{"product_id":"one-spy-too-many-0011ナポレオン-ソロ-地獄へ道づれ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1966-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-f293","title":"“One Spy Too Many” \/ 「0011ナポレオン・ソロ 地獄へ道づれ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) F293","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"266\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"169\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the original Japanese release of \u003cem data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eOne Spy Too Many\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 「0011ナポレオン・ソロ 地獄へ道づれ」 in 1966.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"587\"\u003eAdapted from the two-part \u003cem data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"319\"\u003eThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.\u003c\/em\u003e television story “The Alexander the Greater Affair,” the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"459\"\u003eRobert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo and David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin\u003c\/strong\u003e. This striking Japanese poster features a dynamic illustrated montage designed specifically for the film’s theatrical campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"608\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"608\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"807\"\u003eThe film follows U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin as they attempt to stop Alexander, a wealthy and megalomaniacal industrialist determined to model himself on Alexander the Great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"992\"\u003eAlexander has obtained a powerful experimental chemical capable of removing human willpower. He intends to use it to create an obedient population and establish his own global empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1223\"\u003eSolo and Kuryakin are drawn into an increasingly dangerous mission involving kidnapping, elaborate traps, secret compounds, armed guards, and the race to recover the stolen weapon before Alexander can put his plan into operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003eJoseph Sargent\u003c\/strong\u003e, the screenplay was written by Dean Hargrove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eRobert Vaughn, David McCallum, and Rip Torn\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eOriginally produced as the two-part television episode “The Alexander the Greater Affair,” the story was re-edited and expanded into a feature-length theatrical film for international distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003eDuring the global spy boom of the 1960s, MGM successfully released several expanded \u003cem data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003eThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.\u003c\/em\u003e television stories theatrically outside the United States. These films proved particularly popular in Japan, where the series was promoted under the distinctive title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1873\"\u003e「0011ナポレオン・ソロ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2005\"\u003eThe “0011” designation was added for the Japanese market to evoke the secret-agent numbering associated with the James Bond films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2175\"\u003eThe poster uses a bold illustrated montage combining painted portraits, photographic source imagery, action scenes, and dramatic Japanese typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003eAt the centre is a large image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2253\"\u003eNapoleon Solo, played by Robert Vaughn\u003c\/strong\u003e, aiming his distinctive U.N.C.L.E. firearm. The weapon is shown fitted with an extended barrel, shoulder stock, and sight, transforming the compact pistol into a futuristic spy rifle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2561\"\u003eSolo’s forward-leaning stance and direct aim dominate the composition, creating an immediate sense of movement and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2563\" data-end=\"2806\"\u003eBehind him stands \u003cstrong data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2625\"\u003eIllya Kuryakin, played by David McCallum\u003c\/strong\u003e, dressed in a dark suit and holding a pistol. His presence reinforces the partnership between the two agents and the enormous popularity of Vaughn and McCallum as an on-screen duo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2875\"\u003eA series of smaller action vignettes surrounds the central figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2995\"\u003eAt upper left, two captured men hang suspended from a rope, suggesting one of the elaborate traps faced by the agents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3080\"\u003eAt lower left, a woman emerges from the water with her arms raised behind her head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3228\"\u003eThe lower centre shows a man bound to a table or platform, while the right side contains a violent confrontation in which one man attacks another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3345\"\u003eThese images present the film as a fast-moving mixture of espionage, danger, glamour, gadgets, and physical action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3347\" data-end=\"3438\"\u003eThe upper section is anchored by a jagged black field containing the large pale-blue title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3440\" data-end=\"3454\"\u003e「0011ナポレオン・ソロ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3511\"\u003eBeneath it, the Japanese subtitle appears in vivid red:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3521\"\u003e「地獄へ道づれ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3569\"\u003eThe phrase may be translated approximately as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3571\" data-end=\"3596\"\u003e“Take You Along to Hell.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3637\"\u003eThe white text beneath the title reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3639\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003e「総天然色メトロスコープ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3687\"\u003e“Full Natural Colour MetroScope.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3742\"\u003eThe diagonal red tagline across the centre announces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3777\"\u003e「秘密兵器B30を狙え！ソロとイリヤのコンビが第3の危機に挑戦！」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3779\" data-end=\"3871\"\u003e“Target the secret weapon B30! The team of Solo and Illya confronts its third major crisis!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3919\"\u003eThe actors’ names appear prominently at right:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3921\" data-end=\"3954\"\u003e「ロバート・ボーン\u003cbr data-start=\"3930\" data-end=\"3933\"\u003eデビッド・マッカラム\u003cbr data-start=\"3943\" data-end=\"3946\"\u003eリップ・トーン」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3956\" data-end=\"4000\"\u003e“Robert Vaughn\u003cbr data-start=\"3970\" data-end=\"3973\"\u003eDavid McCallum\u003cbr data-start=\"3987\" data-end=\"3990\"\u003eRip Torn.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4061\"\u003eThe lower-right corner features the original English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4083\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4083\"\u003eONE SPY TOO MANY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4147\"\u003eincorporated into a stylised blue-and-white arrow-shaped logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4268\"\u003eAlong the bottom are the MGM insignia, the Japanese description identifying it as an MGM film, and the director credit:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4270\" data-end=\"4286\"\u003e「監督 ジョセフ・サージェント」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4288\" data-end=\"4317\"\u003e“Directed by Joseph Sargent.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4319\" data-end=\"4334\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4319\" data-end=\"4334\"\u003eDesign note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4336\" data-end=\"4467\"\u003eThe poster’s artist is uncredited, as was common with Japanese theatrical advertising produced for imported films during the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4469\" data-end=\"4683\"\u003eThe central figures appear to have been created from painted adaptations of studio publicity photographs, combined with smaller photographic and illustrated scenes arranged by MGM’s Japanese promotional department.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4685\" data-end=\"4852\"\u003eThe oversized weapon, angular black title panel, vivid red typography, and pulp-action imagery capture the visual language of the international spy boom at its height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4854\" data-end=\"5085\"\u003eThe design differs significantly from the film’s Western advertising and was created specifically to appeal to Japanese audiences familiar with both James Bond and the enormously popular \u003cem data-start=\"5041\" data-end=\"5066\"\u003eThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.\u003c\/em\u003e television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5087\" data-end=\"5103\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5087\" data-end=\"5103\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5105\" data-end=\"5171\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"5105\" data-end=\"5123\"\u003eOne Spy Too Many\u003c\/em\u003e was produced and released theatrically in 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5173\" data-end=\"5214\"\u003eIt was released in Japan under the title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5216\" data-end=\"5237\"\u003e「0011ナポレオン・ソロ 地獄へ道づれ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5239\" data-end=\"5324\"\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"5278\" data-end=\"5323\"\u003eoriginal 1966 Japanese theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5326\" data-end=\"5403\"\u003eIt is a standard Japanese B2-size theatrical poster, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5405\" data-end=\"5444\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5405\" data-end=\"5444\"\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20.3 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5446\" data-end=\"5542\"\u003eIt is an original period Japanese cinema poster, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5544\" data-end=\"5557\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5544\" data-end=\"5557\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5559\" data-end=\"5729\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5559\" data-end=\"5595\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example with strong colour, striking illustrated imagery, clear typography, and excellent overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5731\" data-end=\"6008\"\u003eThe poster has period horizontal and vertical fold lines, together with light surface creasing, minor edge and corner wear, and age-related toning visible from the reverse. 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