{"product_id":"yellow-submarine-ビートルズ-イエロー-サブマリン-original-japanese-b2-movie-poster-1968-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-s8","title":"“Yellow Submarine” (ビートルズ／イエロー・サブマリン), Ultra-Rare Original First Japanese Release Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) S8","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster from the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, George Dunning’s landmark animated Beatles film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough produced and first released internationally in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film opened in Japan in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making this an original first-release Japanese theatrical poster rather than a later revival or reproduction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains one of the defining visual documents of the psychedelic era, combining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beatles’ music, Pop Art, surrealism and experimental animation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in a style developed under art director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeinz Edelmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese B2 is one of the most visually spectacular international designs created for the film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe upper section is filled with an extraordinary field of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack elliptical holes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, through which animated Beatles figures and fantastical characters appear, disappear and tumble through space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the centre, a sweeping white ribbon carries the Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「ビートルズ／イエロー・サブマリン」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside a wonderfully psychedelic campaign line encouraging audiences to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopen their eyes, open their ears and experience the film with their whole body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, the famous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyellow submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e travels across undulating bands of turquoise, blue and green, while the lower section erupts into the surreal world of Pepperland with Beatles figures, strange creatures and intensely coloured organic forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beatles Yellow Submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears prominently with the phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“NOTHING IS REAL.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe entire composition is unmistakably late-1960s: bold, surreal, colourful and completely unlike conventional film advertising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm \/ Cultural Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sends the animated Beatles into the underwater world of Pepperland, where music and colour have been suppressed by the Blue Meanies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film incorporates songs including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Yellow Submarine,” “All You Need Is Love,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” “Nowhere Man”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and others into increasingly surreal animated sequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts radical graphic style became hugely influential and remains closely associated with the visual culture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1960s psychedelia and The Beatles at their creative peak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original Japanese campaign is particularly collectible because it presents this familiar material through a distinctly Japanese graphic treatment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB2 posters were functional cinema advertising, commonly pinned or mounted for display and discarded when the theatrical run ended. Surviving examples now appeal across several collecting fields: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beatles, psychedelic art, animation, Japanese film posters and 1960s graphic design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower-right corner retains the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited Artists \/ ユナイト映画\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e distributor markings and Japanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEirin classification number 44209\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, confirming its period theatrical provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good condition overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egenuinely displayed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and retains evidence of its theatrical use, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epinholes, edge tears, small areas of paper loss, handling creases and minor age-related staining and wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is notable wear at the upper corners and edges, together with smaller losses and pinholes around the lower margins. A small piece of tape\/adhesive is also present on the reverse near the upper edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportantly, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentral artwork remains complete, colourful and visually powerful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the condition issues are concentrated mainly around the margins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce professionally framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The condition has been fully taken into account in our pricing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully; they show the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster from the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a later reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt measures approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51 × 73 cm \/ 20 × 29 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 57 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57185687273850,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-08-20T150211.658.jpg?v=1787205788","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/yellow-submarine-%e3%83%93%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ba-%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a8%e3%83%ad%e3%83%bc-%e3%82%b5%e3%83%96%e3%83%9e%e3%83%aa%e3%83%b3-original-japanese-b2-movie-poster-1968-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-s8","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}