“Texas, Adios” (ガンマン無頼), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O791

This is an original Japanese B2 poster issued in Japan for the theatrical release of Texas, Adios (1966), the hard-edged Spaghetti Western starring Franco Nero at the height of his 1960s fame. A quintessential Euro-western of the era—fast, violent, and stylish—the film trades in vengeance, dust, and iron: a lone gunman returning to settle a blood debt, driven by a cold moral code and the brutal logic of frontier justice. For collectors, Japanese B2 western posters from the mid-1960s are especially desirable for their bold typography and striking graphic layouts, and this is an exceptional example.

Poster design

A superb, high-contrast Japanese design built around iconography and menace. The left side is dominated by an intense close-up of Nero’s face—hat brim low, eyes fixed—set in warm sunset tones that bleed into the desert horizon. Running down the centre is a stark white column featuring a large revolver image and the English title TEXAS, ADDIO (Eastmancolor / Ultrascope), with a smaller full-body gunman pose below. On the right, the enormous blue Japanese title 「ガンマン無頼」 slashes vertically through the design, creating an unforgettable colour punch against the brown-black background. Japanese copy sells Nero’s lethal speed and swagger—“必殺0.3秒の抜き撃ち” (“a 0.3-second quick-draw kill shot”)—pure mid-60s exploitation hype, perfectly on brand. 

Condition

Excellent (close to near mint). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 59 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint. Certificate of Authenticity included.