{"product_id":"and-now-for-something-completely-different-モンティ-パイソン-アンド-ナウ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1980-japanese-dubbed-version-b2-size-51-73-cm-k351","title":"“Monty Python: And Now for Something Completely Different” \/ 「モンティ・パイソン アンド ナウ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Japanese Dubbed Version, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K351","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5dc7fa-a6ec-83ee-adf5-4030b3f198a4-26\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a5dc7fa-a6ec-83ee-adf5-4030b3f198a4-26\" 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Different\u003c\/em\u003e was Monty Python’s first feature-length film, reworking many of the troupe’s best-known early television sketches for cinema audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"762\"\u003eThis Japanese poster is particularly collectible because it promotes the celebrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eJapanese-dubbed version \/ 「日本語版」\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring an exceptional group of Japanese voice actors whose performances played an important role in establishing Monty Python’s cult following in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"783\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"783\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"961\"\u003eRather than following a continuous narrative, the film presents newly filmed versions of sketches originally created for the first two series of \u003cem data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"960\"\u003eMonty Python’s Flying Circus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003eThe programme moves rapidly between surreal situations, absurd social encounters, visual non sequiturs, and Terry Gilliam’s distinctive cut-out animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003eFeatured routines include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003eThe Dead Parrot\u003cbr data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eThe Lumberjack Song\u003cbr data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eNudge Nudge\u003cbr data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eHell’s Grannies\u003cbr data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eThe Upper-Class Twit of the Year\u003cbr data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003eThe Dirty Fork\u003cbr data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1273\"\u003eThe Self-Defence Against Fresh Fruit sketch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eThe film was conceived partly as an introduction to Monty Python for international audiences unfamiliar with the original BBC television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1683\"\u003eThe Monty Python troupe consisted of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1775\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1775\"\u003eGraham Chapman\u003cbr data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1704\"\u003eJohn Cleese\u003cbr data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eTerry Gilliam\u003cbr data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1734\"\u003eEric Idle\u003cbr data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003eTerry Jones\u003cbr data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eMichael Palin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1948\"\u003eAlthough Terry Gilliam’s animation is essential to the film, this particular Japanese poster’s billing block promotes only the five principal on-screen British performers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"1977\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"1977\"\u003eJapanese dubbed version\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2027\"\u003eThe poster explicitly identifies the release as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003e「日本語版」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003e“Japanese-language version.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2171\"\u003eThe Japanese campaign paired the principal performers with a remarkable voice cast:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2359\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2359\"\u003eJohn Cleese — Gorō Naya \/ 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data-end=\"2742\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2882\"\u003eThis lively Japanese campaign poster uses a theatrical black background, bold colour photography, and an enormous torn-paper title banner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"3128\"\u003eAt upper right, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"2933\"\u003eJohn Cleese and Michael Palin\u003c\/strong\u003e appear in formal evening dress before a red theatre curtain. 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