{"product_id":"django-続-荒野の用心棒-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1966-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-n3a-copy","title":"“Once Upon a Time in the West” (ウエスタン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J157A","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:70c33142-709b-4985-9e81-ee508420e137-11\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"99f943f7-bd90-41e2-a694-daaafd7df416\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed in 1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first Japanese theatrical release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Sergio Leone’s monumental Western masterpiece. In Japan, the film was released under the strikingly direct title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eウエスタン\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Western”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — presenting the film not merely as another genre entry, but as the definitive Western itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergio Leone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnnio Morricone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason Robards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Original Japanese posters for this title are highly collectible, and this first-release B2 is especially desirable for its powerful montage design, rich colour, and distinctive Japan-only title treatment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased internationally in 1968 and in Japan in 1969, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is widely regarded as one of the greatest Westerns ever made. Leone expanded the visual language he had developed in the Dollars Trilogy into something slower, grander, and more operatic: a meditation on revenge, violence, capitalism, myth, and the end of the Old West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film brings together four unforgettable archetypes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Bronson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Harmonica, the mysterious avenger; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Fonda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Frank, cast against type as one of cinema’s most chilling villains; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaudia Cardinale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Jill McBain, the emotional centre of the film; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason Robards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Cheyenne, the outlaw caught between brutality and honour. Morricone’s score is inseparable from the film’s identity, giving each major character a musical signature and elevating the story into myth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 uses a dramatic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emontage-style composition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that captures the scale and intensity of Leone’s film. The upper section presents large portrait imagery of the principal characters, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Bronson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Fonda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason Robards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaudia Cardinale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e arranged against a smoky, atmospheric backdrop. The design immediately foregrounds the film’s moral conflict and star power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central action scene evokes the film’s violent frontier world, with gunmen, dust, and movement staged across a wooden platform in classic Leone style. Beneath this, the English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears on a sign-like panel, while the massive Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eウエスタン\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dominates the lower third in cracked stone-style lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese title treatment is one of the poster’s most appealing features. Rather than translating the full poetic title, the Japanese release reduced it to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Western”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, positioning Leone’s film as the ultimate expression of the genre. The result is bold, memorable, and unique to the Japanese campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos; they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1969 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 57 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56954132693370,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-07T084424.815.jpg?v=1780789480","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/django-%e7%b6%9a-%e8%8d%92%e9%87%8e%e3%81%ae%e7%94%a8%e5%bf%83%e6%a3%92-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1966-rare-b2-size-51-73-cm-n3a-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}