“The Dogs of War” (戦争の犬たち), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, United Artists First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O153

This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1980 for the first domestic theatrical release of The Dogs of War (戦争の犬たち), directed by John Irvin and released in Japan by United Artists. First-issue Japanese posters for this adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s mercenary thriller—starring Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, and Colin Blakely—are highly collectible.

Film background
Hired by a conglomerate to topple a West African dictator and install a pliant regime, seasoned mercenary Jamie Shannon (Christopher Walken) assembles a small team for a high-risk coup. The film blends reportage-style realism with tense, tactical action and remains one of the definitive modern mercenary dramas.

Poster design
A fiery, illustration-driven country sheet: Walken’s flinty profile dominates the field, a smoking grenade-launcher cylinder rendered in bold metallic detail at center. Below, a bare-chested gunman fires toward a line of silhouetted soldiers advancing through an inferno. The monumental vermilion title logotype 「戦争の犬たち」 commands the header, while the English title and United Artists crediting anchor the base; Eirin mark present—classic hallmarks of a first-release sheet with dramatic wall presence.

This poster is in excellent condition (please refer to the imagery of the exact poster for sale).

It is over 44 years old.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.