{"product_id":"the-living-daylights-original-release-japanese-james-bond-poster-1987-b2-size-51-x-73cm-c81-copy","title":"“The Living Daylights” \/ 「007 リビング・デイライツ」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F262","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"355\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e1987\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eThe Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「007 リビング・デイライツ」, the fifteenth official James Bond film and \u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"354\"\u003eTimothy Dalton’s debut as 007\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"585\"\u003eIssued for the franchise’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"404\"\u003e25th anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e, this poster presents the film as a major new chapter in the Bond series, introducing a harder, more serious, and more grounded interpretation of Ian Fleming’s famous secret agent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"971\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"609\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"634\"\u003eJohn Glen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eThe Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e follows James Bond as he assists the defection of a senior Soviet officer, only to uncover a larger conspiracy involving arms dealing, intelligence deception, and diamond smuggling. 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