{"product_id":"the-living-daylights-1987-original-japanese-b0-billboard-poster-timothy-dalton-s-bond-debut-ultra-rare-25th-anniversary-bond-release-massive-landscape-format-c-103-145-6-cm","title":"“THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS” (1987) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 BILLBOARD POSTER – TIMOTHY DALTON’S BOND DEBUT Ultra Rare | 25th Anniversary Bond Release | Massive Landscape Format | c. 103 × 145.6 cm","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eThis is an original first-release Japanese B0 billboard poster for \u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eThe Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"345\"\u003e007／リビング・デイライツ\u003c\/em\u003e), the \u003cstrong data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e15th official James Bond film\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"417\"\u003e25th-anniversary entry\u003c\/strong\u003e in the series, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"483\"\u003efirst Bond film to star Timothy Dalton\u003c\/strong\u003e. In Japan, the film opened on \u003cstrong data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"534\"\u003e12 December 1987\u003c\/strong\u003e, and this spectacular oversized poster proudly carries the campaign line celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary and latest 15th installment. Dalton’s debut also launched a brief but highly distinctive Bond era: official Bond sources note that he approached the role with the intention of bringing Ian Fleming’s Bond back to the screen, while the BFI describes his 007 here as grittier, leaner and more subdued than Roger Moore’s, with fewer gadgets, fewer throwaway one-liners, and a stronger Cold War edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003ePrinted in huge \u003cstrong data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eJIS B0 size\u003c\/strong\u003e—approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003e1030 × 1456 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e—this is the largest standard format in the Japanese B series, used for major large-format posters. The sheer scale gives the piece extraordinary presence, and in this dramatic landscape format it has a real billboard impact on the wall. In our experience, this format for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003eThe Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e is virtually never seen; this is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1525\"\u003efirst example we have ever encountered\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is unquestionably one of the rarer Japanese Bond posters we have handled. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003eThe artwork is superb and very much of its moment: a striking photographic montage set over a map background, with Dalton front and centre, surrounded by action vignettes, glamour imagery, and the Aston Martin. It perfectly captures Bond advertising at the end of one era and the beginning of another. Japanese writing on Bond poster history notes that by the late 1980s, photographic collage had become the dominant poster style in Japan and the U.S., making this campaign design an especially interesting example of that transition. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2937\"\u003eThe film itself remains one of the key transitional chapters in Bond history. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003eJohn Glen\u003c\/strong\u003e and written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2360\"\u003eRichard Maibaum\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2386\"\u003eMichael G. Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, it co-stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2464\"\u003eMaryam d’Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies\u003c\/strong\u003e and others. The title comes from Ian Fleming’s short story \u003cstrong data-start=\"2524\" data-end=\"2548\"\u003eThe Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e, first published in 1962, and the film also features \u003cstrong data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"2635\"\u003eJohn Barry’s final Bond score\u003c\/strong\u003e together with the title song performed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2678\" data-end=\"2686\"\u003ea-ha\u003c\/strong\u003e. Official Bond material also notes that \u003cstrong data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003eThe Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e restored \u003cstrong data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2777\"\u003eAston Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e to the series for Dalton’s debut—an especially nice detail given how prominently the car appears in this Japanese poster. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2939\" data-end=\"3564\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2939\" data-end=\"2953\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e condition is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"2995\"\u003every good for the format\u003c\/strong\u003e. As expected for an original billboard poster of this scale and age, it shows edge wear, handling wear along the outer margins, a fold line visible on the verso, age-related toning\/staining, and general rippling\/creasing. The reverse shows the fold line and age discoloration more clearly, but the front still presents extremely well, with bold imagery and excellent overall display appeal. \u003cstrong data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3431\"\u003eOnce framed, it will display excellently\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is also a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3502\"\u003eperfect candidate for professional linen backing\u003c\/strong\u003e. We have fully taken the condition into account when pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3566\" data-end=\"3718\"\u003eA truly \u003cstrong data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3588\"\u003eultra-rare\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese James Bond poster: monumental in scale, visually arresting, and from \u003cstrong data-start=\"3667\" data-end=\"3717\"\u003eTimothy Dalton’s important first outing as 007\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56784505471354,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/living-room-with-a-curved-sofa-and-shrub.jpg?v=1775856043","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-living-daylights-1987-original-japanese-b0-billboard-poster-timothy-dalton-s-bond-debut-ultra-rare-25th-anniversary-bond-release-massive-landscape-format-c-103-145-6-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}