“Texas, Adios” (ガンマン無頼), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA56

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

Condition
Very Good / Excellent. 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.