{"product_id":"terror-of-mechagodzilla-メカゴジラの逆襲-original-japanese-movie-poster-1975-toho-first-release-dead-stock-very-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-b122-1","title":"“Terror of Mechagodzilla” (メカゴジラの逆襲), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Toho First Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B122","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"536\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"245\"\u003efirst release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"274\"\u003eTerror of Mechagodzilla\u003c\/em\u003e (メカゴジラの逆襲), produced and distributed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"323\"\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e. As the \u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"378\"\u003efinal film of the Showa-era Godzilla cycle\u003c\/strong\u003e, first-release posters for this title are consistently sought-after—and finding one in true \u003cstrong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"499\"\u003eunused cinema dead-stock\u003c\/strong\u003e condition is another level entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"588\"\u003eIshirō Honda\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eTerror of Mechagodzilla\u003c\/em\u003e marked Honda’s return to the series after nearly a decade away, following foundational classics like \u003cem data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/em\u003e (1954) and \u003cem data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eMothra vs. Godzilla\u003c\/em\u003e (1964). A direct sequel to \u003cem data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"816\"\u003eGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), the film brings back the \u003cstrong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"880\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBlack Hole Planet 3 Aliens\u003c\/strong\u003e and their resurrected, upgraded \u003cstrong data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"930\"\u003eMechagodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e, now armed with even deadlier weaponry. Godzilla must confront this mechanical doppelgänger while also facing a new kaiju threat: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1077\"\u003eTitanosaurus\u003c\/strong\u003e, a massive aquatic dinosaur manipulated through human science under alien control. Darker in tone and charged with end-of-era urgency, it’s widely regarded as one of the strongest late-Showa entries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"2072\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003eThis is classic mid-70s Toho spectacle: a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003ethree-kaiju confrontation\u003c\/strong\u003e staged above a burning cityscape. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eMechagodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the left with metallic menace, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eTitanosaurus\u003c\/strong\u003e rises in the centre like a crimson sea-dragon, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1544\"\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/strong\u003e battles from the right as energy beams and atomic breath slice through smoke and sky. The flying saucers in the background are a perfect finishing touch—pure Showa science-fiction chaos.\u003cbr data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1734\"\u003eAcross the lower field, the huge red title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1791\"\u003e「メカゴジラの逆襲」\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors the composition with bold, poster-shop impact, while the cast portraits along the bottom margin tie the monster mayhem back to the human\/alien conflict at the heart of the story. It’s a dynamic, high-colour design that feels like a final exclamation mark on the Showa era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2642\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003eRarity and condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2101\"\u003eThis particular example is exceptional: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2169\"\u003eunused cinema dead-stock\u003c\/strong\u003e, sourced directly from the remaining inventory of a theatre that has since closed. Because it was never displayed, the presentation is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2305\" data-end=\"2334\"\u003eclean, crisp, and refined\u003c\/strong\u003e, with striking “gallery wall” impact—especially in a design that balances dense, saturated action above with wide areas of pale space below. Dead-stock first-release Toho B2s from the 1970s are genuinely difficult to secure, and this is exactly the kind of high-grade survivor collectors wait years to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2770\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2656\"\u003eExcellent, close to Near Mint (Unused “Dead Stock”). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3074\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"2993\"\u003eover 50 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"2996\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3037\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56849568563578,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/IMG_6877_094ccf95-f3cd-41ea-b715-7cd57b73f016.jpg?v=1771824778","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/terror-of-mechagodzilla-%e3%83%a1%e3%82%ab%e3%82%b4%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a9%e3%81%ae%e9%80%86%e8%a5%b2-original-japanese-movie-poster-1975-toho-first-release-dead-stock-very-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-b122-1","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}