{"product_id":"that-touch-of-mink-ミンクの手ざわり-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1962-b2-size-51-73-cm-k352","title":"“That Touch of Mink” \/ 「ミンクの手ざわり」, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K352","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"338\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"248\"\u003eThat Touch of Mink \/ 「ミンクの手ざわり」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Delbert Mann’s sophisticated 1962 romantic comedy starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eCary Grant and Doris Day\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"644\"\u003eReleased during the height of both stars’ box-office popularity, the film pairs Grant’s polished millionaire playboy with Day’s principled New York working woman. This colourful Japanese campaign poster captures the glamour, innuendo, and light-hearted sexual politics of an early-1960s Hollywood comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"665\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eCathy Timberlake\u003c\/strong\u003e, an unemployed New Yorker whose dress is splashed with mud by the limousine of wealthy businessman \u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"822\"\u003ePhilip Shayne\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"999\"\u003eWhen Philip attempts to make amends, he is immediately attracted to Cathy and begins pursuing her with expensive gifts, glamorous invitations, and a proposed trip to Bermuda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eCathy is equally drawn to him but refuses to accept the casual arrangement he expects. Their relationship develops into a comic battle between Philip’s sophisticated bachelor lifestyle and Cathy’s insistence upon emotional commitment and marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1387\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1291\"\u003eDelbert Mann\u003c\/strong\u003e, from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eStanley Shapiro and Nate Monaster\u003c\/strong\u003e, and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1386\"\u003eRobert Arthur\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1417\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003eCary Grant\u003cbr data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eDoris Day\u003cbr data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003eGig Young\u003cbr data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003eAudrey Meadows\u003cbr data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1475\"\u003eAlan Hewitt\u003cbr data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eJohn Astin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1654\"\u003eThe film became a major commercial success and received Academy Award nominations for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003eBest Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1851\"\u003eThis lively Japanese poster uses a bright cream background covered with softly coloured circles in pink, yellow, green, and blue, creating a playful early-1960s pop-art effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"2107\"\u003eLarge portraits of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003eCary Grant as Philip Shayne\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003eDoris Day as Cathy Timberlake\u003c\/strong\u003e dominate the upper half. Both turn towards the viewer with knowing expressions, while the red heart between their names immediately establishes the romantic pairing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003eThe top billing reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003e「ケーリー・グラント ♥ ドリス・デイ」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2201\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2201\"\u003e“Cary Grant ♥ Doris Day.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2434\"\u003eAt lower centre, Day appears barefoot in a safari-style outfit, balancing a bottle in one raised foot while striking an energetic comic pose. A smaller figure of Grant stands at lower left holding flowers and gesturing towards her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2471\"\u003eThe large red Japanese title reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2473\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2473\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003e「ミンクの手ざわり」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003eTranslated literally:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2535\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2535\"\u003e“The Feel of Mink.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2569\"\u003eThe blue promotional line reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2600\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2600\"\u003e「ミンクの誘惑に逆襲するB・G捨身のテクニック！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"2627\"\u003eTranslated approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2719\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2719\"\u003e“A working girl’s all-out technique for fighting back against the temptation of mink!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2822\"\u003eHere, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2735\"\u003eB.G.\u003c\/strong\u003e refers to a “business girl,” a period Japanese expression for an employed young woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2857\"\u003eThe black diagonal tagline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2859\" data-end=\"2886\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2859\" data-end=\"2886\"\u003e「パンチの効いたタッチで描く恋のうらおもて！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2888\" data-end=\"2899\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2974\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2974\"\u003e“The front and back of romance, depicted with a sharply comic touch!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3025\"\u003eAt left, the poster identifies the production as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3046\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3046\"\u003e「総天然色\u003cbr data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3037\"\u003eパナビジョン」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3048\" data-end=\"3059\"\u003eTranslated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3092\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3092\"\u003e“Full colour \/ Panavision.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3094\" data-end=\"3121\"\u003eThe original English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003e“That Touch of Mink”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3280\"\u003eappears beneath, while the lower credits identify \u003cstrong data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3230\"\u003eDelbert Mann, Robert Arthur\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Japanese distributor \u003cstrong data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3279\"\u003eUniversal Pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3477\"\u003eThe result is an attractive example of early-1960s Japanese romantic-comedy advertising, combining major Hollywood star imagery with colourful typography and distinctly Japanese promotional copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3492\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3492\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3494\" data-end=\"3653\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3494\" data-end=\"3519\"\u003eVery Good+ condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster retains attractive cream, pink, red, green, and blue colour, clear photographic detail, and strong overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"3933\"\u003eThere are some minor condition issues that are consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3935\" data-end=\"4090\"\u003eThe reverse clearly shows the period fold pattern and natural ageing of the paper. 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