{"product_id":"the-naked-gun-2-the-smell-of-fear-裸の銃を持つ男-part-2-1-2-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1992-film-1991-b2-size-51-73-cm-e285","title":"“The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear” (裸の銃を持つ男 PART 2 1\/2), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992 (film 1991), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E285","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of David Zucker’s \u003cstrong\u003eThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear\u003c\/strong\u003e (裸の銃を持つ男 PART 2 1\/2), starring \u003cstrong\u003eLeslie Nielsen\u003c\/strong\u003e as the catastrophically incompetent yet somehow successful Lt. Frank Drebin. The film was produced in \u003cstrong\u003e1991\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it first opened theatrically in Japan on \u003cstrong\u003e14 March 1992\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by \u003cstrong\u003eParamount \/ UIP\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second film in the hugely popular \u003cem\u003eNaked Gun\u003c\/em\u003e series reunites \u003cstrong\u003eLeslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy and O. J. Simpson\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Goulet\u003c\/strong\u003e joining the cast as villain Quentin Hapsburg. Directed and co-written by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Zucker\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film continues the rapid-fire visual gags, deadpan absurdity and movie parodies that made the original such a success, including spoofs of films such as \u003cem\u003eGhost\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absolutely superb Japan-only-style comedy composition dominated by an enormous image of \u003cstrong\u003eLeslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin\u003c\/strong\u003e, flying impossibly across a brilliant blue sky while brandishing a revolver and police badge. His arms and legs are humorously attached to giant \u003cstrong\u003ebullet-like forms\u003c\/strong\u003e, turning Drebin himself into a human projectile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow, the \u003cstrong\u003eNew York skyline and World Trade Center\u003c\/strong\u003e establish the American setting, while a smaller comic vignette of Nielsen embracing \u003cstrong\u003ePriscilla Presley\u003c\/strong\u003e adds another layer of deliberately absurd visual humour. A reproduction of the American box-office chart floats at upper right, reinforcing the Japanese campaign’s emphasis on the film’s major US commercial success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the top, the headline reads \u003cstrong\u003e「アメリカを揺さぶる警部ドレビン旋風！」\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately \u003cstrong\u003e“Inspector Drebin’s whirlwind shakes America!”\u003c\/strong\u003e — while the enormous Japanese title \u003cstrong\u003e裸の銃を持つ男\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates the lower half, followed by the vivid red \u003cstrong\u003ePART 2½\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster is a fantastic example of early-1990s Japanese Hollywood-film advertising: \u003cstrong\u003eloud, colourful, completely over-the-top and perfectly matched to the film’s anarchic humour\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e34 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. The poster retains superb colour saturation, with the bright turquoise sky, vivid orange bullet imagery and bold white-and-red title printing remaining exceptionally strong. There are only very minor signs of handling consistent with age, with \u003cstrong\u003eno significant condition issues affecting the central artwork or typography\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221238325626,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-02T081532.165.jpg?v=1788304608","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-naked-gun-2-the-smell-of-fear-%e8%a3%b8%e3%81%ae%e9%8a%83%e3%82%92%e6%8c%81%e3%81%a4%e7%94%b7-part-2-1-2-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1992-film-1991-b2-size-51-73-cm-e285","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}