The Fifth Element is Luc Besson's 1997 sci-fi action epic, a French-British-American co-production with production design by Jean-Paul Gaultier and Moebius, starring Bruce Willis as a 23rd-century cab driver tasked with protecting Milla Jovovich's supreme being. Premiering at Cannes in May 1997, the film reached Japanese cinemas on September 13, 1997 under the title フィフス・エレメント. The B2 poster centers Jovovich's vertical free-fall through Manhattan air-traffic against the painted skyline, with Willis's portrait inset at the foot of the layout. A reference document for collectors of late-1990s European-flavored science fiction and Besson's English-language commercial peak.