{"product_id":"taxi-driver-タクシー-ドライバー-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1976-b2-size-51-73-cm-p273","title":"“Taxi Driver” (タクシー・ドライバー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P273","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"583\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1976 for the first Japanese theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/strong\u003e, Martin Scorsese’s landmark urban nightmare starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eRobert De Niro\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eJodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"373\"\u003ePeter Boyle\u003c\/strong\u003e. This example is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"428\"\u003emuch rarer Japanese Version B\u003c\/strong\u003e design for the film, making it especially desirable for collectors who want something significantly less common than the standard Japanese release poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eFilm background\u003cbr data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"603\"\u003eReleased in 1976, \u003cstrong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the defining films of New Hollywood and one of the most powerful portraits of alienation ever put on screen. Written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"784\"\u003ePaul Schrader\u003c\/strong\u003e and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"820\"\u003eMartin Scorsese\u003c\/strong\u003e, it follows Travis Bickle, a lonely, unstable Vietnam veteran drifting through the nocturnal violence and moral decay of New York City. With \u003cstrong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"982\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eRobert De Niro’s\u003c\/strong\u003e iconic central performance and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003eBernard Herrmann’s\u003c\/strong\u003e final score, the film became an instant landmark of American cinema and remains one of the most influential works of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1895\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1182\"\u003eThis Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eVersion B\u003c\/strong\u003e poster is strikingly different from the more familiar colour campaign imagery. Instead, it uses a stark \u003cstrong data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eblack-and-white street photograph of Travis Bickle walking alone through Times Square\u003c\/strong\u003e, immediately emphasising the film’s loneliness, grime, and psychological tension rather than its sensational violence. The composition is unusually restrained and elegant, with the Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1614\"\u003eタクシー・ドライバー\u003c\/strong\u003e anchored below the figure, the English title and credits beneath, and the 1976 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1715\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCannes Grand Prix\u003c\/strong\u003e award callout adding further prestige. It is a superb design—minimal, bleak, and deeply in tune with the film’s mood—and far rarer than the standard Japanese poster for the title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1993\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2100\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is over 48 years old!\u003cbr data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56849555521914,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-03-30T162817.589.jpg?v=1774855751","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/taxi-driver-%e3%82%bf%e3%82%af%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc-%e3%83%89%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%90%e3%83%bc-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1976-b2-size-51-73-cm-p273","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}