{"product_id":"history-is-made-at-night-歴史は夜作られる-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1980-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1083","title":"“History Is Made at Night” (歴史は夜作られる), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1083","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"600\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e1980\u003c\/strong\u003e for the revival release of \u003cem data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eHistory Is Made at Night\u003c\/em\u003e (歴史は夜作られる), the celebrated 1937 romantic drama directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"332\"\u003eFrank Borzage\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eCharles Boyer\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"383\"\u003eJean Arthur\u003c\/strong\u003e. This Japanese re-release belongs to the important revival culture of late-20th-century Japan, when major classics of Hollywood and European cinema were brought back to the big screen for a new generation of viewers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"621\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"621\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eOriginally released in \u003cstrong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"654\"\u003e1937\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"682\"\u003eHistory Is Made at Night\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Borzage’s most distinctive and emotionally charged films. It begins with the elegance and wit of a sophisticated romantic comedy, before expanding into melodrama and finally into full-scale disaster romance aboard a great ocean liner. Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur give the film its emotional centre, while the film’s tonal daring—moving between charm, danger, passion, and catastrophe—is exactly what has made it endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1344\"\u003eFor many cinephiles, it stands among the most romantic films of classical Hollywood, and in Japan it gained further stature through revival screenings and the advocacy of major critics who recognised its unusual emotional force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1802\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1406\"\u003esuperb and highly evocative\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese re-release design. The main visual is built around a large, sepia-toned romantic portrait of the two stars in embrace, giving the poster an atmosphere of old-Hollywood glamour and longing. The bold vertical Japanese title is rendered in a dramatic, traditional calligraphic style, which contrasts beautifully with the soft photographic imagery and gives the sheet real visual authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003eA particularly appealing detail for collectors is the presence of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003eIP (International Promotion)\u003c\/strong\u003e mark at lower left, which helps identify the poster as part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2008\"\u003e1980 Japanese revival campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e. The prominent recommendation text at upper right, associated with the great Japanese film critic \u003cstrong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2128\"\u003eNagaharu Yodogawa\u003c\/strong\u003e, further reinforces the film’s prestige in Japan. Altogether, it is an elegant and highly displayable country-of-origin poster for one of the great romantic films of the studio era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2686\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2415\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2716\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2694\" data-end=\"2715\"\u003eover 46 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2760\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2759\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2803\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2803\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56820937523578,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-20T113313.289.jpg?v=1776652409","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/history-is-made-at-night-%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2%e3%81%af%e5%a4%9c%e4%bd%9c%e3%82%89%e3%82%8c%e3%82%8b-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1980-b2-size-51-73-cm-za1083","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}