“The Man with the Golden Gun” (００７／黄金銃を持つ男), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, United Artists First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1105
This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1974 for the first Japanese release of The Man with the Golden Gun, the ninth official James Bond film and Roger Moore’s second outing as 007. Directed by Guy Hamilton, the film stars Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Hervé Villechaize, and Bernard Lee.
Film background
Released in 1974, The Man with the Golden Gun followed Live and Let Die and helped consolidate Roger Moore’s version of Bond: urbane, witty, stylish, and increasingly embedded in the more flamboyant, high-concept world of 1970s Bond spectacle. The plot sends Bond to the Far East in pursuit of the legendary assassin Francisco Scaramanga, played with sinister elegance by Christopher Lee, while the story revolves around the search for the Solex Agitator, a device tied to solar energy and international power politics.
The film is especially remembered for its exotic Asian locations, its duel between Bond and Scaramanga, and the introduction of one of the series’ most iconic villain props: the gleaming golden gun itself.
Poster design
This Japanese first-release design is a striking, highly commercial Bond composition built around the film’s most recognisable visual symbol. At the centre stands Roger Moore as James Bond, sharply dressed in a dark suit and holding his pistol in a poised, frontal portrait. Dominating the foreground is the enormous, glittering golden gun, angled dramatically toward the viewer and immediately anchoring the entire design.
Surrounding Bond is a vivid montage of action and glamour: explosions, flying vehicles, industrial destruction, and female figures in bikinis, all rendered in the bold illustrative style associated with 1970s Bond advertising. The lower section is dominated by the oversized red 007 gun logo and the large black Japanese title 黄金銃を持つ男 (“The Man with the Golden Gun”), giving the poster exceptional visual impact from a distance.
The smaller central block reproduces the English campaign credit panel — Roger Moore as James Bond in Ian Fleming’s “The Man with the Golden Gun” — while the Japanese text promotes the picture as the ninth entry in the Bond series, emphasising its modern weaponry, scale, and entertainment value. As with many Japanese Bond posters of the period, the result is more graphic and visually emphatic than many Western counterparts.
Rarity and significance
Original Japanese first-release Bond posters from the 1970s remain highly collectible, and this example is especially appealing because it captures the full flamboyance of the Roger Moore era while centring the film’s signature iconography: Bond, Scaramanga’s golden weapon, and large-scale action spectacle.
For collectors of James Bond, Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, 1970s cinema, and original Japanese poster design, this is a highly desirable and display-worthy original theatrical piece.
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 52 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
