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This particular design belongs to the subsequent \u003cstrong\u003e1963 Japanese revival campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong\u003eMarcel Carné\u003c\/strong\u003e from a screenplay by \u003cstrong\u003eJacques Prévert\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong\u003eArletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, María Casares, Marcel Herrand and Louis Salou\u003c\/strong\u003e. Set amid the theatres, performers, criminals and aristocrats of \u003cstrong\u003eParis’s Boulevard du Crime in the 1820s and 1830s\u003c\/strong\u003e, its vast romantic narrative centres on the elusive Garance and the four very different men drawn to her—most memorably the sensitive mime \u003cstrong\u003eBaptiste Deburau\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Barrault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb and unmistakably early-1960s Japanese revival design, combining \u003cstrong\u003ephotographic montage, hand-rendered architectural sketching and bold calligraphic typography\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the upper third, the enormous black Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「天井桟敷の人々」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esweeps almost from edge to edge in expressive brush lettering. Behind it, a lightly sketched Parisian streetscape evokes the \u003cstrong\u003eBoulevard du Crime\u003c\/strong\u003e, the theatrical district around which the film’s sprawling human drama revolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmediately beneath the title, the original two-part structure is identified in vivid red:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「第1部『犯罪大通り』」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「第2部『白い男』」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003ePart One: “Boulevard of Crime”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: “The Man in White.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower composition is dominated by \u003cstrong\u003eJean-Louis Barrault as Baptiste\u003c\/strong\u003e, presented at monumental scale on the right, while \u003cstrong\u003eArletty as Garance\u003c\/strong\u003e appears at left in a striking green costume. A smaller portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMaría Casares\u003c\/strong\u003e sits below, against a densely populated sepia-toned image of the bustling Parisian boulevard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese promotional line declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「パリの大通りに織りなす絢爛の人生模様！巨匠が世界映画史に築いた不滅の金字塔！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— approximately, \u003cstrong\u003e“A magnificent tapestry of human life woven across the boulevards of Paris! An immortal monument erected by a master in the history of world cinema!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe elegant white \u003cstrong\u003eLES ENFANTS DU PARADIS\u003c\/strong\u003e title appears against Barrault’s dark costume at lower right, while the original \u003cstrong\u003eTOWA\u003c\/strong\u003e distributor mark is printed at the upper-right corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mixture of \u003cstrong\u003erestrained cream ground, black calligraphy, selective colour photography and sepia crowd imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e gives this revival sheet an unusually sophisticated graphic character—very different from both the celebrated 1952 first-release Japanese artwork and the later 1981 revival campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren of Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining achievements of \u003cstrong\u003eFrench poetic realism\u003c\/strong\u003e and has long occupied an exceptional position in international cinema. Remarkably mounted during the occupation of France, its enormous sets, intricate romantic structure and recreation of 19th-century Paris resulted in a film running more than three hours across its two parts. Japan first released the film theatrically in \u003cstrong\u003e1952\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it became an important part of the post-war enthusiasm for major French cinema. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e1963 revival poster\u003c\/strong\u003e is therefore an early Japanese re-release artifact for a film already established as a major world-cinema classic—and considerably earlier than the better-known 1981 Japanese revival material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e63 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good+ to Excellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive surviving example for a Japanese theatrical poster of this age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster was \u003cstrong\u003eoriginally folded and has subsequently been stored flat\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the original horizontal and vertical fold lines remaining visible. There is some \u003cstrong\u003elight age-related handling creasing and minor surface character\u003c\/strong\u003e, principally around the fold intersections and margins, consistent with a genuine early-1960s theatrical poster. The verso remains generally clean and the sheet is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportantly, the \u003cstrong\u003elarge Barrault portrait, Garance imagery, black calligraphic title and coloured typography remain strong and highly displayable\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce framed, it will display excellently.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs, including the front and reverse images—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":57236395786618,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-06T114319.146.jpg?v=1788662620","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/children-of-paradise-%e5%a4%a9%e4%ba%95%e6%a1%9f%e6%95%b7%e3%81%ae%e4%ba%ba%e3%80%85-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1981-film-1945-b2-size-51-73-cm-o872-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}