to the accompanying front-and-back photographs of the exact item offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"5202\" data-start=\"5165\" data-section-id=\"rek3bo\"\u003eRarity and collector significance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5486\" data-start=\"5204\"\u003eJapanese B5 chirashi were ephemeral cinema handouts, intended for mass distribution rather than preservation. This sheet is materially different: it preserves the advertising object at the production stage, before guillotining, with the printer’s margins and technical marks intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5812\" data-start=\"5488\"\u003eUncut printer’s sheets of this nature were working materials, typically cut, discarded or retained only briefly for checking. Their survival offers a rare view into the physical production of Japanese theatrical advertising during the first-release campaign for one of the defining films of the original \u003cem data-end=\"5803\" data-start=\"5792\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"6024\" data-start=\"5814\"\u003eA highly unusual and visually commanding piece for the advanced \u003cem data-end=\"5889\" data-start=\"5878\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e collector: at once a Japanese theatrical-release artefact, a printer’s production object, and a striking repeated-image display sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"6042\" data-start=\"6026\" data-section-id=\"ms6den\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"6412\" data-start=\"6044\"\u003eOffered as an \u003cstrong data-end=\"6122\" data-start=\"6058\"\u003eoriginal period Japanese printer’s proof \/ uncut press sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e for the 1983 theatrical release campaign. The double-sided 8-up layout, visible crop and registration marks, colour bars, period Lucasfilm copyright line, and matching Japanese B5 chirashi artwork support its identification as an original production sheet rather than a later reproduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2803\"\u003eIt is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2802\"\u003eover 43 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2805\" data-end=\"2847\"\u003eIt is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2811\" data-end=\"2846\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2890\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2890\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57512701034874,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornaments2026-11-03-06-17.jpg?v=1793654288","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc-%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba-%e3%82%b8%e3%82%a7%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4%e3%81%ae%e5%be%a9%e8%ae%90-ultra-rare-8-up-uncut-printer-s-proof-press-sheet-for-japanese-b5-chirashi-japan-20th-century-fox-lucasfilm-1983-c-53-77-cm-i345","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}