“Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here” / 「夕陽に向って走れ」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Robert Redford / Katharine Ross / Robert Blake, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E254

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here / 「夕陽に向って走れ」, printed for the film’s first Japanese theatrical release in 1970. Japanese film records list the domestic opening as 28 March 1970, with Universal as distributor.

Directed and written by Abraham Polonsky, the film stars Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake, and Susan Clark. It is a politically charged American revisionist Western, based on events surrounding the 1909 pursuit of Willie Boy, and was photographed by Conrad Hall, with music by Dave Grusin.

Film background
Set in the American West in the early 20th century, the film follows Willie Boy, a Native American man whose flight with his lover becomes the subject of a relentless manhunt. Rather than presenting the West in heroic or mythic terms, the film examines power, race, pursuit, and the violence embedded within American frontier history.

Released at the end of the 1960s, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here belongs to the era of the revisionist Western, when filmmakers began dismantling older genre myths and replacing them with more ambiguous, critical, and politically aware narratives.

Poster design
This Japanese B2 poster has a soft, atmospheric design built around layered close-up portraits and desert imagery. The upper section is dominated by the intimate faces of Robert Blake and Katharine Ross, rendered in a hazy, dust-toned palette that gives the sheet a melancholy, romantic quality.

The Japanese title 「夕陽に向って走れ」 appears in large red brush-style lettering across the centre, translating roughly as “Run Toward the Setting Sun.” Beneath the title, a small colour portrait of Robert Redford anchors the cast billing, while the lower portion shows a pursuit scene across an open desert landscape.

The Japanese copy emphasizes the film’s reputation as a provocative new Western:

「タイム誌をはじめ欧米のジャーナリズムが激しく衝撃の話題作！」
“A shocking, much-discussed work praised by Time and Western journalism.”

Another central line reads:

「夕陽よ沈むな——二人だけの明日を求め 荒野を走る青い狼たち！」
“Do not sink, setting sun — blue wolves running through the wilderness in search of a tomorrow for only the two of them.”

The overall effect is restrained and elegant: romantic, political, and tragic, with a distinctly Japanese sensitivity to typography and mood.

Condition
Excellent condition. Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.

This is an original 1970 Japanese theatrical B2 poster.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

It is over 55 years old.

Certificate of Authenticity included.