“The Woman Next Door” (隣の女), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O784

This is an original Japanese B2 movie poster printed in 1981 for the first Japanese theatrical release of The Woman Next Door (隣の女 / La Femme d’à côté), a France romantic drama directed by François Truffaut, starring Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant, with Henri Garcin and Michèle Baumgartner.

Film background
Released in 1981, The Woman Next Door is one of Truffaut’s most intense late works—an emotionally volatile story of two former lovers whose passion reignites when they become neighbours. What begins as restraint quickly turns into obsession, jealousy, and self-destruction, unfolding with Truffaut’s trademark humanism but edged with tragedy. Anchored by the magnetic pairing of Depardieu and Ardant, the film is widely regarded as a major European romantic drama of the era.

Poster design
A beautifully minimal, high-impact Japanese B2 built around intimacy and tension. The warm, softly lit central image shows the couple in a quiet domestic moment—Ardant standing behind Depardieu, hands resting on his shoulders—set against rich red curtains that echo the film’s emotional heat. The left side is pure graphic elegance: the huge Japanese title 「隣の女」 is stacked vertically in stylised pink typography on a deep black field, with fine credits arranged like a typographic column and the French title LA FEMME D’À CÔTÉ at the base. A refined, modern design that reads like an art-house poster and displays beautifully.

Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 44 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.