{"product_id":"a-fine-madness-素晴らしき男-original-japanese-movie-poster-1966-b2-size-51-73-cm-j279","title":"“A Fine Madness” \/ 「素晴らしき男」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J279","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1966 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"221\"\u003eA Fine Madness \/ 「素晴らしき男」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Irvin Kershner’s eccentric New York comedy starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eSean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, and Patrick O’Neal\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"570\"\u003eReleased at the height of Connery’s international fame as James Bond, the film offered audiences a deliberately different performance: a volatile, womanising poet whose refusal to conform creates chaos for everyone around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"591\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"780\"\u003eSean Connery plays \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eSamson Shillitoe\u003c\/strong\u003e, a gifted but undisciplined Greenwich Village poet struggling with writer’s block, unpaid bills, violent impulses, and a complicated romantic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eHis practical and increasingly exasperated wife, \u003cstrong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eRhoda\u003c\/strong\u003e, attempts to keep their household together while Samson pursues inspiration and resists every form of conventional responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003eWhen he is persuaded to undergo psychiatric treatment, Samson becomes entangled with the wealthy and sophisticated \u003cstrong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eLydia West\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose husband is one of the doctors examining him. His confrontational behaviour soon disrupts the clinic, its patients, and the carefully ordered lives of the people attempting to reform him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003eIrvin Kershner\u003c\/strong\u003e, who later directed \u003cem data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1387\"\u003eThe Empire Strikes Back\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eNever Say Never Again\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1457\"\u003eThe principal creative credits include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1597\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e Irvin Kershner\u003cbr data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1490\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1524\"\u003eOriginal Novel and Screenplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elliott Baker\u003cbr data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003eCinematography:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ted McCord\u003cbr data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1574\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1584\"\u003eMusic:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Addison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1627\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1694\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1694\"\u003eSean Connery\u003cbr data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003eJoanne Woodward\u003cbr data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1664\"\u003eJean Seberg\u003cbr data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003ePatrick O’Neal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1869\"\u003eThe film uses broad comedy and social satire to examine creativity, masculinity, psychiatry, marriage, and the conflict between artistic freedom and ordinary responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2069\"\u003eThis distinctly Japanese campaign poster places a large portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1994\"\u003eSean Connery as Samson Shillitoe\u003c\/strong\u003e at the centre of a photographic collage set against the Manhattan skyline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2257\"\u003eConnery appears in an open-collared shirt with dark braces, carrying his jacket over one shoulder and smiling with the easy confidence of the film’s charming but destructive protagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2344\"\u003eBehind him, the New York architecture establishes the story’s bohemian urban setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2625\"\u003eAt upper right, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003eJean Seberg\u003c\/strong\u003e reclines in a pink dress holding a drink, while a second image shows Samson embracing a woman in bed. At lower left, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2523\"\u003eJoanne Woodward as Rhoda\u003c\/strong\u003e clings to Samson as he gestures dramatically, capturing the couple’s turbulent domestic relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2627\" data-end=\"2659\"\u003eThe enormous red headline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2673\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2673\"\u003e「素晴らしき男」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2675\" data-end=\"2686\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2705\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2705\"\u003e“A Fine Man.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2707\" data-end=\"2768\"\u003eThis is the Japanese release title used for \u003cem data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"2767\"\u003eA Fine Madness\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2770\" data-end=\"2812\"\u003eDirectly beneath appears the star billing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2829\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2829\"\u003e「ショーン・コネリー」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2864\"\u003eThe smaller cast line identifies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2916\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2916\"\u003eJean Seberg\u003cbr data-start=\"2879\" data-end=\"2882\"\u003eJoanne Woodward\u003cbr data-start=\"2897\" data-end=\"2900\"\u003ePatrick O’Neal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2918\" data-end=\"2963\"\u003eThe vertical promotional copy at right reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003e「喧嘩早くてキッスするとキッス以上を要求する男の腕！\u003cbr data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"2996\"\u003e女という女の心をときめかす粋な男！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3043\"\u003eTranslated approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3165\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3165\"\u003e“Quick to fight—and when he kisses, he demands more than a kiss! A stylish man who sets every woman’s heart racing!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3167\" data-end=\"3217\"\u003eAt lower right appears the original English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3219\" data-end=\"3239\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3219\" data-end=\"3239\"\u003e“A Fine Madness”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3241\" data-end=\"3292\"\u003eThe lower-left text identifies the presentation as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3294\" data-end=\"3304\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3294\" data-end=\"3304\"\u003e「総天然色」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3306\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3337\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3337\"\u003e“Full colour.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3339\" data-end=\"3414\"\u003eThe base also carries the Japanese distribution credit for \u003cstrong data-start=\"3398\" data-end=\"3414\"\u003eWarner Bros.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3416\" data-end=\"3600\"\u003eThe result is a lively example of mid-1960s Japanese star-driven advertising, presenting Connery as an unruly romantic antihero rather than the controlled and sophisticated James Bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3615\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3615\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3739\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3637\"\u003eGood+ condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a genuine cinema-used example with visible signs of theatrical display and long-term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4119\" data-end=\"4326\"\u003eThe principal imagery, title, and credits remain complete. \u003cstrong data-start=\"4178\" data-end=\"4225\"\u003eOnce framed, the poster should display well\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Connery’s central portrait and the strong red typography retaining considerable visual impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4328\" data-end=\"4389\"\u003eThe condition has been fully taken into account in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4391\" data-end=\"4411\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4391\" data-end=\"4411\"\u003eReference: J279.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4413\" data-end=\"4555\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully, including the detailed lower-edge image and reverse, as they show the exact poster and its condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4557\" data-end=\"4686\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4568\" data-end=\"4654\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s 1966 Japanese release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4688\" data-end=\"4725\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4688\" data-end=\"4725\"\u003eIt is approximately 60 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4727\" data-end=\"4768\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4727\" data-end=\"4768\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57101389201786,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-24T075236.152.jpg?v=1784847168","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/a-fine-madness-%e7%b4%a0%e6%99%b4%e3%82%89%e3%81%97%e3%81%8d%e7%94%b7-original-japanese-movie-poster-1966-b2-size-51-73-cm-j279","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}