ORIGINAL RELEASE ISSUE JUNE 24, 1978
1977 (date on the ticket)
JAPANESE MOVIE TICKETS
Vintage
Japanese movie tickets are
typically
distributed in limited quantities by theaters
at the time of
the original theatrical release of the film in Japan.
What make
Japanese movie tickets so desirable is that they are, for the most
part, in full-color,
are intricately designed featuring
artwork, characters, and scenes from the film that are very similar
to movie posters from the large mainstream movie theaters.
These
color
movie tickets are actually “micro-posters” in relation to the
full-size movie posters.
There
are
also
2-color (sometimes
all-color)
movie tickets which are distributed in limited quantities
by
the independent community and locally owned, non-profit cinema and
arts centers...
but, these tickets are much more scarce as
these
theaters are significantly
smaller
with limited seating.
These 2-color tickets are essentially
indistinguishable as the full-color movie tickets
with the same
intricately designed artwork, characters and scenes from the film.
These
different type movie tickets not only serve as a physical memento of
the movie going experience in Japan,
but
also
considered
collectibles due to their condition, rarity, limited availability,
movie popularity, aesthetic appeal and poster design.
Movie
tickets
are
considered “used” the moment they are printed and come out of the
machine.
The theater usher then removes the “stub-end” off
the ticket, prints an
ink
stamp on the reverse side of the ticket
and the moviegoer
proceeds to the seating area to watch the film.
These
tickets, if saved,
may
have other general signs of handling such as
edge
wear, wrinkles, creases,
a minute chip or
unobtrusive
smudges or marks.
There are movie tickets, purchased by
the moviegoer, that
are
not used at all, for whatever reason.
These “unused” movie
tickets, if handled, protected and stored away properly
will
remain highly sought after
and become very
collectible.
It
is indeed
very
rare to find a totally complete “unused” movie ticket that is in
“like
new”
condition.
It
is much more unusual
to
find a “used” movie ticket in “like new” condition.
This is NOT a reprint or reproduction!
This is the ORIGINAL MOVIE TICKET issued by TOHO Cinemas, Japan
when STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE was released in 1978
and the ticket was used for the showing inside the theater.
AN EXTREMELY RARE MOVIE TICKET INDEED!!!
STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE
MOVIE TICKET
©1977 20th Century-Fox
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This beautiful ticket features a montage of Tom Jung's and the Hildebrandt Brothers' design
for the 1977 US poster campaign.
The artwork for this Star Wars ticket is exclusive only in the Japanese market.
for the American space epic opera film, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
The ticket features artwork by Tom Jung and the Hildebrandt Bros, and measures 6.5 cm x 13.5 cm.
This piece of movie memorabilia is a must-have for any Star Wars collector.
The ticket was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century-Fox.
It features an all-star cast including Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher,
and James Earl Jones, and was directed by George Lucas.
This item is in its original condition and is a true piece of history.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to add it to your collection.
or printing on the back of the ticket.
There may be a rough edge where the ticket stub-end was removed by the usher.
The ticket was only available during the original STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE venue,
and now extremely difficult to obtain.
This first released STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE movie ticket is rarely up for sale
even on the Japanese auction sites.
GOOD LUCK!!!
THE ART ON THE MOVIE TICKET
This gorgeous Japanese movie ticket that bleeds to the edge of the printing area
contains
the original Tom Jung art showing the blue and black face of the major antagonist Darth Vader
set behind the collage of characters and looking menacing in the background.
Just over Darth Vader is the tagline "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU"
sitting on top of a starry background field.
On
the upper left-hand side, it features an infamous picture of the
upside-down Death Star,
and across the middle are several action scenes
from the film,
including a Stormtrooper running down a prison cell block
corridor, C-3PO and R2D2,
Luke and Han firing blasters, Chewie and Ben
Kenobi, with lightsaber drawn,
and more Stormtroopers guarding the
Millennium Falcon.
A dark blue STAR WARS logo is found in the center quadrant,
with the Japanese film title, "スター・ウォーズ" (STAR WARS) below the logo
in red.
The verbiage below the film title are the cast and credits, mostly
in Japanese,
and the copyright, © 20th Century Fox, is printed
at the very bottom.
The ticket also features an area that
showcases how many awards the film received
at the 50th Academy Awards showing a small Oscar statuette
and lists the different winning
categories.
This ticket actually looks like a "micro-poster" from the Japanese movie
STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE.
IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!
YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER STAR WARS TICKET!
The size of the ticket is about 6.5 cm x 13.5 cm...
a pretty large size as a movie ticket!!!
Here, in the USA, tickets have no illustrations at all...just some verbiage.