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Auction History Result 7m268 STAR WARS Japanese 21x31 1978 two uncut posters in 1, may the force be with you, ultra rare! Date Sold 6/18/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1978 (from the first release of this movie in Japan) Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Japanese Movie Poster (measures 21 1/4" x 31 1/4" [54 x 79 cm]) (Learn More) Star Wars (now known as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"), the classic 1977 George Lucas (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) outer space fantasy action adventure science fiction (sci-fi) epic ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."; "George Lucas, the man who brought you American Graffiti now brings you an adventure as big as the cosmos itself: Star Wars, the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It's a spectacle light years ahead of its time from 20th Century Fox."; "Written and Directed by George Lucas"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Peter Cushing (as Grand Moff Tarkin), Alec Guinness (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO), James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader), David Prowse (billed as "Dave Prowse"; as the man inside the Darth Vader suit!), Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (as R2-D2), and Phil Brown (as Uncle Owen) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never seen this VERY unusual Japanese poster before. It has two identical posters printed on the same sheet of paper, so it seems that it was surely intended for theaters to be able to separate it into two and to have two posters for the price of one. It has printer registration marks in the right border, so it is likely some sort of "printer's test", and it could be that the poster never made it beyond that stage, which could explain why we have never auctioned it before. Beyond what we wrote above, we know nothing. There is a Japanese B2 that has a similar layout that is an "Oscar" style from 1978, so we would assume that this poster is as well. It is surely one of the most rare Star Wars posters! If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here.
UPDATED 06/18/2017: Note that a knowledgeable collector tells us that these posters were used on subways and buses! Condition: very good to fine. The poster was lightly tri-folded at one time and there are "waves" in two areas of the poster, but they are not creases. Otherwise, the poster is in really nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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