Cruising

A B5 double-sided Japanese movie flyer for William Friedkin’s Cruising (1980), issued c. 1981 for the film’s initial Japanese theatrical run. This Tokyo four-theatre edition combines a stark English-language front with a densely illustrated Japanese reverse.

This c. 1981 flyer belongs to the initial Japanese theatrical run of William Friedkin’s 1980 film, in a Tokyo four-theatre version rather than a different regional-cinema imprint or a later issue.

On the front, an oversized white CRUISING title and a horizontal knife interrupt a near-black field; a short English synopsis sits above Al Pacino’s half-lit portrait and compact English credits.

The reverse changes register: a vertical クルージング title, Japanese film commentary and cultural commentators’ short responses surround a line drawing of a leather-clad figure and a bandana-color chart illustrating the period’s handkerchief code.

Along the bottom, “1月24日(土)より ロードショー” names 新宿京王, 東劇, 渋谷東急 and 上野東急. January 24 was the advertised opening day, not a documented printing date.

• Film: Cruising (1980)
• Director: William Friedkin
• Lead cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino
• Country: United States (film)
• Japanese title: クルージング
• Object: Japanese theatrical movie flyer, Tokyo four-theatre edition
• Japanese release: January 24, 1981 (initial theatrical opening)
• Flyer issue year: c. 1981
• Format: B5, portrait, single sheet
• Printing: Double-sided, black-and-white design
• Language: English (front); Japanese (reverse)
• Quantity: One double-sided flyer; two sides photographed

Condition has not been graded. The photographs document the front and reverse of the same sheet; no specific claims about wear or preservation are made.

This is the 1981 original Japanese release flyer — not the 2024 restored re-release.