STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE's Japanese Poster From 1982 Is Among The Coolest Things You'll See Today

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE's Japanese Poster From 1982 Is Among The Coolest Things You'll See Today

Posters for the Star Wars franchise are almost always incredible, but a resurfaced one-sheet used to promote the movie's Japanese release in 1982 may well leave your jaw on the floor. Check it out here...

By JoshWilding - Jul 31, 2023 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

It wouldn't be unfair to say that Star Wars movies often divide opinions, particularly when it comes to which of them is best (or worst). 1977's Star Wars (later dubbed A New Hope) remains an undisputed classic, and a poster first released in Japan way back in 1982 has now resurfaced on social media. 

A New Hope didn't arrive in theaters there until 5 years after the U.S. However, that only served to increase anticipation and the sci-fi franchise remains beloved in the country. 

Drew Struzan is, of course, best known for creating Star Wars posters but this effort by Noriyoshi Ohrai (Godzilla) gives that legendary artist a run for his money! Vibrant and colourful, it puts the Millennium Falcon front and centre with the ship cleverly separating the movie's heroes and villains. 

The way Darth Vader looms large is suitably foreboding, while seeing A New Hope's heroes assembled below makes for a striking piece of imagery.

Check out this Japanese Star Wars poster (via SFFGazette.com) below. 

Written and directed by George Lucas, Star Wars was the first film released in this series and the fourth chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga." 

Originally released on May 25, 1977, it quickly became a blockbuster hit and was met with widespread critical acclaim. It grossed $410 million worldwide during its initial run, surpassing Jaws to become the highest-grossing film until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. Subsequent releases (and there have been many of them) brought its total gross to $775 million.

The Empire Strikes and Return of the Jedi would follow before Lucas returned to this Galaxy Far, Far Away for his prequel trilogy. When Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4 billion, a sequel trilogy followed which, unfortunately, failed to follow Lucas' original story outlines. 

You can read more about what those movies would have entailed by clicking here

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micvalpro
micvalpro - 7/31/2023, 3:07 PM
McGee
McGee - 7/31/2023, 3:38 PM
@micvalpro -

Rest in Power, King! 😔
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/1/2023, 1:58 AM
@McGee -

The man was a real pervert's pervert. Before he came along, popcorn surprise at the theater was just a toy in your Cracker Jacks.

he was an inspiration to us all.

McGee
McGee - 8/1/2023, 6:03 PM
@DocSpock - lmao
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 7/31/2023, 3:09 PM
It’s aiight. I saw a cicada emerging from the ground today. That was the coolest thing I’ve seen all day. And SFF Gazette had nothing to do with it.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 7/31/2023, 3:20 PM
That's pretty cool.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/31/2023, 3:27 PM
"Hey I've never seen this before, let me make an article on a 40 year old poster" lol (via SFFGazette.com)
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 7/31/2023, 3:36 PM
Josh these days searching for any form of news, no matter how old or irrelevant it is lol:

dragon316
dragon316 - 7/31/2023, 4:13 PM
Japan posters usually good to American versions I don’t like this one to much attention on falcon front and center and not on other characters made small
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 7/31/2023, 4:33 PM
You know the strike is killing Josh Shillington when he has to resort to a 41 year old poster for an article.

But still he finds a way to shill for Disney/Lucasfilm. You do you Shillington.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 7/31/2023, 11:54 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - Ooh, hot take. You got him.
IcePyke
IcePyke - 7/31/2023, 4:58 PM
Meh...
The hungarian is better 😏

Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 7/31/2023, 5:46 PM

What do I win?
Batmangina
Batmangina - 7/31/2023, 6:10 PM
@Reeds2Much - Chick rock singers suck 65% of the time - I doubt she can work the crowd.
Saga
Saga - 7/31/2023, 6:35 PM
@Reeds2Much - yep, You win
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/31/2023, 10:11 PM
Floke
Floke - 8/1/2023, 4:32 AM
I like the Turkish one better.



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