Author Topic: Anyone recognize this Back to the Future B1 Japanese poster?  (Read 2077 times)

masterpizza2

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Anyone recognize this Back to the Future B1 Japanese poster?
« on: August 21, 2010, 04:22:41 AM »



Considering buying this from a dealer. Any thoughts on how rare it is?

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Re: Anyone recognize this Back to the Future B1 Japanese poster?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 05:34:00 AM »
That's no cinema poster, but an ad for a pachinko (Japanese pinball) machine with a BACK TO THE FUTURE theme. These posters hang outside of pachinko parlors that are everywhere in Japan so you can safely assume it was printed in large numbers. Based on the artwork I would assume it is not from the time of the original release of the movie but was issued much later. These pachinko posters are far less valuable than original cinema release posters. So unless you are a die-hard fan of the movie or you can get the poster for a cheap price, you might want to pass on it.

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Re: Anyone recognize this Back to the Future B1 Japanese poster?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 05:55:57 AM »
One more thing: If a Japanese dealer is trying to sell such a poster as a cinema poster to you, or makes no mention of it being a pachinko ad, he/she is clearly trying to rip you off.

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Re: Anyone recognize this Back to the Future B1 Japanese poster?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 10:50:03 AM »
It was printed in 2008.