“Tickets” (明日へのチケット / Ashita e no Chiketto / “Ticket to Tomorrow”), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2005, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA41

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 2005 for the anthology film Tickets (released in Japan as 明日へのチケット), a rare collaboration between three world-renowned directors: Ken Loach, Abbas Kiarostami, and Ermanno Olmi. The top copy highlights the remarkable fact that all three filmmakers are Palme d’Or winners, positioning the film as a prestige “miracle collaboration” in contemporary world cinema. The poster also notes the film’s status as an official selection of the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival (green Berlinale laurels/logo).

Film background
Tickets interweaves multiple stories that unfold aboard a train travelling through Italy—ordinary passengers whose brief encounters become unexpectedly emotional. The Japanese campaign summarises it beautifully: an “emotional story starting from a single ticket,” as strangers heading toward Rome collide, connect, and reveal private hopes and wounds.

Poster design
A superb, elegant Japanese layout that communicates the anthology structure at a glance:

• Main image (top): three exuberant young men—Scottish football fans from Ken Loach’s segment—leaning out of the train window, capturing movement, youth, and anticipation.

• Map motif (right-centre): a stylised rail map of Italy marking the route through cities like Torino, Milano, Bologna, and finally Roma, reinforcing the film’s journey structure.

• Anthology stills (bottom strip): three blocks of film imagery representing the interwoven stories—an older man haunted by memory, a young man helping a difficult widow, and the rowdy fans mixing with fellow passengers—like snapshots from different emotional registers of the same ride.

• Typography: the large pink title 明日へのチケット anchors the middle with warmth, while the vertical tagline at left reads as a quiet mission statement: “It is a ticket to hope and happiness.”

Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 20 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.