So awesome, this one finally got here today. Shipped from Tokyo a few months ago, accidentally sent to my old address after having moved, returned to Tokyo, and shipped back to Iowa. Thought it might have been lost in transit forever. And on top of that, I wasn't even 100% sure what I had bought. Flipping between "no way this is an original" and "well, it very well may be an original".
But I finally got it, and confirmed it has all the hallmarks of an original poster with U.S. art but printed for the Japanese market. But most importantly it features all those little things that most collectors use to authenticate a Pulp Fiction Lucky Strikes onesheet - mainly the little man, Uma's nice black shirt with no white specks, perfect green color on the "Coming Soon" text, and awesome smoke coming off the cigarette. Oh, and perfect original B2 size, 19 3/4" x 29 1/8", not something like 18"x24".
Didn't even know this Holy Grail of Japanese Pulp Fiction posters even existed until I saw it buried, and bought it for 1100JPY thinking I just wasted $12+shipping. But I've owned three original Lucky Strikes onesheets and about a dozen fakes, so I know what to look for. That being said, and going into this with open eyes and almost wanting to believe it was nothing more than a reprint, this one certainly exceeded all my hopes that it could be one of the rarest Pulp Fiction Lucky Strikes out there.
Finally having a good day out of a bunch of really crappy ones.