{"product_id":"starship-troopers-スターシップ-トゥルーパーズ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1998-b2-size-51-73-cm-za479","title":"“Starship Troopers” \/ 「スターシップ・トゥルーパーズ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA479","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"319\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1998 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eStarship Troopers \/ 「スターシップ・トゥルーパーズ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Paul Verhoeven’s visually groundbreaking military science-fiction satire.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"653\"\u003eProduced in 1997 and released theatrically in Japan during \u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"400\"\u003eGolden Week 1998\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was loosely adapted from Robert A. Heinlein’s influential 1959 novel. This striking Japanese campaign poster replaces the usual ensemble cast imagery with a single, brutally effective symbol of the conflict between humanity and the Arachnids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"674\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"674\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"874\"\u003eSet in a militarised future governed by the authoritarian United Citizen Federation, \u003cem data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"780\"\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/em\u003e follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eJohnny Rico\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young student who enlists in the Mobile Infantry after graduation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eRico initially joins to remain close to his girlfriend, Carmen Ibanez, who has entered the Fleet Academy. His decision quickly places him within a vast interstellar war between humanity and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1083\"\u003eArachnids\u003c\/strong\u003e, a hive-based alien species commonly known as the “Bugs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1526\"\u003eAfter an asteroid attack devastates Buenos Aires, Rico and his fellow recruits are deployed to distant planets in a series of extraordinarily violent ground campaigns. The soldiers face enormous warrior insects capable of tearing through armour and infantry units with ease, while military propaganda continually presents sacrifice, obedience, and citizenship as heroic civic duties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eBeneath its surface as a large-scale science-fiction action film, \u003cem data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1613\"\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/em\u003e is a deliberately provocative satire of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003efascism, militarism, propaganda, and manufactured patriotism\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its exaggerated news broadcasts, recruitment films, uniforms, and patriotic language mimic the visual grammar of authoritarian political media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003ePaul Verhoeven\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose earlier works included \u003cem data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"1948\"\u003eRoboCop\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"1967\"\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/em\u003e, from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2005\"\u003eEd Neumeier\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2618\"\u003eThe film received an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2398\" data-end=\"2450\"\u003eAcademy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects\u003c\/strong\u003e, recognising its ambitious integration of computer-generated creatures, miniature work, practical effects, and Phil Tippett’s pioneering creature-animation techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2620\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003eAlthough its satirical intentions were misunderstood by some contemporary critics, \u003cem data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2722\"\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/em\u003e has subsequently developed an enormous international cult following and is now widely regarded as one of the most distinctive science-fiction films of the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"3044\"\u003eThis exceptionally stark teaser design abandons character portraits and battlefield spectacle in favour of one unforgettable central image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3257\"\u003eAgainst a nearly black field of deep space, a brilliant orange sun flare radiates from the centre of the composition. Small points of light and suspended particles give the background a vast, hostile atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3377\"\u003eFloating before the light is a standard \u003cstrong data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3332\"\u003eMobile Infantry combat helmet\u003c\/strong\u003e, its hard shell visibly cracked and damaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3379\" data-end=\"3627\"\u003eThe helmet has been completely impaled from top to bottom by the elongated, razor-sharp claw of an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3478\" data-end=\"3502\"\u003eArachnid warrior bug\u003c\/strong\u003e. The organic golden-brown limb enters from the top edge, pierces the helmet, and emerges beneath it as a long, lethal point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"3875\"\u003eThe image communicates the overwhelming physical power of the Arachnids without showing an entire creature. The abandoned helmet also functions as a stark symbol of human vulnerability and the enormous cost of the Federation’s interplanetary war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3877\" data-end=\"4035\"\u003eThe dramatic contrast between the metallic helmet, organic claw, glowing sun, and surrounding blackness gives the poster exceptional depth and display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4037\" data-end=\"4077\"\u003eThe large headline across the top reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4079\" data-end=\"4107\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4079\" data-end=\"4107\"\u003e「’98年 G.W. 奴らは、群れでやってくる」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4109\" data-end=\"4120\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4166\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4166\"\u003e“Golden Week 1998: They come in swarms.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4168\" data-end=\"4276\"\u003eThe abbreviated \u003cstrong data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4194\"\u003e“G.W.”\u003c\/strong\u003e refers to Japan’s Golden Week holiday period, during which the film was released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4278\" data-end=\"4302\"\u003eThe main Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4324\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4324\"\u003e「スターシップ・トゥルーパーズ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4326\" data-end=\"4436\"\u003eappears across the lower third in large metallic-gold katakana characters, arranged over two horizontal lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4438\" data-end=\"4514\"\u003eThe text directly beneath the title highlights the film’s creative pedigree:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"4552\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4516\" data-end=\"4552\"\u003e「『ロボコップ』『トータル・リコール』ポール・バーホーベン監督」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4554\" data-end=\"4565\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4632\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4632\"\u003e“Directed by Paul Verhoeven of \u003cem data-start=\"4600\" data-end=\"4609\"\u003eRoboCop\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4628\"\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4634\" data-end=\"4658\"\u003eThe adjacent line reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4660\" data-end=\"4702\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4660\" data-end=\"4702\"\u003e「『スター・ウォーズ』『ジュラシック・パーク』視覚効果 フィル・ティペット」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4704\" data-end=\"4715\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4789\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4789\"\u003e“Visual effects by Phil Tippett of \u003cem data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4765\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"4770\" data-end=\"4785\"\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4791\" data-end=\"5007\"\u003eA dense block of Japanese cast and production credits runs across the lower edge, together with the original distribution and studio marks for \u003cstrong data-start=\"4934\" data-end=\"5006\"\u003eTouchstone Pictures, Buena Vista International, and TriStar Pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5182\"\u003eThe result is an unusually restrained and menacing Japanese science-fiction poster, using a single visceral image to convey the film’s scale, violence, and central conflict.\u003cstrong data-start=\"5184\" data-end=\"5200\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5646\" data-end=\"5659\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5646\" data-end=\"5659\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5661\" data-end=\"5863\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5661\" data-end=\"5685\"\u003eNear Mint condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e An exceptionally well-preserved example, retaining deep black tones, brilliant golden highlights, sharp photographic detail, clean typography, and superb overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5865\" data-end=\"6050\"\u003eThere are only extremely minor signs of age or handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from this period. It would be very difficult to improve upon this example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6052\" data-end=\"6073\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6052\" data-end=\"6073\"\u003eReference: ZA479.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6075\" data-end=\"6153\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6155\" data-end=\"6304\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"6166\" data-end=\"6258\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s first-release 1998 Japanese campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"6259\" data-end=\"6262\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"6268\" data-end=\"6303\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6306\" data-end=\"6338\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6306\" data-end=\"6338\"\u003eIt is now over 28 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6340\" data-end=\"6381\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6340\" data-end=\"6381\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57089412759930,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-20T164657.433.jpg?v=1784533812","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/starship-troopers-%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b7%e3%83%83%e3%83%97-%e3%83%88%e3%82%a5%e3%83%ab%e3%83%bc%e3%83%91%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba-original-japanese-movie-poster-1998-b2-size-51-73-cm-za479","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}