Update! Japanese Star Wars: The Last Jedi Promotional Leaflet Teases “Shocking Truth”.
A Japanese leaflet promoting Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi was released a few days ago, and the promotion featured description suggesting that the movie is going to have a major surprise in it that will change everything – possibly giving Darth Vader’s unexpected parental reveal a run for its money. The description also hints at where some of the characters are headed.
Since we have so little to work with right now, it’s worth looking at any believable lead for story details – and a promotional ad seems like as good a place to start as any. The leaflet appears as follows (special thanks to The Cantina user Niamor for the scan/translation):
The text roughly translates to the following:
The Most Shocking Truth In Star Wars History Will Soon Be Revealed!
A new generation’s tale of the struggles of light and dark, virtue and evil has begun with the death of Han Solo.
In a Galaxy where First Order and the Resistance are fighting against each other in a war, the heroine, Rey, had the Force awaken within her.
What will happen to the galaxy when Rey and the only remaining Jedi knight, Luke Skywalker, meet?
Kylo Ren has fallen to the Dark Side of the Force and killed his father, Han Solo. As a successor of his grandfather, Darth Vader, and a high ranking enforcer in the First Order, where will his ambition lead him to?
Furthermore, Kylo Ren’s mother, the leader of the Resistance, Leia, Poe, Finn, and BB-8, will embark on a new mission!
The story has finally begun and it will lead to a mysterious climax!
December 15. Be ready for the shocking truth surpassing the previous stories!
I find it interesting that the word used to describe Kylo Ren’s portion of The Last Jedi is “ambition” – from what we’ve seen of him so far, Kylo Ren seems like a character driven more by the misguided belief that what he’s doing is right than someone who seeks to gain more power beyond mastering his abilities in the Force. Also interesting is that the description suggests that Poe, Leia, Finn, and BB-8 as being part of the same mission when the story details that have leaked out about suggest that Poe and BB-8 stick around with Leia and that Finn goes on a mission with Rose. Perhaps these two stories are more connected than they initially appear.
But what’s really interesting is that the poster teases that we’re going to get a mind-blowing twist thrown in somewhere. That’s not entirely unexpected if the movie takes a few thematic cues from The Empire Strikes Back, but it’s hard to imagine Rian Johnson’s movie topping “I am your father” – and while such a feat isn’t impossible, it seems like that’s a really tough act to follow. There’s a lot of stuff that could make for big reveals in the movie – Rey’s parentage, Snoke’s identity, the reason that Luke went missing in the first place – but it almost seems like some (or all) of that is low-hanging fruit compared to what this is describing. Perhaps the big twist is going to be something that won’t be hinted at all in the ad campaign and we’ll only learn about it in the movie itself, much like the reveal that Kylo Ren was Han and Leia’s son in The Force Awakens.
Even with this information, don’t get too excited just yet. There’s a chance that this leaflet might not be 100% reflective of the content in the movie itself, as we’re far enough from the movie’s release that Lucasfilm would still likely continue to hold off on more plot details, so the person behind this ad’s copy might be writing a bit speculatively. After all, Lucasfilm hasn’t really said too much on the front of what many of these characters are up to in this movie, and it seems like this would be a really weird place to actually reveal all of that. In addition, Lucasfilm’s logo isn’t plastered anywhere on this poster – although there is a usual trademark near the bottom – and that’s something I find a little odd. Also odd is that the logo in the center is for The Force Awakens, but based on positioning of the font, I think the ad is emphasizing that this is the sequel to The Force Awakens as opposed to officially promoting it. (I only have a basic knowledge of the Japanese language, so I can’t tell what it actually says.)
Still, this at least gives us a bit of a potential lead as to where this story might be headed in future installments. We only have seven more months to wait until The Last Jedi comes out, so until then, we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more easy-to-miss stories like this one.
UPDATE
D. Hackerson has managed to track down a complete copy of the official Japanese “The Last Jedi” teaser pamphlet. Thanks “D”! Check it out below!
Finally got my hands on the #Japanese #TheLastJedi pamphlet. Asked the staff at my local theater and they brought some out for me. pic.twitter.com/M34A2MCrVV
— D. Hackerson (@NorskAkiruno) June 3, 2017
Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
Shocking truth!?!??
Maybe the blue color of bantha milk is actually just food coloring that is added in there by the food manufacturer.
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
The shocking truth is Snoke is actually a bantha……..hence the hologram in TFA to conceal his true self!!
I would laugh if that was the case. 🙂
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The entire rant from Patton Oswalt’s filibuster in Parks & Rec is going to come true.
Snoke is Watto’s father.
You just made my day with that statement. 🙂 Thank you.
Rey was already super powerful in the force and she, with the help of Snoke, are the ones that killed the Jedi. The Knights of Ren were actually there to stop her, but nobody believed Ben, so he turned to the first order. Moz wiped Rey’s memories and she was left there while Luke figures out how to help his daughter.
I like it. I’m not saying I buy it. But I like it.
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
EDIT: Except, why is Ben now working with Snoke?
Same reason Anakin was seduced by Palpatine. False promises.
She was dropped as a little kid on Jakku after she helped kill all the Jedi. Doubtful.
What better Trojan horse than a super powerful unsuspecting padawan.
Considerinf the fate of the younglings in ROTS, it about time one get the chance to undertake a Jeid Temple Massacre
Rey was dropped off on Jakku years before the massacre of the Jedi students. See my post toward the top.
It also says that Leia can’t get a hold of Luke, so technically there is still some grey area as to what is actually going on.
Yeah that’s a good point. I think the main takeaway is that Rey was dropped off years before the events of bloodline so that can’t be in connection to the temple/student massacre.
We’re going to find out WHO REALLY IS scruffy looking!!
Was this an official Lucasfilm/Disney release? Looks pretty amateurish design wise.
*yawn*
Most interesting. If we are to accept this, then the idea of Leia being with Poe and Finn is actually really cool. I felt like Leia was super underutilized with TFA, and with Carrie Fisher’s passing, it would be a cool way to showcase Leia once more. Especially, in her element which is politics. Something that the OT never really did. Nothing wrong that, as it was Luke’s story after all. But as a Leia fan, I always did like seeing how she could at one min shoot a blaster and be sassy, and then the next play an intense political game. So yeah, if that is in TLJ, sign me up.
The biggest twist, I’m not going to lie sounds a bit too hyperbolic. On one hand, ESB’s twist is legendary. There is no way I feel like anyone is going to top that, as that in of itself was ingenious, and correct me if I am wrong but even moviegoers were taken aback by it. A lot of it due to Vader, they believed being a robot. Again, correct me if I am wrong.
Considering this is the second movie, there will be a twist. As for what it is, who is to say. The only thing that could hint of the nature of the twist with Rian Johnson is something like Looper, where the twist was well-woven into the plot(without spoilers) and was a big Oh crap moment. But honestly, in my view; I kind of want the twist to be subtle or maybe a misdirection. One character reveals something, but either that is only part of the story or not the full story. Notably, with Rey’s background.
But imagine if the twist didn’t deal with Rey? What if it was something else? For instance, maybe Snoke’s identity. Overall, I am really curious to see what this movie is about. Because, the First Jedi’s history are involved, and really that in of itself is a big deal.
“…ESB’s twist is legendary. There is no way I feel like anyone is going to top that,…”
I don’t think they can. That moment is one of the all-time revelations in the history of cinema. It’s so ingrained in our culture that people with virtually no exposure to Star Wars are familiar with it.
I’m all for some twists in TLJ, even risky and strange ones, but I hope Johnson is just trying to tell a great story and not one-up anything that’s come before. Attempts to do that tend to fall rather flat.
Despite the faults in what I think is otherwise a great movie, Abrams’s decision to not attempt to out-Vader, Vader was one of the movie’s stronger angles. I was pretty concerned that some new bigger, badder Sith lord was on the horizon – which would never work. Darth Vader is arguably the most iconic movie villain ever to grace the silver screen. Any attempt to out-do him runs the risk of coming off like a corny video game villain. So Abrams and gang skirted the issue and created a character who isn’t Darth Vader and knows it and allowed his inability to live up to this villain as one of the main pivots of his internal conflict.
This is getting away from your point, but it still comes around to not trying to out-do or one-up anything that has such cultural weight.
I agree that RJ needs to craft a story worthy of a sequel. TFA, like it or not, homaged ANH. And really, it is time for LucasFIlm to forge their own path. Especially, in a post RO world and even fans of TFA who hold out for something new. Hence, why I am stoked about the history of the Jedi. We’ve never had that in the movies. And I always loved Dawn of the Jedi comics from Legends which fleshed that out.
As for RJ trying to one up, I hope that too. If Looper was anything, I’m hoping for a simple, yet unique premise that isn’t a carbon copy of ESB. Because, really TFA I find is incomplete and now more than ever is when the mystery box needs to be unwrapped. And the payoff needs to make sense. It is why I tend not to like MB’s because more often Abrams MB’s usually suck. But then again, this is the story group and RJ, so I am hopeful.
As for Vader, I agree. Ren and Snoke aren’t Sith which is a good choice. And I’ll be honest; Kylo Ren was the only character I genuinely liked in TFA. I think he could have been written better towards the end, but I liked Adam Driver and look forward to seeing him again.
Really, I want TLJ to be the best of both worlds when it comes to the PT and OT; take the high end world building and immense lore, and meld it with a kickass story, unforgettable characters and strong themes. And I think RJ can most certainly do it.
Uhm…so what’s the “lead” it’s giving us? I didn’t hear anything specific. At all.
The biggest take away for me? They actually mention the Dark Side. I’ve seen a lot of conjecture around whether Disney was going to continue with a black and white Force. It seemed like they were moving away from Sith and Jedi, but that word in the leaflet is a pretty big clue as to where we’re headed.
The “Shocking Truth”, nothing to be seen here.
“Takes a few thematic cues” = a TFA-style remake of Empire Strikes Back?
Uh, no. I just meant that the middle chapter would have a major twist in it and be darker than its predecessor.
– Pomojema
There doesn’t seem to be any point analyzing promotion of a film done by the Japanese distributor. But by all means, continue.
We are the Star Wars fan base… we will rip everything apart for infromation ;leaving a trail proemiantinal material corpses in our wake.
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Shocking truth: Luke killed all of his students, and he tried to kill Ben so Ben joined Snoke
Luke killed all of his students, and he tried to kill Ben and Rey, Ben took Rey to Jakku, wiped her mind, and he joined Snoke
Or, Rey was born on Jakku, her parents left her there, she’s never met Ben or Luke until TFA.
I’m with Kenny. Daisy said it was pretty obvious what happened with her parentage. I have a feeling its been there the entire time. Her parents traded her to Unkar for a ship to get offworld.
We can totally remove Rey’s part from this, but I think Luke has done something bad
It was my first thought when I heard about this shocking revelation – I kind of hope it’s not true, but it sounds quite plausible.
I doubt it. More likely he is disillusioned.
I Agree. Everything you need to know about Rey’s backstory was covered in TFA.
that will be even worse than luke being killed by jar jar force ghost… the fans will be so angry, i hope they dont go that far its like playing really dirty for the sake of the plot twist
And the straw that breaks the camel’s back is that there is NO WAY Ben could have dropped off Rey after the death of the students. Cannon has already told us that impossible. Case and point:
1. Rey is 19 years old and Ben is 29/30 in TFA
2. Based on the novel Bloodline which takes places 6 years before TFA, Ben was still training with Luke and did not yet know of his heritage (relation to Vader) which puts him at 23/24 years old and Rey at 13 years old.
3. The flashback of Rey on Jakku is when she is much much younger than 13. More like 6 or 7.
So how and why would Ben have left her on Jakku 6 to 7 years BEFORE he found out about his Grandfather? Why would he do that 6 to 7 years BEFORE the massacre of Luke’s students?
This is why I’m fairly certain Rey’s parents simply just traded her for a ship from Unkar. Which goes with Daisy saying that she thought her parentage was already explained/obvious.
Good point, but I’m not saying all pieces needs to fit together, I think we can simply remove ”Rey part” in this theory, and still have everything else the same.
Sorry I didn’t see you posted below earlier. I do like where you’re going with Ben because I remember as soon as I saw him I wanted him to be a tragic hero/villain in the series. My first idea was that he would be doing a double agent sort of thing sort of like Sun Tzu’s Art of War where you have to truly know your enemy to beat them… but I’d also like the idea that the dark side isn’t so dark from his point of view after seeing how his uncle has become. I really hope they play with the point of view idea. I also hope we get to see Luke reflecting on Anakin too. My favorite scene in all of star wars is him watching the armor burn on the funeral pyre after saving his father but never truly getting a chance to be with him. I can understand how much Luke would love him in that moment of time because it felt like everything had been set straight in the galaxy more or less with the death of the Emperor. But I also wonder how much he discovered of what his father truly did over the years after the Battle Of Endor and how much of it he was able to forgive. That would be an interesting story point to touch on also in my opinion.
Rey will accidentally kill Luke in the first 10 minutes of the movie during her training. In her anger, Leia comes after Rey and succumbs to the dark side unleashing force lightning on Rey. It will be a mega girl fight but they will work it out in the end with a good cry. Chewbacca then pulls off the arms of Kylo Ren while he sleeps, but Kylo has lightsabers in his boots and kicks Chewie in the nads, dashing Maz’s dreams. Final battle scene will be Poe shooting up Snoke’s ship. With his super pilot skills he destroys the first order by himself. Finn spends the entire movie in a coma.
In Episode 9 Kylo finally gets the cyborg arms he really wanted to look more like Darth Vader and goes to fight with Rey. In the end, his robot arms have a bad motivator and he realizes it sucks to be like Darth Vader right before Rey kills him. Finn wakes up and is really confused to find Rey as the new Emperor of the galaxy.
I’m going with this prediction.
wut
All Hail Emperor Rey!
Episode 9 title ‘the Finn awakens’
it’s a good theory,…don’t have to feel ashamed
I don’t hate it. I think it may be a little too complex to tell in just two movies… without feeling a bit rushed. On paper… it’s not bad and at all man. Thinking outside the box too.
Nah
Maybe we’ll learn why Leia, Snoke, and (the late) Palpatine all seem to shop at the same department store.
“Take a trip to The Endor Department Store today. Natural clothing from a natural environment, made by our finest Ewok tailors. Imperial credits not accepted”
Well when people tell me it’s shocking my mind immediately goes to insane possibilities. Vader is still alive! Rey’s mom is Mara Jade but she had a falling out with Luke and never told him about her. Dropped off Rey to spare her the Jedi fate.
Snoke is a recovering… Admiral Piett! R2D2 is a grey jedi….. Boba Fett secretly loved Han Solo and comes back for revenge! Middle Earth is a planet in Star Wars… and Sauron was the first Sith!!! You’re a Wizard FINN! OFF TO HOGWARTS WITH YOU!
*breathes* Ok. Expectations suitably heightened. 😛
Hmmmm…tell me more about Darth Sauron. And what would that make Morgoth then if Sauron was the first? And I assume Saruman was one of the Lost 20 ( I mean…technically, he literally was…lol)
maybe Snoke is Morgoth…..
I want Morgoth on the silver-screen so badly not only for my personal benefit but to show those who only watched the Lord of the Rings movies and didn’t read the other Tolkien books just what a badass looks like. The don’t even know.
Yeah, but story would be told? The Simirillian?
You should actually lower them based on a poster from Japan that has ZERO insight into the plot.
No it’s too late. I fully expect Han as a force Ghost battling Godzilla for the fate of the universe.
You realize the difficulty and often silliness that comes from translating from one language to another….? Especially Chinese, Japanese, etc into English. “Thrilling” in English becomes “super crazy fantastic fun time” in Japanese. And that entire last sentence is Action Movie Cliche Billing 101. I mean, come on….
So thaaat’s why Japan is so in love with Michael Jackson’s Thrille…er… I mean…Super Crazy Fantastic Fun Timer. Now it all makes sense.
How to one up “I am your father”?
Easy: “I am your grandfather”.
Rey will say that to Kylo, revealing that she is the reincarnation of Anakin/Vader.
reddit theories don’t happen in real life.
Except that “Darth Vader’s unexpected parental reveal” doesn’t exist anymore for anyone watching the films in order.
Only a fool would do that anyway so that’s their own fault.
heres the plot , tired of being collateral damage every time the light and dark sides decide its their turn to run things , normal people invent a field generator that negates force powers and then kill everyone who tests positive for midichlorians … free from the tyranny of magical wizards twirling flourescent lightbulbs around their heads , the unmagical ordinary citizens just get on with the rest of their lives.
lol….that”s definitely a fresh story!
The shocking reveal being that, after the uprising, Luke really is the last jedi
Just sounds like some random copy written by a Japanese guy – and then lost in translation. Also – if the text originally as written in English from Lucasfilm – then translated to Japanese – then translated back again?…..
Kylo Ren isn’t ambitious, he came across as barely a man, Adam Driver is way too feminine to play a villain. He was and still is the biggest disappointment in this new trilogy, the new jarjar Binks if you will. I can’t stand this character or his arc, or the actor for that matter
Of course this is just my opinion.
Carry on.
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I may not necessarily agree with your language, I always found this one to be funnier and in-keeping with the site’s theme:
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Except those of us that were alive in 77
No, we don’t care either. You’re the only one who wants to wine about Star Wars having a different and interesting villain. Despite your delusions, you’re in the minority here. Get over it.
You’re not very bright, I’ll leave you be.
There are feminine (and interesting) villains, but there is no such thing as “too feminine” to play one.
There is if said character is supposed to be a man and is played by a man. Sorry.
Ha! wow…Aren’t we from the dark ages?
There are plenty of male characters that cast a feminine vibe, sorry but you’re a tad outdated in your from of thinking.
Yes, there are, however this is not one of them. I’m fine with a female bad gal (I don’t have one complaint about the stainless steel storm trooper) Adam Driver is a terrible choice. Period.
My sources tell me Leia will turn to the darkside to help turn kylo back to the light
Mark it down. U heard it here first.
If they pull out another “I am your father”…
“Meesa had the weirdest dream …”
I have lived in Japan for almost 20 years and I wouldnt call it “The Most Shocking Truth In Star Wars History Will Soon Be Revealed” – I would translate that a “monumental truth is revealed” – not shocking.
This is dumb. You realize whoever wrote this probably has no more knowledge about the film than the rest of us, right? This kinda promotional material is written by some copywriter based on the same information the rest of the public have.